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Still Water: A Metaphor For Life

Toss a small pebble into a still pond and it will make a quiet splash with a large ripple effect. Soon after, the water returns to the calm state that was before. Have you noticed that still water never over or under-reacts? (more…)
Bob Jones
September 24, 2022
Life FormationLife Stories

8 THINGS TO STOP DOING TO YOUR LIFE

A friend answered opportunity's knock in 2012, and followed her dream to study medicine in London, England. It meant she had to stop believing she couldn't cope without friends, familiarity and her usual routine. In the long run she not only received an education, she found a lifetime partner while in England. They were married in April 2014. (more…)
Jones Bob
August 4, 2020
Life FormationLife Stories

THE WISDOM OF WINSTON: 5 DAILY DECISIONS

My mother's family endured the Luftwaffe's relentless bombing of London during World War II. Hitler sought to destroy London in an attempt to demoralize the population and force the British to come to terms. In a time of war, words don't carry as much weight as bombs - unless you're listening to the words of Winston Churchill. (more…)
Bob Jones
January 4, 2020
Life Formation

25 LESSONS FOR LEADERSHIP HOPEFULS: MAXWELL

Don and Jim, two leaders I liked and respected insisted that a 7 hour round trip to hear John Maxwell would be a great beginning for my new role as lead pastor of a large church. I had never heard of John Maxwell but once we met there was no forgetting him. That daylong seminar in Calgary, Alberta in 1994 started a decades long appreciation for his work. (more…)
Bob Jones
May 10, 2019
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7 WAYS TO BEAT PROCRASTINATION

Trapped by procrastination? Are "later" or "tomorrow" your best times for getting things done? You're not alone. 7 Ways To Beat Procrastination 1. Do nothing. Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination. If you want to get yourself to do something, make the alternative to that task to do nothing. When there’s some chore you just don’t want to tackle, every other chore seems alluring. 2. Start. Think of the most discouraging thing that you are currently carrying or the biggest project you can’t seem to tackle. Forget about how you got there, just look at the clock, and before that number changes, do one little thing to make it better. After you do, enjoy your moment…
Jones Bob
February 8, 2017
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11 OLYMPIC CLASS ATTITUDES

Every Olympic medal winner has attitude. In fact medals aren't won without a winning attitude. The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. You have a choice everyday regarding the attitude you will embrace each day. 11 Olympic Attitudes 1. “Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made." Gabby Douglas, Gold medal 2012 2. "I used to beat myself up everyday if I did not win an event. I am quite open about those things now and that has been a big change."…
Bob Jones
August 10, 2016
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16 KEYS TO LIVING FEARLESSLY

Fear of rejection, heights, looking stupid, not getting the job, or not being good enough - whatever the fear, it can cruelly twist you out of shape. Fear may be good for keeping you safe but it will sideline your life from doing things that matter. I know that to be true because the list above holds some of my fears. I've relied on the following keys to persistently face fear. 16 Keys to Living Fearlessly Key #1 - A fearless life does not mean you fear less, it means you've found a purpose more powerful than your fears that emboldens you to act in spite of your fear. Key #2 - Living fearlessly is not acting foolishly or behaving…
Bob Jones
January 3, 2016
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8 TO TO BE GREAT: RICHARD ST JOHN’S STORY

Richard St. John knows adventure. * He spent a year on a ten-speed bike cycling halfway around the world. * He has run over 50 marathons (26 miles) on all seven continents (fastest time: 2 hours, 43 minutes). * He and his wife Baiba have climbed Kilimanjaro in Africa, and Aconcagua in South America. * They have been married for over 35 years, a success in itself these days. A teenage girl seated beside him on a cross-country plane trip sent him off on his greatest adventure. She learned that he was a millionaire-business owner and told him she wished she had lots of money just like successful people. She asked him... He told her, "I guess so." Then she…
Bob Jones
October 25, 2015
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How Not To Choke On Your Own Success: A Fish Tale

The lesson was floating there for all to see. He was a 40 inch, 12lb Jackfish (Northern Pike) who swallowed more than he could chew. We found him dead and drifting near the shoreline of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. The tailfin of his prey was protruding from his mouth. stark evidence of what caused his demise. Jackfish typically catch their prey sideways in their mouth, immobilize it with their sharp, backward-pointing teeth, and then turn the prey headfirst to swallow it. That's as far as this Jackfish got. Surely it had performed this function countless times for its own survival. In this case, what made it successful became its undoing. It choked on its own success. Achievement by its very own…
Bob Jones
August 31, 2014