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Be Intentional with Life

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Episode 668 - Be Intentional With Life
The cars sped by on the interstate and it reminded me of how fast life is. Life speeds by with a flow that can make some of us uncomfortable so we just go with the flow of traffic with no plan of exit. Others of us may take the exit too early and we end up lost, without direction. 
The good news is we can start being intentional today.  If we are intentional we can zoom right along with everyone else on the highway of life. 
Be intentional with everything you do.
Because if you don't control life, life will control you.
 
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August 30:31 Reset

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Episode 667 - August Reset
If you are a Christian do you sometimes wonder why God isn't speaking to you? Well, let me assure you of one thing: God hasn't stopped talking. If you can't hear him it's not because He's not talking. It might be that you can't hear Him with how busy you are and how digitally plugged in you are.  If that is you it is time to unplug. Here is how to do it and you can do it with me. 
Every August, I spend the final thirty minutes of each day in August and unplugged from everything going on in my life. 
Here are the things to consider with the August 30:31 Reset: 
Be Awake
Find Quiet Spot
Stay in Sitting Posture
Keep a Low Light
Distracting thoughts will enter your mind, you'll need to deflect them with a prayer that is something like:  Clear my mind Lord; speak to me. Then go back to being quiet waiting for Him to speak. 
You may want to write down things that GOD will tell you so have a notepad with pen/pencil by your side, however, do not bring a Bible.  If you feel that the Lord gave you a Bible verse, write down the chapter and/or verse on your notepad and read it in the morning.  The quiet rest is the last thing you do prior to sleeping - even reading your Bible. 
If you do this with an intentionality of hearing from God, you will hear from God. I guarantee it. 
 
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Six Keys to Happiness

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Episode 666 😱 - Six Keys to Happiness
In the book, The Happiness Track by Emma Seppala, she shares six keys to being happy. They are: 
 Live in the moment - focus on the task at hand
Tap into resilience - train your nervous system to bounce back from setbacks
 Manage your energy - keep calm and centered
Do nothing - (rest)
Be good to yourself - treat others the way you want to be treated
Show compassion to others - give them the benefit of the doubt
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True Joy Is Not Impacted By Others

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Episode 665 - True Joy Is Not Impacted By Others
 
What do you do that gives you joy? Whatever you do that gives you joy will not be impacted by what others think. The emotional vampires in your life cannot suck the joy from you. You are not going to lose joy if it's truly something you were created to do. 
If you don't know if you've found your true joy, it may be time to unplug from social media and digital devices all together to evaluate all things in your life. Finding your true self is confirmed when you have joy that cannot be impacted by what others think about you. 
 
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All Men Are Created Equal

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Episode 664 - All Men Are Created Equal
 
When you watch sports, you may hear the announcer say something like, "the ceiling of this player is so high."  Even though all men are created equal, not all men have the same ceiling. 
A ceiling is a way of comparing players who aren't in their prime and where they are projected to end their sports career. 
It's the same way in the game of life. We are all created equal, however, there are others that may be more talented than you in what they do. That's why it's so important to align your activities with what you were created to do. 
Got it? Now go #getit. 
 
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Words Matter

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Episode 663 - Words Matter
Happy Monday! 
You have heard it many times from self-help gurus: WORDS MATTER! Well, if words matter why do we use profanity to communicate a message? I found out that the Master Bedroom is an offensive term now. Hmmm, if "master" is offensive how offensive are words that the FCC considers too foul for TV. 
The definition of foul is offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled. Wicked or immoral.  If you watch a rated R episode on Amazon Prime, the description may include "foul language." 
Profanity is "foul." So let's stop using it to convey a message. 
#knowTroy #profanity #DWUpodcast 

Accepting Who You Are

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Episode 662 - Accepting Who You Are
 
I first started playing basketball in the tenth grade. It was 1985 and in 1986 I witnessed Spudd Webb, who was listed as 5'7". He was short like me and could dunk! 
I wanted to dunk so bad. 
In my senior year, I stacked velcro pads on each other and launched myself off them to slam the ball through the hoop.
Was that a real dunk? Yeah, kind of, however I couldn't do it without the stacked pads. In the back of my mind I knew that it wasn't a real dunk - even though I slammed the ball through the hoop. 
This can apply to life too. Where we want to do something or be someone and it's impossible because of the situation we are in. We want it so bad that we manufacture ways to make it our "reality."  When in reality, it's fake.
 
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The 5 Second Rule Explained

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Episode 661 - The 5 Second Rule Explained
 
You know what you want to do. You've wanted to get started for a while now, yet for some reason you can't, won't, don't, start.  What Mel Robbins has shared in her book, The 5 Second Rule, is a simple instruction of counting backwards. 
5
4
3
2
1
Act. 
Try it today, try it tomorrow; it's a simple step we can all follow to accomplish our goals. 
 
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Don't Prepare, Just GO!

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Episode 660 - Don't Prepare, Just Move!
 
More from the book, The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins where she writes: The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move or your brain will stop you. 
The longer you think about something the lower your urge to act becomes.
Don't prepare - just GO!
 
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What's Your Super Power?

Episode 659 - What's Your Super Power? 
 
Last week I read The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. It's a great book and I encourage you to read it. One of the main points I took away was our super power.  Here is how she wrote it: 
There is only one you
There will never be another one
That's your super power
Your super power is YOU! Because there is only one you. 
Got it? Yeah, you got it now go #getit
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