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Out With The Old and In With The New!

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

I love a new start! I thank God that New Year’s come and the seasons change. They each invite us into a time of renewal.  With the New Year we think about new commitments and setting goals. We anticipate the opportunity to start a new calendar, a new work-out schedule, a new out look on life, and perhaps a new focus in our direction.

What an amazing God we have that He would put newness and fresh starts into the cycle of life. That He would encourage new beginnings. Yet that’s who He is. He is a God of grace that is always extending His hand of mercy. He is a God who invites us daily to be renewed—to put off the old and put on the new. Ephesians 4:22-24 says, “Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, and be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God, in true righteousness and holiness.”

Out with the old and in with the new! What is it that you need to put off this year? What old self…old thoughts…old grudges…old regrets…old attitudes do you need to put off?  What’s standing in your way from starting off the year fresh and renewed?

Acts 3:19 says, “Repent then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”

Wiped out! I love that! No sin is too big. No sin is too ugly. No sin is too old. He says repent of it and He will WIPE IT OUT! …YAY!!!

Turn to Him and times of refreshing will come. You want a FRESH NEW YEAR then put off the OLD and put on the NEW!!! You know what that means? We don’t have to walk around in old clothes…we don’t have to walk around weighted down by the past…we got a new self to put on!

WOW! Talk about a new beginning!

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Kick Start 2011 With A Solid Foundation

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

I want to fully embrace the end of 2010, but I also want to anticipate starting 2011 with a strong foundation. To do so I am making some intentional decisions to kick start my year off right. I want my 2011 to be about making an even bigger difference in other people’s lives through my speaking/writing ministry and also my coaching business. Here are 15 things I’ve already implemented:

  1. 1-2011 Power Planning Course
  2. 2-Hired a Christian marketing/business entrepreneur coach
  3. 3-Joined the National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs
  4. 4-Became a mentor with  www.leavingthecocoon.net.
  5. 5-Switched my blog to WordPress and adding new post themes. (Motivational Mondays and Thursday Devotional Thoughts)
  6. 6-Study Books to read on coaching and speaking
  7. 7-Working through new Bible Studies
  8. 8-Mentoring with friends
  9. 9-Developed new speaking topics
  10. 10-Developed and developing new Coaching Programs
  11. 11-Purchased items for business (Things, a project/To Do-Organizer for Mac)
  12. 12-Developed and developing a new coaching product line: 30 minutes w/Peggy
  13. 13-Started a Women’s Connect Group
  14. 14-Organizing my workspace
  15. Working through The Inspired Business Tool Kit

This is just a portion of what I actually want to do to get ready for a more focused year in 2011. I have several more items on my list so I likely won’t get all of them done by January 1st, however, my desire is to have a solid foundation laid for a successful year. I want to kick start my new year off right!

I am not listing these things to draw attention to myself, trust me, this is not the norm for me.  I am sharing this with you in hopes that it might encourage you to think about what you want your 2011 to be like and what you can do to help make it happen.

Many of us have lists of great ideas and things we want to get done but it usually stops there. We never get started because we stay so overwhelmed. Sometimes we need help, a plan, a deadline, and most of all….strong motivation. Perhaps this is a good time to get some of those things on your “to do” list done. Maybe by setting your goal to have them done before January 1st you could start your 2011 off much stronger and with greater clarity.

  • “The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.” Prov. 21.5
  • “Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.” Prov. 15.22
  • “The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” Prov. 16.9
  • “Commit your works to the LORD, And your plans will be established.” Prov. 16.3

Here’s my question for you:

What do you want your 2011 to be about and what are you doing now to make it happen?

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