Is Your AutoResponder Getting Your Messages Delivered

As we come to a certain stage in our lives many of us feel the call to make a difference. We want to make a difference in the lives of our families and our communities. We feel this spiritual call to make our unique impact. What I mean is that we all were put here to sing a particular song that only we have the lyrics to. For example, I came here to live the life of Dr. Jennifer Howard, with all of my gifts and challenges and to learn and grow and become my absolute best. You came to live as (fill in your name), to give to the world all of your gifts and talents and to learn from your difficulties.

From a spiritual perspective, many texts throughout history talk about the interconnectedness of all of life and how we are all one. Very much like the ocean is all water and we are individual waves in that ocean.

Many of us make our greatest positive impact through our life’s purpose; which can be defined as our unique impact. One’s life purpose can be the source of more than one positive impact. When we are able to find our life’s purpose, embrace it, and allow ourselves to move through life doing it, we feel much more content, at peace and happy.

Some people’s impacts are not, at first glance, huge. We are not all here to be Donald Trump or Barack Obama. Some of us do things in a much more behind the scenes way which is equally as important. Somehow in society today, many folks feel like they have to be famous to make an impact, and that’s not true.

Right now I am thinking of the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart. In this movie, the central character thinks he didn’t do anything in his life. He is feeling frustrated with his life because he feels like it is too small. As the movie unfolds, we see how many people’s lives he actually touched and how much of a difference he actually made in his community. He gets to see what the world would be like without him, as if he was never born.

I invite you to answer the following questions…

Are you clear about what your life’s purpose is? If you are, what is it?

In what ways have you expressed it in the world so far to make your positive impact?

In the future, what other kinds of positive impacts would you like to create through your life’s purpose?

About the Author:
Dr. Jennifer Howard is a licensed psychotherapist, healer, author, relationship counselor, and professional speaker with more than 20 years of experience in helping people make changes in their lives. She’s appeared as an expert on numerous national network television shows including The Maury Povich Show, America’s Talking, Rolanda & other national media. She is known for her compassion and wit.

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Relationships are the number one key to success for most successful business owners. But how do they do it?

If you are like most, you have gone out of your comfort zone, connected with some cool people, even created some partnerships, but they just didn’t go the way you hoped.

What do those successful business owners know that you don’t?

Here are three secrets to get you on track for creating happy, profitable relationships—whether you are being interviewed, promoting a service or even creating a product together:

1. Intuition: Make sure the partnership and the opportunity “feel” right. I don’t know how to say it any other way, but use your gut! Check in with yourself on the person, the opportunity, the timing and the compensation to you and your audience (remember that compensation can be money but is more often something different like visibility, traffic, testimonials, etc.). Even if you love the person, it may not be the right opportunity at this time. Trust yourself!
2. Write it down: Get your entire agreement down on paper. A conversation is not enough when something goes astray. You need to discuss all the “what if’s” before you start building a product or promoting an event. If you’re not sure what to write, I have a simple, customizable template for partnership agreements that you can use for free. Take a minute and download this template—even if it is just for conversation! http://www.queenofmarketing.com/grab-my-partnership-agreement-templates/
3. Communicate! Yes, this may be basic, but when partnerships start to go haywire, people quit talking. Don’t fall into this trap. Make time for your partner and always be respectful. This is like a temporary marriage of sorts.

Yes, it sounds simple and it is. Follow these three “secrets” and you will be on your way to joint venturing success!

MaryPat Kavanagh, President & Owner of Strategic Results Marketing LLC, credits her success in business to the many relationships she has developed over the years. To learn more about her and her relationship-building strategies and joint venture tips, connect with her on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/QueenofConnections

Genuine Salvation

Many people today have essentially believed a watered-down gospel that deletes the message of repentance. They believe in an all-caring, nonjudgmental God who requires no repentance or a change in their lifestyle. They will say things like, “I believe in Jesus Christ, but my God is not judgmental. My God would never send a person to hell. But I am a Christian.”

Yet they cannot have it both ways. They can’t make it up as they go.

There are many people, even in the church, who hold to a watered-down belief. This diluted gospel may be the most dangerous plague the church is facing today, because it gives a sense of false assurance to the person who believes it.

The Bible speaks of false prophets who give false assurance. In Jeremiah 6:14, God says, “They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace.”

It would be like going to the doctor when you are having a heart attack, and having the doctor tell you, “Oh, you are fine. You are being so dramatic! You will be OK.”

There are ministers today who say, “God loves you and everything is fine. You can do whatever you want and live however you want to live. Let’s just love one another and have a great time.”

But that is a false gospel. Yes, God loves us. Yes, God receives any person who comes to Him. But He asks us to repent. He asks us to turn from our sins. If we are not willing to do so, then we are not experiencing biblical faith. And thus, we are not going to receive what the Bible describes as genuine salvation.

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