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Daily Bread
Feeding Your Attitude On Purpose!
Daily Bread:
From Grant W DavisIn both the members section and the non member section I will be offering food for thought primarily from the bible, but also from other good books, movies, plays, and life in general. Here I hope to embrace simple truths in a manner to help sustain your positive out look.
Attitude is the most important skill of salesmanship there is. Unfortunately almost no one pays attention to it. Our attitudes for the most part are subject to chance, based on what is happening in the moment.
The purpose of this section is to provide simple thoughts that you can consider during your day. A point of focus if you would to help ground yourself in developing your positive reality.
The only difference between our free site, and the members section will bein the members section, I will be helping each member that is interested develop their own Daily Bread Journal. My Daily Bread journal is a prized possession. Any few pages of which can quickly help me with insight, faith, and positive direction. Nothing quite like a book you wrote with your own hand by yourself, about yourself, to yourself, full of all the inspiring things you have noticed in your own life.
Thank You
Grant W Davis
PS. I hope you don't mind my sharing some of my very private, and deepest thoughts with you. I feel the only way I can be of any value to you is to share honestly how I feel, and what I am doing. I am not superman, or under dog, I am a lot like you, with simple ideas, and thoughts that I hope you find helpful.
Your Daily Bread
3-26-08 I have to tell you about this wonderful thing I found. Go to this site
www.joelosteen.com And fill out this on the right hand side of the page.... Everyday for the last week I have recieved in my email a quick and easy to read and understand email message that is both thought provoking, and faith building.
My hope for this section of my site was to give you some tools to maintain a positive outlook. If you are a person of faith this is a "must do" !!
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Joel Osteen Ministries
Now Faith
Today's Scripture
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).
Today's Word from Joel and Victoria
What are you hoping for in your life today? The Bible says that faith gives substance to the things you hope for. Notice this verse starts by saying, "Now faith..." It's not "later" faith or "one day" faith. We have to believe that God is working behind the scenes right now. Faith is simply believing that God is a good and faithful God--that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Can you believe that God wants to move in your life, today? Do you believe He can provide for you need, today? Do you believe He can heal your relationships, today? Do you believe He can give you that promotion, today? Whatever you are hoping for, open your heart and expect that God is working on your behalf. Stand strong and declare that victory is already yours. As you face each day with faith and expectancy, you'll increase in strength and see God's hand in every area of your life!
A Prayer for Today
Father in heaven, today I choose to believe that You are working behind the scenes on my behalf. I trust that You have a good plan for me and that You are leading and guiding my every step. Help me stand strong in You, today. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Joel Osteen Ministries
3700 Southwest Freeway
Houston TX 77027
3-19-08
One of my hobbies is reading old books on salesmanship, and marketing. I have quite a collection. I’d have a lot more except I tend to give my books away a lot… I just received a new one I bought on Ebay and read a quote in it that gave me pause to think. I thought I would share it with you, as good food for thought!
Children Learn What They Live:
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.
By: Dorothy Law Nolte, PHD3-8-08
Having a hard day, phone ringing off the hook with problems? My dad and I were visiting today, and he had me look up Psalms 46:10 "Be Still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
As we talked he told me this is a powerful verse. I'll I need to do is pause for a moment and and think of the first 8 words of this verse. "Be still, and know that I am God"!
2-28-08
Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. No one said you wouldn't have to pick up a shovel!
2-18-08
I was just thinking about the 3 most powerful dream killers I know of. Discouragement, Failure and Disappointment.
I can remember back at all the great sales I almost made, at all the great jobs, and titles I had almost won. I remember how hard and fast discouragement made me feel like I could "never" make it work no matter what I did. Disapointment made me feel sorry for myself. And Frustration made me angry. The great thing about being around in sales or just life for that matter for 3 decades of deep thinking on these subjects is "hind sight". Being able to look back at each pot hole, and turn in the road, reading my journals, and remembering the feelings I had at the time
I wonder what it would be like if we always got everything we wanted? If everything we tried worked out like we hoped it would. If we never failed? What would it be like if you never had to pick yourself up and dust yourself off just to get knocked right down again, and again? What would life be like if you never had experienced real failure? What if you didn't know how to keep trying when all seemed lost. What if you had never been knocked down, and never had to keep getting back up. What if you never had that one time when you stood back up for the 100th time and tried again and that time it worked! I don't kow about you, but today even in my deepest struggles I hold on to the feelings I had in the past once I overcame an obsticle, and with child like excitement, I can't wait for the next failure to overcome.
In a way it is kind of like a video game. You keep trying to jump over something, and keep falling into the deep pit and dieing in the game. You keep trying different approaches, fast, slow, hoping, skiping, flying, until finaly you get just the right combination of all the above and are able to jump the big pit. remember how exciting it is when you make it over the seemingly impossible obstacle? It seems that the key to success in life and video games, is in "Not giving up". Trying things a little different each time until you find the right combination.
2-13-08
1Corinthians 3:6-7
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Grant: Much of what we do in sales is preparing suspects to become prospects, then we prepare prospect to hopefully become clients. I like focusing on what I can control, and "trying" to not worry about what I can't. I have to stress "trying not to worry" I still worry more than I should. But focusing on the facts as presented in the 1st letter to the Corinthians that all I can do is prepare the garden. I can fertilize suspects with direct mailers, I can water them with telemarketing, I can prepare for new clients (my harvest), but only God can cause the seeds I plant to grow. So as a Salesman, my job is to prepare the garden as best I can, and plant seeds. I like the simple thought of this. This is such a good topic, with so many things to talk about. If you have a minute, please share your thoughts in our members Q&A. I think there is a great benifit tboth for you, and for your fellow members to sharing some of the details about the garden you are preparing and the seeds you are planting..... You never know how, or who God will chose to offer a guiding hand in your garden.
2-8-08
If you have ever questioned your ability to achieve your goals you need only read the first 10 pages of the first chapter. A month or so ago, I was questioning everything. I had simply set out to help a few of my clients (home developers) sell some of their homes. The ideas started to grow, as did interest. Then came doubt, and self questioning. After all who am I that I should consider anything I say or do to be valuable to anyone else. You know how it is when you are heavily investing time, and money into an idea, that takes months to pull together.
If you did nothing else today, but stop what you are doing, and go to your local book store, and buy this book, or just sit there and read the first 10 pages of the first chapter you will have succeeded in changing your life for the better. For me it was another before, and after experience. Before I read these pages I was full of self doubt. After I am renewed, and my faith is strengthened.
2-2-08
This is an MP3 download. On the way home from running today, I was wondering if a caring heart out weighs salesmanship. I think it does! Here are my thoughts. Send me a note and let me know yours.
MP3 A Caring Heart!
1-26-08
The first thing I would recommend reading is the Book Of James in the new testament. It will take you less than 30 minutes to read, but a life time to master the simple truths contained in this small book.
In the movie Evan Almighty, about 3/4's the way Thur it, Evans wife and kids had just left Evan, and stopped at a restaurant. God was their waiter. Evans wife opened up to her waiter with a bit of what had been happening. Her waiter (God) replied by asking a question. (Great Salesmanship)..... "If a man asks God for courage does God give that man courage, or does God give that man a chance to be courageous?" And "if a wife asks God to help her family be closer does God make her family closer, or give that wife the opportunity to bring her family closer?"
If a salesman asks God for help making more sales to support his or her family, does God give that salesman more sales, or does God give that salesman the opportunity to learn to become a better salesman?
Focus on what you can control:
You can prepare the garden, til the earth, plant the seeds, pull the weeds, water, and fertilize, but only God can make a seed grow. This is true of your business also.
Remember also that if you believe, or don't believe in a truth. The truth is still the truth.
2 + 2 = 4 no matter what or how passionately you believe it isn't! It is important then to always try and find the truth in any venture. It just makes life so much easier! And remember sometimes it is us telling ourselves untruths to support our bad habits, or lack of effort, or excuses for not following through. Be clear about, and be watchful for the truth, even in what you tell yourself!
