Author: Deb Holland

Welcome back! As a recap, here’s what we’ve learned about making our destiny our reality: Claim your destiny. It’s a vital part of God’s plan for our larger community. Every time a destiny is fulfilled, the world advances. Begin or begin again. No matter what comes after, once you take that first step – or…

Welcome back! There isn’t much work left to do now. Eventually, the race will end! The finish line is in sight. After everything it’s taken to reach this point, the only way to fail is to quit. The journey has changed you and transformed your life. You’ve survived some arduous challenges. You’ve persevered when others…

Welcome back! Along the way we will face obstacles and resistance. If we are realistic about the inevitable challenges, we will be better prepared to overcome them when they arise. We may need to do a new round of realigning relationships, reallocating time, or revising the budget. We may need to temporarily push ourselves harder…

Welcome back! Another reason to keep working hard early on is because it’s the time when you’ll typically experience minimal obstacles. If you’ve done a good job of not broadcasting your plans then you’re still running in stealth mode. The beautiful thing about that is it delays the inevitable phase when everyone starts to weigh…

Welcome back! As for your own mindset, get up each day with a hard hat and lunch pail mentality. That means getting up expecting to put in the time and effort necessary to build your destiny. Every day will be different. Some days the best thing you can do is take a break and rest…

Welcome back! At this point all the preparations have been made and all that’s left to do is show up and carry out the plan. This is where people’s destiny finds life or is relegated to the scrap heap of what could have been. If you get this far and don’t put in the work,…

Welcome back! There is one other critical element of setting a sustainable pace we need to consider. Setting reasonable expectations for ourselves regarding how quickly we’ll bring our destiny into reality can prevent a lot of unnecessary mental strain. We need to take the long range view and focus on steady forward progress rather than…

Welcome back! While in pursuit of your destiny, you don’t want to ruin your own health. Some of us with Type-A personalities have to learn this lesson the hard way. Sometimes it takes a serious health scare to get our attention and slow us down to a more sane pace of living. The human body…

Welcome back! Your ability to stick with a budget of both time and money, and cooperate with your family about the logistical choices you’ve made, is a major predictor of your success. One wonderful aspect of pursuing your destiny is that normally you won’t have anyone standing over you making you be accountable. It’s all…