Minute Motivators for Men

Stan Toler

Description

A mentor to help you reach the next level It's tough to find a strong mentor who can provide the counsel and encouragement you need to feel confident in yourself and your choices. But it doesn't have to be that way! From bestselling author Stan Toler, Minute Motivators for Men is a playbook for living up to the standard of excellence. Receive daily guidance on how you can be your best, including how you cantake charge by taking control of your attitudelead with gentle strength wherever you goexpress your feelingsfrom anger to gratitudein honest and constructive waysIf you desire to grow in your character and capability, you'll find many powerful and effective tips here. Minute Motivators for Men will inspire you to become the leader, husband, father, and friend you've always wanted to be.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Assertiveness

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 06 avril 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736980586
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Minute Motivators for Men
Copyright 2011 by Stan Toler
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97408
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Contents
Introduction
Attitude
Encouragement
Introspection
Brotherhood
Courage
Determination
Laughter
Confidence
Failure
Creativity
Change
Problems
Pace
Children
Miracles
Travel
Love
Friendship
Compassion
Affection
Emotions
Excellence
Relaxation
Busyness
Education
Work
Game
Hospitality
Competition
Choices
Persistence
Discipline
Salvation
Vision
Involvement
Technology
Forgiveness
Benevolence
Ideas
Justice
Motivation
Decisiveness
Integrity
Kindness
Dedication
Values
Priorities
Reputation
Optimism
Labor
Marriage
Attentiveness
Landmarks
Prayer
Gratitude
Faith
Perseverance
Pride
Appearance
Anger
Communication
Emotions
Study
Relationships
Faults
Skills
Honesty
Changes
Strength
Patriotism
Enjoyment
Grandchildren
Equipping
Hospitality
Safety
Hope
Overcoming
About the Author
Also from Stan Toler
About the Publisher
Introduction
A few good men? No, there are millions of them-in your world, in your community, all around you. Everywhere, there are men who have decided to live above the trends and the times. These men are more interested in making a difference than in making a million. They refuse to trade principle for power, love for lust, or compassion for a promotion. How do they do it? They follow the game plan. They make the moves that other winners have made. They make the right choices. They live by the most important standard-excellence.
Minute Motivators for Men is a playbook. Paragraph by paragraph, sentence by sentence, this book will give you the insights that will put you in scoring position. On to victory!
S TAN T OLER
Take charge of your attitude.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
W ILLIAM J AMES
ATTITUDE
T here are many things you can t control. You can t control traffic, the actions of your boss, or the outcome of a sporting event. But there is one thing you can control: your attitude.
You can t control the weather, but you can choose to sing in the rain. You are in command of your own actions and reactions. You choose whether to become angry or remain calm, whether to be upbeat or negative. Take charge of your mental attitude. You can load up on the negative and harmful, or you can put a filter on your thoughts. It s up to you.
Choose to be a positive thinker. There s a partly sunny in every single day. The sun is shining behind the clouds. Look for some rays.
Make it a habit to look for the best instead of the worst, wear a smile, and give the other guy a break. It s your life, after all. Take charge of it!
What you think, you are.
Make everyone feel important.
There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
K ATHARINE B UTLER H ATHAWAY
ENCOURAGEMENT
S how me a person who doesn t like to be encouraged, and I ll show you a person who doesn t like anything. All the people in your life-from wives, to kids, to in-laws, to coworkers-have this in common: They need encouragement.
Here s a secret to success in life: Put other people ahead of yourself. Make other people feel valued. Offer your chair to a newcomer and be liberal with pats on the back. Say Good job! easily and often. When you encourage others, they ll join your team. Together, you ll accomplish more than you ever could alone.
How do you become an encourager? It s simple.
Think of other people first. Someone you know needs a pat on the back rather than a kick in the seat of the pants. Someone needs recognition far more than you-perhaps someone who has always been told they are inferior. You can be a change agent.
Learn to put yourself in second place, and other people will think you re number one.
Plan time alone.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
P SALM 139:23 NLT
INTROSPECTION
T here s a very important person in your life, someone you should get to know.
This person has great influence over you-more than your friends, your family, or your associates. Who is it? It s you.
Develop the habit of spending some time alone for introspection. A few minutes a day of inward reflection will develop your outer character. As you think about what you do, how you respond to situations, the emotions you feel, and why you feel them, you ll get to know yourself. That knowledge will be valuable as you cope with life, especially in a crisis.
Take a few minutes at the end of the day to reflect on what you think, how you feel, and who you are. Or block off a little time during your lunch break to sit quietly and just think.
Wasted time? Hardly. It may be the most important time slot in your daily schedule.
A few minutes spent staring out the window may give you a good look into your soul.
Extend a helping hand.
We really do need each other.
R UEBEN W ELCH
BROTHERHOOD
W e re in this together. If you and I are going to prosper in our communities and in our careers, we ll need to depend upon each other.
Relying on others ought to come naturally, but it doesn t. Human beings are too used to seeing one another as the enemy. We compete with each other for jobs, promotions, good grades-you name it. It s tempting to look only at our differences and see one another as strangers.
We re not, really. We sons of Adam are more alike than we are different. Sure, we may have a different skin color or speak different languages, but we share common needs for friendship, peace, and security.
Begin to see yourself as part of a fraternity-not one that s known by some Greek letters, but one that includes all men everywhere. Look at your next-door neighbor as a member of your team. Look for ways to work together. Exchange a smile with that coworker who is difficult to get along with. He s facing some of the same problems you are. Most importantly, look for ways to join hands with the men in your church.
Imagine what you might accomplish if you join forces and work together.
Be bold in what you stand for.
One man with courage makes a majority.
A NDREW J ACKSON
COURAGE
A n old saying really is true: If you don t stand for something, you ll fall for anything. Be a person who has strong values, and then stick to those values.
Courage isn t something you see only in action movies. It s a down-to-earth virtue that men need in order to be good husbands, fathers, and citizens. If you believe in something, sooner or later that belief will be challenged. That s where courage comes in.
Courage is telling the truth when company profits are on the line.
Courage is providing for your family by going to work every day, even when you don t feel like it.
Courage is raising positive kids in a negative world. Courage is being a man of God in a world that scoffs at faith and values.
Courage is standing for what s right, even when it s not popular.
Who is the most courageous man I know? He s the guy who lives his faith, no matter what. He s a hero in my book.
You are what you stand for.
Don t be afraid to take a risk.
Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
J EAN DE LA F ONTAINE
DETERMINATION
E dmund Hillary was a beekeeper from Auckland, New Zealand. But then he decided to take a risk. On May 29, 1953, he became the first man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary stepped away from his hives and honey and into the pages of history.
No good thing in your life will happen on its own. If you want any positive change, you must be willing to step out from where you are and move toward it.
Are you willing to leave the security of a weekly paycheck to start your own business venture?
Are you willing to risk rejection by asking for a date? Are you willing to force your way past a pile of I told you so s to make one more crack at reforming your behavior?
You may have to surrender something good in order to gain something better in your life. As someone once said, You can t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Laugh easily.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
M ARK T WAIN
LAUGHTER
L augh, and the world laughs with you, according to E