It’s not enough we set our sites towards the right direction; we need to prepare and equip ourselves for proper execution. Let it be a successful R.E.T.U.R.N (The last 3 ways to return home!)

It’s not enough we set our sites towards the right direction; we need to prepare and equip ourselves for proper execution. Let it be a successful R.E.T.U.R.N.

After having acknowledged the reality of having got away, what to do next? I suggest you R.E.- A.I.M.

Yesterday we spoke broadly about the need to acknowledge reality as an initial step in finding one’s way back, regardless of the issue at hand. Today let’s look at 7 ways to establish R.E.A.L.I.T.Y. "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." - Gloria Steinem

Cmon, we’ve all have diverted to the wrong path - consciously or unconsciously, or just a mistaken route at one point in our lives. "Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein

Here are 9 reasons or signs that perhaps you shouldn’t reset and instead to keep going on the direction and path you’ve already previously set! When you see all these signs in front of you, most likely, just K.E.E.P. G.O.I.N.G!

How to stay O.N.C.O.U.R.S.E., no matter how many times you reset!

Dad: “Son, I’ve worked for you all my life!” Son: “Dad, You’ve worked for yourself all your life, and that company that never sleeps!” The first thing to do is to recognize it. "There is a time in for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." - Ecclesiastes 3:1 In what way do you need more balance and a reset today?

Why are we so scared about changing? Doesn’t it excite you to try a new restaurant? Or to engage in another hobby? Or to receive an offer for possible promotion? Yes, resetting is about changing, and be thankful that it is!

Yes, you should! Resetting is for all! Besides, you do it already. Didn’t you reset you alarm clock? Or the microwave timer as the soup wasn’t hot enough? Or are the terms of your partnership - or relationship - evolving or “resetting” as time goes by?

W.H.E.N. I.T. I.S. R.E.A.L.L.Y. A.M.A.Z.I.N!

W.H.E.N. I.T. R.E.A.L.L.Y. S.U.C.K.S. B.AD.

How can I make sure comparing is value adding, not just to me, but to my family and colleagues? By consider these 4 means or P.L.U.S.s.es!

I compared my run this morning with that I did two weeks ago and I saw marked improvement in stamina and speed: that was good I compared my preparation time for an upcoming marathon with the one I did when I set my best time, and I started doubting I could still run with a good finishing time: that was bad…and as I started fearing if I could even come close to my regular race times, it got ugly! Here are ways to know comparison is B.A.D. And G.O.O.D.

Because it often leads to overly critical – if not downright negative – self-evaluation. "Comparison is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt

And so we have learned that Life is filled with individuals who require Extra Grace (EGR) due to various reasons. Accepting and embracing people with EGRs at home and in the workplace is essential for fostering a harmonious, compassionate and I dare say, God-blessed environment. Here are 4 ways to make Accepting EGRs as a way of life, to T.AK.E. as a reality, for your own good, if you choose to make them so.

Congratulations, its an opportunity for you, to get the extra grace you will be thankful for! Here are 4 things you can do - for you - if you are today’s Extra Grace Requirer! G.I.V.E. yourselves all you’ve got!

1. I - Initiate or strike while the iron is cold… 2. N - Nurture Patience. 3. C - Cultivate Empathy 4. H - Harness Forgiveness 5. R - Respond with Gentleness 6. I - Invest in Prayer Are you getting the Acrostic? Let’s go to the last 2 and see what, or who, ultimately is the key to unconditional love.

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." - Martin Luther King Jr. Yesterday we looked at 3 of 8 ways how to love EGRs in our lives. Let’s look at the next 3! "The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." - Mahatma Gandhi

Love thyself! So, that’s all of us! The answer is Yes… And here the first 3 ways how.

How can I prevent settling for less. By aiming H.I.G.H.

We looked at 4, lets complete the list of consequences from a life of settling. Truly, by settling for less as a way of life, the conclusion is, sadly, a life in D.E.C.L.I.N.E. "Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth." - Rumi

As global citizens striving for excellence, we are called to embrace God's plan for our lives and pursue the best in all aspects. Settling for less, whether in our personal or professional lives, can lead to various adverse consequences. Lets look at 7 consequences of a “settling” approach, 4 today and 3 tomorrow (Though I do hope, after today, you would have dropped “settling” as a way of life completely!) "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't...

What are the other 2 reasons why I “settle for less” Societal Pressure Yielding to fear! "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt