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Little things matter. Choices Matter. “The slight edge” a way of thinking always mindful that little things do matter the key to a successful life.
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Little things matter. Choices Matter. • “The slight edge” • a way of thinking • always mindful that • little things do matter • the key to a successful life
“It is the little things, day by day, that add up over time to unshakable happiness or unsalvageable misery.” - Jeff Olson
The Choice 1 million dollars 1 cent = .01 dollar Or Doubled each Month for 31 Months.
The Slight Edge of Success • It is doing simple things everyday over time even when you don’t see the immediate result.
Consistency over a long period of time. • Every decision, (even the “insignificant”) you make matters. • Diet • Business • Spiritual life/holiness • Education • Athletics • Relationships • Finances
A typical unsuccessful but “safe” person tends to start and stop making choices on either side of the curve. Spiritual Life Diet Grades Goals Education Health Relationships Finances
Making the right choice every time will eventually pay off.
Successful people…. • “Identify habits that don’t serve them and replace them with those that do.” • Reflect….. Plan, do, check and adjust. • Are willing to fail. • Form relationships with positive people and if necessary disassociate with those who bring them down. • Read at least 10 pages a day from a positive or educational book. • Understand the power of simple things. • Don’t give up. • Understand the slight edge and they put it to work for them.
What about Spiritual Life? Two wings Discipline (the slight edge) Dependence
Imagine • How much of the Bible you could have memorized now if you have been choosing to memorize every day. • Not having that struggle with sin if you depended on God and spent time with Him each day.
Make a Choice today • The choice is yours! • Choose Christ and His gift of Eternal Life. • Choose to put the slight edge to work for you. • What daily discipline is first on your list? “he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose” – Jim Elliot. “he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose” – Jim Elliot.