There is a proven statistic that can be applied to direct our activity towards the results that we desire. The statistical formula looks like this: 80% of our success comes from 20% of our activities. That means that 80% of our efforts contributes to only 20% of our success. When analyzing people who are struggling, it is quickly realized that they tend to focus on those activities that seem to generate the lowest results. Their day is consumed with the attending to those tasks which have little effect on the overall picture.

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The night sky looked like a million fireflies had invaded the dark. A warm easterly wind swept gently across the Sea of Galilee and the Apostle Paul was dead tired from his long walk across the dessert. He stopped his journey to rest his feet and to sleep a few minutes before he restarted his trek towards Jerusalem. The relentless dust and the glare of the sun made it easy to close his eyes. When he closed his eyes he was unaware of the magnificent journey his spirit was about to take into a realm of existence so splendid he would not even be able to explain what he had seen. The following story is a fictional account of what Paul might have witnessed in the third heaven.

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Never postpone what is crucial, vital and so very important. Postponing coming to real faith in Jesus Christ is dangerous. I’ll think about it to-morrow. We do not know if we will have a to-morrow.

Let me illustrate this from the New Testament. Now, check out what I am writing.

In Acts 24 verse 23, when Paul has given his defence in court, and humanly speaking ought to have been released and set free, he is kept under guard, but permitted a degree of freedom, and allowed to receive visitors who would look after him.

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I am not a die-hard sports enthusiast, but confess I enjoyed watching the winter Olympics held in Turino Italy. It was nice to watch something positive and motivational for a change and to delight in some truly amazing and generous acts. I find the wide variety of sports showcased fascinating, proving there is a lot one can do in cold climates of winter!

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Keeping (or even getting) your writing team motivated can be difficult. Writing is not like many other types of tasks, it does not involve simply moving box A to shelf A and calling it a day.

Writing often involves taking chaos ( chaos in the form of massive volumes of information and bosses who are not quite sure what they want) and turning that chaos into something that makes sense and makes everyone happy. So frustration is common, which can result in what appears to be lack of motivation and direction. So how do you steer the boat into smoother, faster moving waters?

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In the first five parts of the “Coming Into Your Own” series I highlighted different people with different backgrounds and with different points of view. The one common thread that ties these people together is their passion, not just to live life on their terms, but to live a life each can truly call their own. The motivation for doing so is to claim, or to reclaim, something just for them – something they can call their own.

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Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone recently opened an academy or gymnasium for contenders in downtown LA. The contenders are top middleweight boxers in the USA who have not been given a shot at the title.

Sugar Ray and Sly Stallone are well qualified to run the academy as both have been champions in their own worlds. Sly Stallone is a Hollywood ‘champion’.His films about ‘Rocky’ have inspired countless boxers. Sugar Ray was a 6 times world champion. He knows what it takes to be a champion: “Champions never ever show signs of quitting.”

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