Swift Straw Blog

Thanksgiving Challenge

parenting, thankfulness, humility

Thanksgiving Challenge

Mindset

improvement

Mindset is such a critical part of success.  With the right mindset anything is possible.  With the wrong mindset nothing is possible.  Here are a few examples to compare a growth mindset to a fixed mindset:

The Humble Heart

God, humility

“The strongest, wisest, most competent and reliable man is the first to admit his own inadequacy. When one boasts and exclaims that he is his own master, his wealth may build but there will be no true joy. To trust in the Lord with all of his heart is the only path to true fulfillment.” J Edgar...

Unchanging

God, Sunday Blog, Faith

From Jesus Calling:

Achieving Optimal Smoothie

health, diet

As a follow up to my blog post last week titled “The Superfood Challenge,” I wanted to share my favorite morning smoothie recipe. A smoothie is a great way to cram multiple great superfoods into one drink that will provide your body with a plethora of vitamins, phytochemical, micronutrients and...

Success Examined

mentorship, success, learning

In the movie “Good Will Hunting,” Robin Williams' character understood that success cannot be defined, it can only be discovered. He understood that success is unique and different for each individual. Will Hunting was a certifiable genius, but he would not be forced into someone else’s version of...

Eternal Friend

God, Sunday Blog, Faith

From Jesus Calling:

The Superfood Challenge

health, diet, improvement, learning

What would you think if someone gave you a bag of dog food and told you that it was guaranteed to make your dog severely over weight, highly fatigued AND increase their risk of cancer by 500%. Oh, and they would also be guaranteed to develop some type of chronic illness that would require...

Gratitude

God, Sunday Blog, Faith, thankfulness, humility

From Jesus Calling:

Catapult Opportunity

leadership, opportunity

A fancy title does not make someone a leader. A well-known name does not make a company the leader in their space. In Kim Powell’s book “The CEO Next Door”, she refers to "catapult opportunities" as the opportunities that catapult an individual person or a company to become the leader in their...

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