Greetings!
I was scanning TV channels this past weekend and came across of all things,
the famed televangelist Joel Osteen, as
he was speaking to his audience. What made me stop channel surfing was that I immediately
heard the speaker touching on the subject of REMOVING NEGATIVE LABELS from
today’s society? I thought, that is a subject I hear too much, so I wanted to
see what else he had to say?
Following are excerpts from his speech. Powerful words that affect every
single person on the Planet Earth no matter what career path you choose. But in
sports, where athletes are scouted and judged daily, the words below will have
even much more meaning for you!
… “You can't stop People from them...negative labeling. But you can remove them.
Negative Labels are given....people dwell on what they think they see. They feed on where you are. What they fear is where you are going!
Labels are like seeds. If you listen and accept them long enough, those
Labels will take Root. Wrong Labels can only hold you back if you continually
listen. Wrong Labels are acceptance of mediocrity. Separate yourself from the
herd.
The only power that a Label has … is
the Power You Give It! You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Because you are
absolutely unique and individual, you have a story that only you can tell … of
being in your presence. So take your rightful place that no one else can
fulfill.
Get rid of the negative Labels placed on you – Mediocre, Average, Regular.
Rip those Labels off. Place a new Label on Yourself and live those Labels –
Masterpiece, One of a Kind, Valuable, History Maker. People Label you what they
see on the outside. On the inside, the HEART. If you have HEART, the WILL, the
FIRE, you will SHINE on!”
FROM JIM: Always remember Tom
Brady fellas, a one-day lock at the NFL Hall of Fame. He was once labeled
as a “slow footed beanpole with a Division I arm but a Division 5 lower body”
when he came out of high school. He could only secure one scholarship offer
(Michigan). Last year, we all heard
about Russell Wilson’s rise from a
long-shot 3rd round NFL Draft pick in 2012 by Seattle to the
starting QB job and eventually led his team to one of its greatest seasons in
franchise history! Coming out of college, the pro scouts said “he was very
undersized and had limited upside as an NFL passer”. All Wilson did was tie the
all-time NFL rookie record for touchdown passes in a single-season (26) for
someone that had such marginal upside?
Joel Osteen closed out his
speech with a great line to always keep in mind: “People can call you anything … YOU are only what YOU answer to!”
All the best my friend!
Jim Loria
New
E-Mail: jimloria0309@gmail.com
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“When you visualize, then you materialize. If
you’ve been there in the mind you’ll go there in the body” – stated by Denis Waitley, best-selling author
and motivational speaker
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“Sow a thought and you reap an Action; sow an act
and you reap a Habit; sow a habit and you reap a Character; sow a character and
you reap a Destiny” – stated by Ralph
Waldo Emerson, 1800’s American poet and lecturer
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“Remember that you were born with a divine purpose and destiny that only
you can fulfill. Be your authentic self if you want to fulfill that dream that sleeps
within your soul” – stated by an Unknown Author
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“Be very careful what you say to yourself because
someone very important is listening – You” – stated by John Assaraf, entrepreneur and researcher of human
behavior
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