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1. Achievement vs Success

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Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes once said that her mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. Her mother advised her that "achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success."

2. Motivation To Achieve

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Michael P. Green

Dr. Frederik Herzberg, writing in the Harvard Business Review, concluded from his research that six factors must be present to keep people highly motivated about sustained responsibility: Achievement Recognition The task itself Responsibility Advancement Opportunity for growth

3. Overcoming and Achieving

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Editor James S. Hewett

Some of the world's greatest men and women have been saddled with disabilities and adversities but have managed to overcome them. Cripple him, and you have a Sir Walter Scott. Lock him in a prison cell, and you have a John Bunyan. Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Raise him in abject poverty, and you have an Abraham Lincoln. Subject him to bitter religious prejudice, and you have a Benjamin Disraeli. Strike him down with infantile paralysis, and he becomes a Franklin ...

4. The Impossible Barrier Myth

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Alan Loy McGinnis

... us that if they can achieve, so can we. Seeing another ... no time the four-minute achievement was bettered 66 times by ... it could be done. An achievement previously thought impossible was not ...

5. Turning Point

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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John R. Steward

... superiority. When air superiority was achieved, there was no longer any ...

6. Having a Life in His Name

John 20:19-23

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Ed Jansen

... life, the best he could achieve was to convert an ugly ...

7. In Success is the Seed of Failure

Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:9-13; Luke 4:1-13

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J. Ellsworth Kalas

... . The more success a person achieves—including the most honorable and ...

8. Priorities

Luke 9:51-62

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David E. Leininger

... group of high-powered over-achievers he said, "Okay, time for ...

9. Lovejoy's Martyrdom

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Brett Blair & Paul Simon

... a peaceful emancipation of slaves achieved had there been more like ...

10. Land Not Seen

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Our Daily Bread

... , she bravely swam on and achieved her goal. In fact, she ...

11. Making a Meaningful Difference

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

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Greg Nelson

... of only eight players to achieve 16,000 points and 12 ... his career. His honors and achievements were many: NBA Rookie of ...

12. The Determined Lincoln

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Editor James S. Hewett

... up as an example of achievement in what we have come ... Lincoln as a boy to achieve an education, said to his ...

13. The Gift Is In Your Hand

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Editor James S. Hewett

... what they might do to achieve the goal. To her utter ... abundance and the means to achieve this goal. The necessary gifts ...

14. Continuity

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Yotaro Kobayashi

... really have to establish some achievement of your own. In Japan ... great deal that can be achieved by continuity.

15. No! I am not a virgin!

Matthew 1:18-25

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John Thomas Randolph

... of human evolution, the highest achievement of the human race, but ...

16. God's Kind of Happiness, Today

Matthew 5:1-12

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The Best Gift

... become his personal means of achieving happiness! So, Matheson went on ...

17. The Great Leap of Faith

John 20:1-18

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Eric Ritz

... as victims--when God had achieved for them the victory. How ...

18. A Mother’s Prayer

2 Timothy 1:5

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... for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have not love, my ...

19. What Should We Do Today?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Tony Campolo

... does God want me to achieve this day?"

20. You Feed Them

Mt 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... abundance and the means to achieve this goal. The necessary gifts ...

21. Saved by Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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David Augsburger

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.

22. The Right Kind of Devotion

Matthew 22:34-40

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... , our one wish is to achieve blessedness. Now this end is ...

23. The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like a Professor

Matthew 25:14-30

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... and hard, and eventually she achieved good results on each project ...

24. Everyone Is Looking For You! - Sermon Starter

Mark 1:35-39

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Brett Blair

... any goal in life worth achieving demands a great deal of ...

25. Having a Life Purpose

Mark 10:35-45

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... gives meaning to existence may achieve material success, yet the real ...

26. The Martha and Erma Christmas

Luke 2:41-52

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Brett Blair

... you're never able to achieve it. It always turns out ...

27. Jesus’ Inaugural Adress

Luke 4:14-21

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Mickey Anders

... , to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and ...

28. The Rewards of Loving

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Keith Wagner

... day's work or an achievement, richly rewarded. His neighbors took ...

29. Hades, The God of the Underworld

Luke 7:11-17; 1 Cor 15:26

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Donald T. Williams

... and the quest will be achieved life snatched back from the ...

30. God Loves Me

Luke 15:1-32

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Mark Trotter

... could learn anything. I could achieve anything. For what could stand ...

31. Palm Sunday: Historical Background

Matthew 21:1-11

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David E. Leininger

... over, and through his diplomacy achieved Judean independence. That would begin ...

32. Always Improving

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Staff

... potential. The great pianist, Paderewski, achieved tremendous popularity in America. Yet ...

33. A Collective Conscience

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Robert P. Dugan, Jr.

... a people and underlie its achievements. It is a nation's ...

34. Religion of the Founders

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Brett Blair

... principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles ...

35. Parts Unseen

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... . Principle: the greater the attempted achievement or complexity, the more important ...

36. An Untimely End

James 4:6,10; Jeremiah 9:23; Philippians 2:3; Romans 12:3

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Staff

... ! The effort to publicize her achievement became the agent of her ...

37. Heaven Will Know

Illustration

Konosuke Matsushita

... capable of powerful leadership. To achieve this courage, you must search ...

38. Find the Road to Jesus

Luke 2:1-20

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... , our level of learning, our achievement; our house, no matter what ...

39. Competitive Kids

Mark 10:35-45

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Erskine White

... with our own gifts and achievements and not to be so ...

40. An Impenetrable Wall

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Michael P. Green

... long to go around. Security achieved! The only problem was that ...

41. New Life vs. Tweaks

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Michael P. Green

... reform himself, he can never achieve the newness of life that ...

42. Daring to Act

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Theodore Roosevelt

... end the triumph of high achievement; and at the worst, at ...

43. Reject Rejection

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Editor James S. Hewett

... risen from failure to real achievement have rejected the rejection of ...

44. A Gift from God

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G. W. Knight

... his long service or high achievements, that is an award. But ...

45. Affirmations

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Maxie Dunnam

... no good and will never achieve anything worthwhile. When you started ... to do anything worthwhile, you achieve nothing. If you think that ...

46. Staying Power

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Maxie Dunnam

... are the greatest factors in achieving success in life. If you ...

47. New Year's Resolutions

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Stephen Shapiro

... always successful in achieving their resolutions; nineteen percent achieve their resolutions every ... more likely you are to achieve your resolutions (thirty-nine percent ... of those in their twenties achieve their resolutions every year or ... percent of those over fifty achieve their resolutions every year or ... resolution setting/success (people who achieve their resolutions every year are ... or who are unsuccessful in achieving them) Are we any better ...

48. Passing Shadows

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Staff

... years of age for his achievements in mathematics. In fact, he ... of finding fulfillment in his achievements, he had "only grasped a ... difficult Eastern languages. These notable achievements were certainly not passing "shadows ...

49. Let Us Make A Name For Ourselves

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41

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Richard A. Jensen

... god" to people. He had achieved a great name for himself ... . But, as with any achievement we make as humans, it ...

50. Discipleship Occurs Only In Community

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Maurice A. Fetty

... ? Show me an athlete who achieves excellence all alone, apart from ... the new kingdom. Very few achieve Christian maturity all by themselves ...

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Showing 1 to 50 of 127 results

1. Achievement vs Success

Illustration

Helen Hayes

2. Motivation To Achieve

Illustration

Michael P. Green

3. Overcoming and Achieving

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

4. The Impossible Barrier Myth

Illustration

Alan Loy McGinnis

5. Turning Point

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Illustration

John R. Steward

... superiority. When air superiority was achieved, there was no longer any ...

6. Having a Life in His Name

John 20:19-23

Illustration

Ed Jansen

... life, the best he could achieve was to convert an ugly ...

7. In Success is the Seed of Failure

Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:9-13; Luke 4:1-13

Illustration

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... . The more success a person achieves—including the most honorable and ...

8. Priorities

Luke 9:51-62

Illustration

David E. Leininger

... group of high-powered over-achievers he said, "Okay, time for ...

9. Lovejoy's Martyrdom

Illustration

Brett Blair & Paul Simon

... a peaceful emancipation of slaves achieved had there been more like ...

10. Land Not Seen

Illustration

Our Daily Bread

... , she bravely swam on and achieved her goal. In fact, she ...

11. Making a Meaningful Difference

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Illustration

Greg Nelson

... of only eight players to achieve 16,000 points and 12 ... his career. His honors and achievements were many: NBA Rookie of ...

12. The Determined Lincoln

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... up as an example of achievement in what we have come ... Lincoln as a boy to achieve an education, said to his ...

13. The Gift Is In Your Hand

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... what they might do to achieve the goal. To her utter ... abundance and the means to achieve this goal. The necessary gifts ...

14. Continuity

Illustration

Yotaro Kobayashi

... really have to establish some achievement of your own. In Japan ... great deal that can be achieved by continuity.

15. No! I am not a virgin!

Matthew 1:18-25

Illustration

John Thomas Randolph

... of human evolution, the highest achievement of the human race, but ...

16. God's Kind of Happiness, Today

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

The Best Gift

... become his personal means of achieving happiness! So, Matheson went on ...

17. The Great Leap of Faith

John 20:1-18

Illustration

Eric Ritz

... as victims--when God had achieved for them the victory. How ...

18. A Mother’s Prayer

2 Timothy 1:5

Illustration

... for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have not love, my ...

19. What Should We Do Today?

Matthew 6:25-34

Illustration

Tony Campolo

... does God want me to achieve this day?"

20. You Feed Them

Mt 14:13-21

Illustration

King Duncan

... abundance and the means to achieve this goal. The necessary gifts ...

21. Saved by Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Illustration

David Augsburger

22. The Right Kind of Devotion

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

... , our one wish is to achieve blessedness. Now this end is ...

23. The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like a Professor

Matthew 25:14-30

Illustration

... and hard, and eventually she achieved good results on each project ...

24. Everyone Is Looking For You! - Sermon Starter

Mark 1:35-39

Illustration

Brett Blair

... any goal in life worth achieving demands a great deal of ...

25. Having a Life Purpose

Mark 10:35-45

Illustration

... gives meaning to existence may achieve material success, yet the real ...

26. The Martha and Erma Christmas

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

Brett Blair

... you're never able to achieve it. It always turns out ...

27. Jesus’ Inaugural Adress

Luke 4:14-21

Illustration

Mickey Anders

... , to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and ...

28. The Rewards of Loving

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... day's work or an achievement, richly rewarded. His neighbors took ...

29. Hades, The God of the Underworld

Luke 7:11-17; 1 Cor 15:26

Illustration

Donald T. Williams

... and the quest will be achieved life snatched back from the ...

30. God Loves Me

Luke 15:1-32

Illustration

Mark Trotter

... could learn anything. I could achieve anything. For what could stand ...

31. Palm Sunday: Historical Background

Matthew 21:1-11

Illustration

David E. Leininger

... over, and through his diplomacy achieved Judean independence. That would begin ...

32. Always Improving

Illustration

Staff

... potential. The great pianist, Paderewski, achieved tremendous popularity in America. Yet ...

33. A Collective Conscience

Illustration

Robert P. Dugan, Jr.

... a people and underlie its achievements. It is a nation's ...

34. Religion of the Founders

Illustration

Brett Blair

... principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles ...

35. Parts Unseen

Illustration

... . Principle: the greater the attempted achievement or complexity, the more important ...

36. An Untimely End

James 4:6,10; Jeremiah 9:23; Philippians 2:3; Romans 12:3

Illustration

Staff

... ! The effort to publicize her achievement became the agent of her ...

37. Heaven Will Know

Illustration

Konosuke Matsushita

... capable of powerful leadership. To achieve this courage, you must search ...

38. Find the Road to Jesus

Luke 2:1-20

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... , our level of learning, our achievement; our house, no matter what ...

39. Competitive Kids

Mark 10:35-45

Illustration

Erskine White

... with our own gifts and achievements and not to be so ...

40. An Impenetrable Wall

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... long to go around. Security achieved! The only problem was that ...

41. New Life vs. Tweaks

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... reform himself, he can never achieve the newness of life that ...

42. Daring to Act

Illustration

Theodore Roosevelt

... end the triumph of high achievement; and at the worst, at ...

43. Reject Rejection

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... risen from failure to real achievement have rejected the rejection of ...

44. A Gift from God

Illustration

G. W. Knight

... his long service or high achievements, that is an award. But ...

45. Affirmations

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... no good and will never achieve anything worthwhile. When you started ... to do anything worthwhile, you achieve nothing. If you think that ...

46. Staying Power

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... are the greatest factors in achieving success in life. If you ...

47. New Year's Resolutions

Illustration

Stephen Shapiro

48. Passing Shadows

Illustration

Staff

49. Let Us Make A Name For Ourselves

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... god" to people. He had achieved a great name for himself ... . But, as with any achievement we make as humans, it ...

50. Discipleship Occurs Only In Community

Illustration

Maurice A. Fetty

... ? Show me an athlete who achieves excellence all alone, apart from ... the new kingdom. Very few achieve Christian maturity all by themselves ...

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