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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer gives us a tremendous statement of strength. I love this. He says, ‘There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveler.” Wow! I believe that to be very true. In fact, it’s a powerful statement. There is a meaning in every journey that’s unknown to the traveler. In other words, when we’re going through our journey, there are things that we are unaware of.

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Gever Tulley

Gever Tulley just gave this incredible statement that will give you great strength. He said, ‘Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.’ So, if I would ask you today, how many of you would like to have resilience in your life?

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Bob Riley

Here’s a terrific statement of strength: ‘Hard times don’t create heroes. It’s during hard times when the hero within us is revealed.’ Bob Riley said that. In other words, he said hard times don’t create heroes, but it’s during the hard times that we begin to see who the real heroes are. In other words, they show up in difficult times.

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Og Mandino

When I was young and I was just starting to read books that would help me to improve myself, one of my favorite authors was Og Mandino. He wrote a book called The Greatest Salesman in the World. It was a phenomenal book for me. But here’s a quote from Og Mandino. He says, ‘failure will never overtake me if’ (that’s the keyword)…’my determination to succeed is strong enough’.

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Michael J Fox

Michael J. Fox has an incredible, what I call statement of strength, for you and me. He says, ‘One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it’s surrendered.’ Now Michael J. Fox has Parkinson’s disease.

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – John C. Maxwell

Here’s what I said: Experience gives you the test first and then the lessons afterward. You see, when you and I are taking the test, we’re working through all the questions of life and experiences, and we’re asking ourselves the questions: Can I make it? Can I just get through the test? I mean, can I live to see another day? After the test, we’ve got to breathe a sigh of relief and just say, I made it!

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What Crisis Leaders Do Well

This past week, I shared a brand-new teaching on Facebook about what the best leaders do well during a crisis. As we all find our way through these rapidly changing times, I’m committed to sharing my thoughts with you as often as I can and using every tool at my disposal to provide practical teachings…

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling has been more successful writing fiction books than any person that’s ever lived. But her life hasn’t always been successful. I was reading her life story, and she made a statement that on Minute with Maxwell today, I want to give you because it’s a strength statement.

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TODAY’S STATEMENT OF STRENGTH – Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher, you talk about a true warrior. You talk about a great leader. She was the prime minister of Great Britain and Margaret Thatcher said, ‘You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.’ She was a wise leader, and she understood that when we go to war against crisis and adversity, we don’t get this victory easy.

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