Mastering The Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success

by Andrews, Andy

• ISBN13: 9780785261414
• ISBN10: 0785261419
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Summary

Mastering the Seven Decisions guides readers to a profound understanding of how to fully integrate seven life-changing Decisions into their daily lives.The Responsible Decision : The buck stops here. I accept responsibility for my past. I am responsible for my success. I will not let my history control my destiny. The Guided Decision : I will seek wisdom. The Active Decision : I am a person of action. The Certain Decision : I have a decided heart. Criticism, condemnation, and complaint have no power over me. The Joyful Decision : Today I will choose to be happy. The Compassionate Decision : I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. The Persistent Decision : I will persist without exception.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Discovering the Seven Decisions	p. xi
Seek, and Ye Shall Find	p. xiii
Seven Principles, Seven Decisions	p. xv
Real-Life Travelers	p. xviii
The Qualities of Leadership	p. xix
How to Read This Book	p. xxi
The Power of Consistency	p. xxiii
The Responsible Decision	p. 1
Playing the Blame Game	p. 4
The Power of Thought	p. 6
Catching the Prize	p. 8
Trading Freedom	p. 9
Overcoming Fear of Failure	p. 11
Og's Initiative for Success	p. 12
A Defeated Washington	p. 16
Embracing the Gift of Adversity	p. 18
Real Traveler Profile: Jimmy Dean	p. 20
The Guided Decision	p. 25
Seeking Wisdom	p. 27
Words of Wisdom	p. 28
The Power of Fellowship	p. 31
Your Board of Directors	p. 34
Beware of the Danger Point	p. 36
An Afternoon in Waterloo	p. 37
Napoleon's Blunder	p. 39
Learning to Serve Others	p. 41
Alfred Vanderbilt's Servant Spirit	p. 42
Fuller's Life Experiment	p. 44
Real Traveler Profile: Bob Hope	p. 45
The Active Decision	p. 49
The Decision to Act	p. 51
History Remembers the Bold	p. 53
The Way of the Hero	p. 56
Becoming a Person of Action	p. 59
Chamberlain's Charge	p. 61
Early to Bed, Early to Rise...	p. 66
The Butterfly's Effect on Change	p. 69
The Protective Field of Purpose	p. 70
Adams's Choice	p. 72
Real Traveler Profile: Stan Lee	p. 74
The Certain Decision	p. 77
The Purpose of Analysis	p. 79
A Decided Heart	p. 80
Finding Your Vision	p. 82
Your Heart, Your Life	p. 83
The Cortez Initiative	p. 85
Burning Our Boats	p. 86
Thriving on Rejection	p. 88
The Passion of Decisiveness	p. 90
Architecting the Greatest Show on Earth	p. 91
Living a Life of Unlimited Possibility	p. 94
Real Traveler Profile: General Norman Schwarzkopf	p. 95
The Joyful Decision	p. 101
Beware of Conditioning	p. 104
A Happy Choice	p. 106
A Possessor of a Grateful Spirit	p. 108
Who's Packing Your Parachute?	p. 111
The Magic of Smiling	p. 114
The Secret to Lasting Success	p. 115
The Joy of Stupidity	p. 118
Living a Dog's Life	p. 119
Real Traveler Profile: Amy Grant	p. 121
The Compassionate Decision	p. 123
The Anger-Management Myth	p. 126
The Ultimate Anger-Resolution Course	p. 127
The Gift of Forgiveness	p. 128
The Miracle of Forgiveness	p. 130
Hope-ful Forgiveness	p. 132
A Powerful Act of Forgiveness	p. 134
The Poison of Unforgiveness	p. 137
Beginning Anew	p. 139
Real Traveler Profile: Norman Vincent Peale	p. 141
The Persistent Decision	p. 145
The Habit of Quitting	p. 148
... Without Exception	p. 149
A Commitment to Persistence	p. 151
Faith or Fear	p. 154
The Doorway Beyond Fear	p. 156
True Rainmakers	p. 159
The Unlucky Traveler	p. 161
People of Persistence	p. 163
Embracing a World of Crisis	p. 166
An Idea Backed by Ceaseless Persistence	p. 169
Real Traveler Profile: Joan Rivers	p. 171
Conclusions	p. 175
Do You Really Matter?	p. 175
Pioneering Your Own Life	p. 178
The Obstacles on Your Path to Greatness	p. 179
Success Through Failure	p. 180
The Realm of Endless Possibilities	p. 182
An Endless Web of Decisions	p. 183
24 Hours and Counting...	p. 185
A Different Choice	p. 187
A Destiny with Success Meditation	p. 188
Bibliography	p. 191
Acknowledgments	p. 193
About the Author	p. 195
Also by Andy Andrews	p. 196
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