Tea Time 31: Grow to where you want to grow! “You can have more than you’ve got because you can become more than you are. The other side of the coin is, Unless you change who you are, you will always have what you got.” For things to change for you, you have to change, or things aren’t going to change. Jim Rohn He was also talking about how income …

Can you imagine waking up and reading the morning news to see how everyone thought of you because they thought that you had passed? If you don't think that you'd like what others would say about you, now would be a perfect time to change the public's opinion. Reflect on what you have been doing, and if there needs to be changes, how can you start?…

Tea Time 29: To forgive and accept forgiveness For a relationship to move forward, a conversation and/or an agreement needs to take place. Forgiveness, and also the acceptance of forgiveness.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 28: How you are being treated may be a reflection of you. Life maybe "returning the favor". How you are being treated may be a reflection of you and how you actually treat others. Many of the things we experience through relationships and interactions are the very "favors" being returned to us.…

Tea Time 27: Healing and Hurtful Words. Words can get under your skin and heal or get on top and grind away.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 26: Your words are heardBy JeffDBanks

Tea Time 25: You are in a good place… Sometimes I get complacent where I am and I end up trying to break free and enter a space where I do not belong. This really frustrates the system. I’m frustrated because everything is against me. The environment is frustrated because it has to contend with an outside influence that it was not prepared to handl…

Tea Time 24: Things are working for your good. Romans 8:28 is one of my foundation scriptures that keeps me look at things in a positive light when things don't go the way I really wanted them to go.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 23: Do you have a habit of playfully testing God? I sometimes say what I can to get what I want out of my moments with God, and that really is not a good thing. I believe He listens to what we want, but I also believe that we should get to know Him and not test the limits.By JeffDBanks

Its easy to see what's right in front of us. But we have to look at the big picture to understand what God is doing in front, behind, and all around us, making things work for our good.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 21: understanding signs and having the right focus to deal with them appropriately.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 20: Rejecting God's Help Many times over the years I can look beck and see where I humbly and respectfully declined God's help, even though I may have asked for it.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 19: Gotta get out there! Do you have a solution to a problem? Are you taking that solution to those who need it? Or are you waiting on them to find you?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 18: Are leaning on God's Wisdom? Thinking big and according to your God given vision will put you into some God-Sized-Thinking situations! Do you call upon His wisdom daily? Thinking small doesn't really require much, but are you thinking big enough to know that "this is going to take God to make this happen..." type thoughts? Many of our …

Tea Time 17: Honor the giver by using the gift as the giver intended! My reflection time comes from a statement my pastor gave today. "The giver is far more important than the gift". As we reflect on the many blessings we've been given: Don't let the gift replace the giver. Don't let the gift cause you to forget the giver. Treasure the gift, and ho…

Tea Time 16: What are you looking at? How you view others is important, but where are you looking? People try to put up many faces and facades, but looking on the inside, thought process and mindsets will reveal a clearer picture to you. Showing you their character and motives behind their behaviors!…

Tea Time 15: Are you building your network? Two questions: Are you building your network? and to dig a little deeper, what kind? What kind of people are you trying to put in place to help you grow and go to the next level?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 14: Do you have any life philosophies? Last of the five pillars calls for you to understand your ways of life. To guide you, you should develop things like core values, and life philosophies. The things you live by help you to live through the things that try to stand in your way!By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 13: Can you find peace in what you are doing? We are learning that we should find peace in what we do. Also we should mix and blend unlikely components or new things we learn and experience to make things harmonious and balanced.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 12: Are you learning new things? Today we looked at maintaining a good relationship with people even when we disagree with them. On top of that, learning new things while still remaining true to ourselves.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 11: How are you staying balanced? Balance, Peace, and Harmony. Let's keep ourselves level headed and radiating who God wants us to be.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 10: What words describe you? What words are being used to describe you when others are talking about you? Does this line up with who you want to be and how you want to be described?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 9: Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. So what delights you? When your desires and His desires line up, that's usually when the door is open abundantly!By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 8: Who has God put in your path to help you and you haven't even noticed? Have you looked at your circle of influence lately? Are there ones in it who seem to really have your back? Are they there to help you and you haven't directly communicated your vision to them yet?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 7: Are your words building or tearing down the relationships you are trying to establish?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 6: Are your words, thoughts, and actions leading to results? Let the things we say and do make deposits and build relationships!By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 5: What words are on repeat in your head? Like a never ending song playing over and over again in your head, what are words or sayings that also stick in there? How do think it affects your thoughts and actions?By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 4: Are You Using Your Skills For Yourself? or Your Purpose... I find when we discover our gifts we usually try to use it to make a profit from them. But was that what they were intended for us to do with them? Think about it.By JeffDBanks

Tea Time 3: Have positioned yourself to where you are unstoppable? (all things will be working for your good!) When we are functioning in our purpose we often find ourselves in the position where the know how and experience we have acquired keeps us in peace and safety no matter what is happening around us.…

Tea Time 2: In todays tea time we are talking about you doing your best and giving your all. Are we doing our best, or is it just good enough?By JeffDBanks

Sharing my tea time with you! Here is today's thought: Why not start today?By JeffDBanks

Wabi-Sabi overall is finding perfection in the imperfections... finding strength in our weaknesses. Wabi deals with the beauty in uniqueness, individuality, singularity. Sabi shows respect to the aged, weathered, antique, defects, and mistakes. A little history: Sen Rikyu was considered the "godfather of the tea ceremony" - Tea Ceremony was designe…

We are all a Masterpiece, we carry a piece of the Master within us. This “piece” is purpose, which He plants deep within us to have His will fulfilled in the earth. Adapted From Trust & Inspire: We all have purpose inside each of us, although sometimes it is just dormant, the seed is always there it just needs the right conditions to flourish. Our …

Our plans are how we design them to be. Design your day before you start it. Design your week before you start your day. Design your month before you start the week. This gets you to start living life by design. Put yourself in the center of your design. I have a pond with a fountain in it. The water is constantly and consistently disturbed. Ripple…

5 Questions to Unlock and Unblock Yourself: Using the past, present, and future for our self-development, we need to ask ourselves: Where did I come from? Do I view my life and it's lessons and schooling? (Is life teaching me something to prepare me for something bigger? What am I working on? What am I working with? Where am I going? Answer honestl…

Your Mission is to Master Your Message 3 Involve others. Elevate your position to get a new perspective.By JeffDBanks

Your Mission is to Master Your Message 2. Stay your lane. To master our message, we cannot be side tracked easily which will take away our message's effectiveness. Staying on point will help you develop and earn your 10,000 hours towards mastery of your special message.By JeffDBanks

Your Mission is to Master Your Message: To master something it will take time, focus, intention, and action. The seed will be your focused intention on doing or creating something. Seeds have the potential to become great orchards.By JeffDBanks

Do you have your team in place? “I am weak, yet I am strong” 2 Cor. 12:9-10 A basket ball team has specific players with a specific jobs. There 2 guards, 2 forwards, and a center. Who is in your starting lineup? Even though you may be the center for your team, let it be the God within you who make the plays!…

Who are your most admired people through history? What made them so different? I can bet that the thing that separated them from everyone else around them is that they thought different. Now, to you. What makes you different? Did you know that the problems you solve are there for you to solve them? (Maybe with a little help too) Your problems may h…

How do you define success? It could be from just making it into heaven, becoming a millionaire, or just having a “happy wife, happy life”. No matter how you define it, it is achieved in only one way. Satisfy the customer. There are five rules to secure a successful relationship between you and your customer. Know who your customer is. Your rewards …

Purpos3ful Pathway Intro: Uniqueness / Wabi Sabi: Psalm 139:13-16 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven togeth…

This is where I came up with the term unblockyourself, and I started unblocking myself.By JeffDBanks

As I’m getting ready to leave for the day, I keep being reminded of this: I have everything I need. I’m taken care of. Also, I pretty much have access to everything I want. Like a game, it needs to be unlocked. God unlocks. I have to #UnBlockYourself (myself) to get to it. So today's episode is about connecting. Connect to God to unlock. Connect to…

Roadmap to unblock yourself Over the past 5 years we’ve pretty much developed a pattern to really getting close to the inner you. This will basically be the next 48 Episodes for the rest of 2023! Unblocking yourself: Getting out of our own way Mind Body Spirit Finances Social Interactions Summary: a closed fist Unblocking your potential: Aspiration…

#UnBlockYourself 2023 Thought 3: You can’t physically treat non-physical issues. We’ve been conditioned to treat things like depression, heartbreak, or negative forms of stress with pills, shots, and alcohol. We tend to get hooked on treating the results, not address the root of the issue. For example, we may be sluggish and low on energy. But inst…

#UnBlockYourself 2023 Thought 2: Your Wabikigai Adventure “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 There is an adventure that has been created just for you. Wabikigai is a mash up of three of my favorite words, and it is at the core of o…

#UnBlockYourself 2023 Thought 1: Your intent will be tested. Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution and failed miserably? Things large or small I notice whenever I declare, “This is what I want to do!” It gets tried immediately. From, “All I want to do is to make up the bed”, to, “I want to buy a new car”, will al be tested. If I try to make th…

#UnBlockYourself 429 - Benefits and Balance Last episode we talked about how All roads (your thoughts and actions) lead back to your core of your being, the core values you have established within you. Your homework was to start to define your core values, so you’ll see where you will end up going with you your actions, and they also serve as a bea…

#UnBlockYourself 428 All roads (your thoughts and actions) lead back to your core of your being, the core values you have established within you. “To put it simply, vision is what the world would be like if we succeeded. Mission, on the other hand, is what we must do for the world to reflect the vision.” The "Core Values" you have in you are the pr…