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Character & Perseverance
Andy Roddick
A true sportsman would rather live with himself than the trophy he didn't earn.
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Eric Liddell
He's a man who ran the race in order to win, and his story will inspire you to keep running.
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Olive Tree
Use whatever situation you're in to help you grow stronger. Take a lesson from the olive tree.
by Howard Butt
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Hank the Cowdog
John Erickson borrowed money to start his own publishing company, then sold Hank the Cowdog books from his pickup truck.
by Howard Butt
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Baseball
Where can you fail two thirds of the time and still be wildly successful?
by Howard Butt
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The First Baseball
Any job, done to God's glory, proves the high calling of our daily work.
by Howard Butt
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Walt Disney on Celebrity
Once someone asked the founder of the Disney Empire, "How does it feel to be a celebrity?"
by Howard Butt
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When in Doubt, Sweep
A grocery manager gave a young man his first job. Eager to please, the new employee would rush through every task.
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Double Your Rate of Failure
When Charles Westrill invited T. J. Watson to a brown bag lunch, he didn't know that Watson was the president of IBM.
by Howard Butt
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Sarah Hale and Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth in 1621but not until 1863 did the holiday become an annual event.
by Howard Butt
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Ball Field
When others treat you like you don't exist, what should you do?
by Howard Butt
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The Word No
Feeling rejected? Dont be afraid of the word No.
by Howard Butt
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Duty in the Dark
What would you do if you thought the world was ending? Abraham Davenport keeps working.
by Howard Butt
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Uprooted Tree
Although we may present a grand exterior to the world, it's our inner core that matters most. Our inner life sustains and feeds us. Attend to the still small voice. It's the high calling of our daily work.
by Howard Butt
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Canoeing with one Arm
Mike eventually mastered canoeingand bicyclingand divingand anything else that interested him. And he reminds us that in most cases we set our own limitsin the high calling of our daily work.
by Howard Butt
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