Advice
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The United States has more trained lawyers in government compared to any other country in the world. As such, the governing philosophy in the US is procedural. Approvals, litigations and lots of paperwork. In China, there are more engineers in government per capita. The philosophy is objectives and key results, making the country one gigantic…
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Religion and ethnicity work at the level of identity, not intellect. This is why even highly intelligent people get manipulated, and countries with the most brilliant minds become mired in identity politics. The moment your critical thinking feels like you are betraying a held belief, your identity hijacks your intellect, leaving you vulnerable to all…
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An ad hominem challenges a message by challenging the character, credentials or claims of its messenger. It’s the nun giving sex advice. Or the career politicians talking about balancing the budget. Or the technocrat talking about vaccine safety when the occasion of injuries keeps stacking. Ad hominems allow us to shoot down the messenger,yes. But…
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To communicate your ideals, try telling stories. Why?People don’t care how much you know until the know how much you care. This is where stories come in. Stories tell others how much we care because we care enough to make them up, listen to them told, and in the case of listening, retell the stories…
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The Christian is Jesus’ surrogate in everything! He has been given the name of Jesus as a power of attorney to navigate and trump impossible circumstances. Think of the name of Jesus like a credit card belonging to your boss or the corporation for which you work. Think of the name like a credit card…
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The Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. And one thing that stands her out is the capacity to love. So, what is love? Love is assigning worth to another based on a complete and accurate knowledge of a person’s value. If you love another, you can’t devalue him, in any way.
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The Christian is a prophet. Rather than toiling for things like the rest of the world, she must learn the art of speaking forth the mind of God. This way, the people, resources, circumstances and contexts conform with the words spoken under the influence of God.
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The Christian is born to do the impossible because the life in him or her is the life of God. Question. Is there anything God cannot do? If your answer is no, then there’s absolutely nothing you cannot do. What many don’t know is how.
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The Christian is the trophy of Christ’s success. A trophy is proof of victory over an opponent. That the Christian can speak with new tongues; lay hands on the sick and have the sick recover; take dangerous toxins and not be harmed; and cast out demons, is the testament to Jesus’ success. That’s who the…
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The Christian is anointed. Anointed with what, you may ask? Anointed with a part of God Almighty called the Holy Spirit. Under the influence of this Holy Spirit, the Christian can accomplish anything.