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TERRI: Hey. I'm Terri Savelle Foy, your cheerleader of dreams.
Hey, I praise you invest in yourself today, you're
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button so you'll get consistent teaching, tools and tips to help
you live your dreams. In fact, today I want to talk to you
about seven things you must quit to succeed. Now, I only know how
to teach from experience. I've learned the hard way so I can
show you the easy way, which that does not seem fair. Well, I
want you to go after your God given dreams and achieve every
goal that you have in your life. But there are certain things
that you have to stop if you want to succeed. So here's the
list of seven things you must quit. You ready? Number one is
quit making excuses. Benjamin Franklin said he that is good
for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. George
Washington Carver said 99% of the failures come from people
who have the habit of making excuses. Well, they say if you
really want something you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll
find an excuse. Trust me, I understand. I sound like a kid.
I always hated my voice. That was one excuse I gave myself not
to do this. Not to do a podcast. I didn't want to speak in front
of people, I'm naturally shy, I was scared, nervous,
unqualified. Another excuse was nobody ever validated this
calling. I was never told by anyone that I would be doing
what I'm doing today. So that was another excuse I gave
myself. You know, I've done some stupid things in my past. Surely
that makes me unqualified. I could go on and on with my list
of excuses to not doing what I'm doing today, to not be doing it.
Well, we can all list tons of reasons why we can't go after
our dreams. Whether it's a lack of education, it's never been
done before, nobody believes in you, it's too hard, it's too
late, I mean, the list goes on. I want you to know who is behind
these reasons you can't succeed. See, you have an enemy who does
not want you to live the life of your dreams. So you have to feed
what you want to live and starve what you want to die. Feed your
dreams and starve your doubts. Subscribe to podcasts like this.
Keep your faith strong and your fears weak. Number two is quit
trying to please others. Quit trying to please others. I
always tell people God hasn't necessarily told others what
he's told you about your future. So you have to obey what God is
speaking to you inside. Plus one day God's going to hold you
accountable for what he's called you to do not what he's called
someone else to do. So quit trying to please others. Number
three is quit complaining. Joyce Meyers says quit complaining
about something you don't have a vision to change. In fact, did
you know that people can identify exactly how successful
or unsuccessful you are the moment you open your mouth? I
don't like the sounds of that either but the truth is the only
thing complaining does is convince other people that
you're not in control. See, complaining is a subconscious
way of expressing that you are powerless to change your
circumstances. Now, think about that. See, when you complain
about your debt, you're voicing hopelessness to ever be
financially free. When you complain about your body, you're
decreeing impossibilities to ever be in shape. When you
complain about your job you're expressing despair that it can
ever improve. Well, sadly nothing delays your progress
more than complaining. So bottom line, when you complain, you
remain. So watch yourself this week. When you hear complaints
coming out think do I want to sound powerless or powerful? Now
when you're grateful and you express it, you're showing that
God is in control. Number four, the fourth thing you should quit
is quit second guessing yourself. You know, we all have
doubts, insecurities, fears. I'm the one who needed 57
confirmations before I resigned as CEO for my dad to open my own
offices here. But if you will start journaling your time with
the Lord, write down key insights you're learning, you
will see clearly where God is leading you. See, if God put a
dream in your heart you have to develop the courage to step out
in faith and go for it. You know, just this past weekend I
was cleaning out a desk at home and I found this handwritten
note to myself back in 2009 when I felt like God was wanting me
to start a women's conference called "Icing." Now, I was
giving myself a pep talk, handwritten and I
was reading this going on my gosh, I was
saying things like Terri, stop making this
such a big deal. Just step out and do it. You know God's
telling you to do this. It's okay if 10 people show up. Obey
God. Well, now it's grown to thousands of women coming from
all over America and other countries. But I had to give
myself a pep talk. You know, the Bible says David encouraged
himself in the Lord. So you have to become your own best
cheerleader. You have to make positive declarations over
yourself. Build yourself up. Speak God's word over your life
and over your future. If you want to know where your life is
headed, listen to the words that are coming out of your mouth.
Number five is quit comparing. Quit comparing. You know, what
God has called you to do, it's unique to you. You can't compare
your business, your ministry, your assignment with anyone
else. This is your God given dream. And see, when you compare
yourself with others, that's a battle you can never win. I
heard somebody say a flower, okay several flowers, a flower
doesn't compete with the flower next to it. It just blooms. So
what I'm saying, it's your uniqueness that God wants to use
to set you apart and cause you to stand out. So think about it.
I used to look at some people who do what I do and I would
think oh my gosh, I don't yell like them. I can't yell like
them. I don't march around the stage. I barely move from my
spot. But I whip out a prop from time to time. Well you know, in
the words of Coco Chanel, she said beauty begins the moment
you decide to be yourself. So I want you to embrace your
uniqueness, even your weirdness like me. It's your selling
point, right? Number six is to quit playing it safe. Quit
playing it safe. Be courageous and step out in faith. God said
in his word fear not there's nothing to fear. If you mess up,
which we will, he's right there to catch us and get us back on
track. TD Jake said he stepped out in faith and started a daily
talk show. Well, he determined later that continuing with that
format was not God's best for him. But he had to step out and
find out. He had to see for himself. See, successful people
aren't afraid of trying new things. In fact, in an interview
with Steven Furtick he was talking about how his son was
going to college and studying music and just pouring himself
into that degree. Then he just asked his dad, he said dad, what
if this isn't the thing God has for me? And TD Jake said this.
Even if this isn't the thing, it will be what leads you to the
thing. So step out in faith and go for it. God's got you, he's
leading you. And finally, number seven, is quit waiting. The time
to make the decision is now. You may need to map it out on a
calendar the steps to take but decide now. Jack Hanfield said
this. He said it's time to quit waiting for perfection,
inspiration, permission, reassurance. For someone to
change, for the right person to come along, the kids to leave
home, somebody to discover you. A clear set of instructions or
more confidence. Get on with it already he said. So if you're
waiting for a sign that it's time to go after your dreams,
this is it. Jim Roan said success is something you attract
by the person you become. So I want to encourage you today,
become a person who quits these seven things and you'll be on
your way to success. I hope you enjoyed that. In fact I want to
mention real quick, our subscriber of the week is Casey
Lynn Silvas. Casey Lynn writes good morning sunshine, I like
that, from Lafayette, Louisiana. She says I listen to your videos
every morning with my dog Sir Rupert and my cat Nunakins.
She's cute. I just wanted to let you know how precious your words
are to me and my now family. Not only have I opened my own spray
tanning business but I got married after six years of
dating and have grown a lot as a person and a new stepmother. You
were put on this earth to help me feel my heavenly assignment.
That blesses my heart. She said and to help me recognize my
setbacks. Years ago I started writing this song for someone I
cared about, but then soon realized after reading it that
God was speaking to me through my own words. I wrote this at 20
years old and had no idea what this actually meant until now at
age 33. Keep up the world changing work that you do
because you are setting up young ladies just like me for success
and living their God given dreams. Girl, you don't even
know how much I admire you. Casey Lynn, you have melted my
heart. Thank you so much for writing me. Now, I firmly
believe that not quitting like we talked about, not quitting is
an admirable trait. I'm the cheerleader of dreams who
teaches discipline and determination, however, there
are some things that you may need to quit or stop doing
because God has something different. And you know, you may
be confused in a certain situation on whether to
persevere or not quit or thinking maybe it's time to do
something different. Well that's why I put together a free
download just for you and this is going to show you the 10
signs that it's time to quit. It might be that a season is over
and you need to know do I persist or do I quit. So click
the link in the description to download 10 signs you need to
quit. This is not only going to help you identify what you need
to stop but I believe it's going to show you what God may be
calling you towards in your personal life. So if you've
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you motivated to live your dreams. Thanks
for watching. I'll see you next week.
TERRI: Icing means something added to
something good to make it even better.
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