The final section on my list of items that I want to implament this year and in the coming years is to be more giving.

There are several ways to do this which include:
- Time
- Money
- Knowledge
- Compassion
- Prayer

Those are just five but the list could go on and on.

I strongly desire to be a more giving person though. To be a person that is not about self, but about others. Instead of thinking selfishly this year it is my goal to give more than I receive in all things. I know this will not be easy, but a real challenge; probably on of the toughest.

How has your giving been so far this year?

As I continue to work my way through the ways I intend on bettering meself this year and into the future I think this is one of the biggest items on the list.

I dream of one day reaching Financial Peace; to not have to worry about money. I dream of being out of debt and not being slave to the lender.

I have accrued more debt than I would have liked over the years, but I am not as bad of as most. I have taken the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace class and read his books, but it all seems so easy when he says it. Actually doing it is a entirely different story.

It is hard when Christmas or a birthday comes around not to put a little here or there on a credit card to get a gift with the mentality of you will pay it off next month. The reality is you will seldom have the opportunity to pay it off the next month. life just happpens and something else always seems to come up!

You must have a plan when you want to stay financially fit and these are some of the things that I plan on using to get me financially fit:

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As I continue on my theme for the year of bettering myself the next item that I want to hit on is being more thankful.

At times I can look more to the negative and not at the positive. I dwell on things that I do not have, or have lost instead of what I do have.

This year I want to count the many blessing I have an always look to them for motivation and inspiration to keep on keeping on. God has blessed me in so many ways, more than I could ever imagine. I have a family, a house, a church family, friends, a job, a car, a steady income, a Savior that gave His life so I can live for eternity with Him, good health, and the ability to dream to big dreams and the opportunities to pursue those dreams…. The list could go on and on.

So this year instead of dwelling on the fact that I have lost something, or that I have had a bad day because something went wrong at work. I should constantly look to the things in my life I have been blessed with; because when I do that it seems to put everything into perspective.

How have you been blessed recently?

As I continue to look to better myself in 2012 and on into the future the next thing on the list is to never stop learning.

This is one thing that I am passionate about. I feel it a requirement in ones life. Especially those with aspirations of a position of leadership. One who refuses to continue l learn will be followers their entire lives.

In order to never stop learning my goals are to: Continue Reading…