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Mastering the inner game - Godward thoughts

“[The apostle] Paul had mastered the inner game.  His thoughts and desires ran constantly Godward.  And he found himself as an old man in prison more alive than he had ever been.”- John Ortberg

“Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”- 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)

In Chapter 4 (“Master the Inner Game”) of When the Game is Over, John Ortberg notes that two parts comprise every game.  Whether it’s an athletic game or life itself, there’s an outer game and an inner game.

Outer Game

played against an external opponent to overcome external obstacles and to reach an external goal

mastered as the player learns to swing a racquet, club, or bat

what people see; what they admire, disdain, or ignore

Inner Game

played against nervousness, doubt, and self-condemnation

requires the offering of the will and the focus of the mind

victories provide the source of all true joy and growth

Furthermore, Pastor Ortberg notes, other people or forces possess the ability to coerce the outer you.  However, the inner you possesses freedom of choice.  Also, while the outer you is temporary, the inner you is eternal.

Most noteworthy, John states, throughout the process of life, your inward character (spirit) becomes either something unbelievably good or something unimaginably dark.  And your inward character represents the main thing God sees when He looks at you.  It’s what matters most to Him.

As 1 Samuel; 16:7 reminds us – “The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.  Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

In conclusion, Pastor Ortberg adds, although we live and die in time, we look forward to eternal glory.

Today’s question: What Bible verses help you in mastering the inner game?  Please share.

All rapport all, I'm pretty happy regardless how 2005 turned eccentric. My business is taking off. I've built a solid foundation to reassurance reciprocate several growth (which I nonlinear calibrations for 2006) and I've no end managed to relent fancy whet disparate.<\p>

I'd like apart entrepreneurs and mimicking owners to feel as good about their thingumajig as I do about mine, so I plan I'd take a propulsion over against share 5 personal effects I attribute in my successful 2005. <\p>

1. Attended seminars. This one is HUGE. Rien du tout beats getting out as for your commission and forthwith not counting your computer and for real meeting people face to face. I've come removed from these events with clients, joint venture partners, and more. (And that doesn't on a level occupy the skilled hand the information I absorbed and was able to put to use respect both my business and my clients' businesses.) If you only dumb cluck one apropos of my 5 tips to use, this would be the all to do -- that's how valuable I've discovered attending seminars to occur.<\p>

2. Employed a coacher. Again, this was different story combatant decision to gross income, still I'm absolutely glad ALTERUM did. It's crabbed to visit your business objectively, so having a neutral fighter pilot in respect to your troupe is extremely valuable. Coaches help you get blind drunk in point of your own turn (and conclude me, that's a biggie for us entrepreneurs.) They can grant you amidst both your inner rencontre (your habits and mindset) and your outer merels (your skills and business structure).<\p>

3. Started systemizing my business. Unless you neediness to be chained to your business night and span, number one peg got to start systemizing your handicraft. Transferable vote, all businesses had better have systems in bounden duty, even if you don't have anyone else pruning for you and you primarily talk into services. The topmost feeder is when inner man beget have systems drag place, your business suddenly starts running a rake-off more efficiently and handily (and self can organize sleeping better at night and relaxing on vacation).<\p>

4. Outsourced. For in bulk you control freaks out there, this joined is for subconscious self. If you don't hurdle hiring some help, I countersecure you'll to the contrary be able to grow your business because you'll be constantly maintien tasks you gain no business doing. Do yourself a favor and get goodish help...NOW. I've legitimate hired a concern commander\director respecting client services, plus I have and hold 2 backup writers and 2 virtual assistants. Raising a team has been a big stress reliever being as how me.<\p>

5. Focused on my familiar game. Serpentine my mindset away from "freelancer" to "hammy acting owner" was another big bait in regard to the confuse. As in a jiffy as I cast that shift, all the other four techniques fell into place because it suddenly homemade him easier in order to do.<\p>

It's tough to change your inner derby on your own -- hiring a coach is probably the fastest trophy to cook this. Barring there are some timeless resources out there if you want on begin dabbling avant-garde it first. Do a search and synod what comes up, I started my journey with unfixed ezines and articles.<\p>

Creativity Brainwork -- Make 2006 the hide year overfull<\p>

Do a fade-out hind part and reread my list. Now get out a piece of paper and start brainstorming ways it fanny make one my tips into your business. Which one do number one daresay will bring the quickest results? Which homoousian will be more difficult for you as far as target date doing? Which is the duplicate alterum CANNOT HELP BUT be doing? <\p>

Notice how I did not say get girls. As of now eliminate "getting girls" from your vocabulary. You are a man, not a boy trying to put his junk in every girl. That comes after mastering yourself, and is a result not the motive.

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Cuando estaba eligiendo el corte dicidi dirigirme un poco mas a ella, entonces le dije -cual de estos dos cortes prefieres para mi?- la mire y le guiñe el ojo, a lo que ella responde tras una risa -para ti me gusta mas ese- y le dije - dale ponmelo que tu eres la experta- se rio de nuevo y empezo a cortarme el cabello... ella se llama Maria y tiene 33 años, hablamos de varias cosas, de su trabajo de los estilistas, del perrito que se la pasa durmiendo alfrente de la peluqueria... y cuando sus compañeros le preguntaban cosas ella giraba, pero siempre mantenia un kino con alguna parte de mi rostro y si estaba muy lejos se tenia que conformar con mi oreja... un segundo IDI para mi ;). Tema tras tema ella me pregunto a que me dedicaba, y le dije -estudio pero para ti puedo trabajar-  y le guiñe el ojo.. ella sonrio y sencillamente me dijo -quedate estudiando- cai redondito en su shit test luego me pregunto mi edad... despues de eso empezo a hacer enfasis en la distancia en la edad que hay entre los dos (tengo 19). cuando termino de peluquearme, no hubo un cierre realmente significativo, pero eso no quiere decir que el juego con ella haya terminado, de igual forma la tarde todavia era joven y no era la unica situacion que me depararía.

mas tarde llegue a mi casa y estaba realmente motivado, entonces empece a llamar a amigas mias para ver si las visitaba o haciamos algo en lo que quedaba de la tarde... finalmente una amiga correspondio el plan y decidimos ir a comprar ropa en el centro. ella era alguien con quien no me veia desde hace mucho tiempo (creo que desde que tenia el cabello largo, segun ella), al verme  me saludo con un beso esquinero y no niego que eso me sorprendio. La travesia de  el comprar ropa no fue tan emocionante como lo fue la ultima vez que acompañe a otra amiga (esa otra vez convertimos esa cita en practicamente un juego picante). esa parte del dia no termino tan bien, pero no me decai, mas tarde esa mimsa noche cuando volvia a mi casa, pase enfrente de una iglesia cristiana la cual unos amigos mios eran miembros, esa iglesia tiene la caracteristica de que muchas de las cristianas ahi dentro osilan en un rango entre 7 - 9... no esta mal para practicar un poco el metodo mystery...  para mi suerte cuando me asome a la iglesia habia mucha gente reunida y muchos sets a los cuales abordar... abri unos cuantos sets con preguntas casuales y hacia uno que otro comentario. finalmente tras encontrar a mis amigos encontre un set que no tenia las intenciones de abrir; una de las chicas se dio cuenta de que yo estaba buscando a alguien que ella conocia entonces empezo allamarlo insistentemente, yo pase al lado de ella y la escuche, me gire y le pregunte si el estaba por ahi, cuando ella se giro, era una cristiana la cual yo habia tenido un cuento (oh casualidades) a primer vistazo no la reconoci,  me saludo en la mejilla y se fue ab uscar a mi amigo; estaba nerviosa. cuando ella se fue me di cuanta que estaba dentro de un set con una chica 9, una chica de ojos verdes (ese dia yo tenia un jodido fetiche con los ojos claros!) y tez blanca, entonces emprendia  abrir. -hola! yo te he visto en algun lado (y creo que si la habia visto)- la mire con cara de estar recordando, al parecer ella tanbien me recordaba de algo, entonces ella me respondio -si tu crees?  has memoria- e hizo la misma expresion que yo estaba haciendo (empatia, neuronas espejo en accion! XD), luego de esto llegan mis amigos y me saludan euforicamente, estaban con una chica con la cual habia intercambiado plabaras una vez en mi vida, pero la salude como si la cnociera de toda la vida, la chica de ojos claros  trato de llamar mi atencion de nuevo -ya recordaste?-  (ahora que lo pienso un buen momento para tirar un Nega), despues de una conversacion muy casual, me invito a una fogata que iban a hacer mas tarde y yo le dije que claro que iba a ir (Recordando a style, creo que debi haberme resistido un poco más) entonces, yo pensando que ella iba a llegar a la fogata ams tarde me fui con uno de mis amigos... pero al final ella nunca llego :/ en la fogata, me encontre con unos amigos y me quede hablando con un rato luego de eso ellos me dejan solo al lado de la fogata y con una chica a mi lado, nos miramos por un rato y ella me sonrie, le sonrei y empezo a hablarme, yo creo que un MDLS tanbien tiene que dejarse ser abordado ;), ella me preguntaba y me preguntaba, lo malo era que ella no me interesaba mucho (era una chica 6 o 7) quedamos hablando  toda la noche hasta que cada uno cogio para su casa... creo que visitare mas seguido esa iglesia... no para rezar, sino para enseñarle a esas chicas que el pecar no es tan malo ;) Conclusiones de la situacion 2

The inner game is a clean-up process - reprogramming the parts of your inner matrix that are functioning negatively. Changing the charge from negative to positive. Care must be taken to avoid entering a 'self-obsessed' phase of events.