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Taking the Leap: Is it time to start your own business?

By Leary Gates
Maybe it's the economy with its high unemployment, but lately I've been hearing from a lot of people who are considering starting their own business. Having begun a few of my own, they ask my advice. It's always the same: "Come on in. The water's warm." And when I follow that remark with, "Sharks also live in warm waters," their countenance quickly changes. In the fifteen years of running my own businesses and learning things the hard way, I've been bitten by a few of those sharks.
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Published on May 3, 2010 | Posted in Breakthroughs | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – Luke 8:18 on Listening

By Leary Gates
Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”- Luke 8:18 (NIV)

Listening is a muscle. If not purposefully exercised, it will atrophy. That’s why Jesus commanded his disciples to pay […]

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Published on April 11, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Also tagged | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – Ecclesiastes 5:1 on Listening

By Leary Gates
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.”- Ecclesiastes 5:1

Do you start your prayer time by talking? I often do. There are many things in […]

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Published on March 28, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Also tagged | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – John 9:31 on Prayer

By Leary Gates
We know that God…listens to the godly man who does his will.”- John 9:31 (NIV)

I’m sure you’ve heard it said that we serve a God who hears our prayers. But have you ever thought about the fact that He is a God who also listens? As an omniscient God […]

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Published on March 21, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Also tagged | Leave a comment

Thought for the Day – L. King on Listening

By Leary Gates
I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.”- Larry King

Most of us are learning disabled—by design. That’s because our brains are wired for speed. Over 100 billion neurons, connected by […]

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Published on March 5, 2010 | Posted in Thought for the Day | Also tagged | Leave a comment