Step 1 ATTITUDE Reach Forward to What Lies Ahead Member Church Logo Goes Here

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 Positive Attitude 85%  Get jobs  Get promoted  Circumstances > Feelings > Attitude  Good  Bad  Ugly  Reset Your Attitude-O-Meter  Consider it all joy when you encounter trials  The testing of your faith produces perseverance  That you become mature, complete, not lacking anything Workbook Page 17 Member Church Logo Goes Here JOY THE PIT Your Attitude on a 10-Point Scale?

 Forgetting What Lies Behind  Accept Loss  Exercise forgiveness to dissolve bitterness  Let go of past to move to future  Reach Forward to What Lies Ahead  Accept Opportunity  God knows the plans He has for you  Exercise love to cast out fear  Press on toward the Goal  Exercise strength training  Eat right, exercise and get plenty of rest - physically, mentally, spiritually  Ask for needed help – finances, family, personal Workbook Page 18 Member Church Logo Goes Here Generate Positive Attitude 3 Ways “Folks are about as happy as they make up there minds to be” Abraham Lincoln

 Used, Abused, Refused?  Accept loss. Be angry, yet do not sin  Do not let sun go down on your anger  “Anger” Is One Letter Short of “Danger”  List everyone you blame, describe offense and how you feel  Forgive each offender, including yourself  Forgiveness Is  Not using the past against offender  Not a feeling, but a decision you make  Not forgetting, but letting go of the hurt  Not seeking revenge, but receiving renewal  Not for their sake, but for your freedom and future  Not an event, but exercise Workbook Pages Member Church Logo Goes Here Forget What Lies Behind

 Accept Opportunity in Breadth  1,000+ industries and 30,000+ occupations  Employed and/or on your own  Local to global  Accept Opportunity in Depth  You are God’s workmanship created for good works  Which God prepared in advance for you walk in  God knows the plans for hope and a future  Face Fear with Love, Power and Sound Mind  List people, places, things that make you anxious  Let your requests be made known to God in prayer Workbook Pages Member Church Logo Goes Here Reach Forward to What Lies Ahead

 Purpose-Centered Goals  Your reason for being  Sense of wellbeing  God is calling you to…  Your Whole-Life Goals  Career/work life  Social/family and friends  Financial  Physical and health  Community  Other? Workbook Page 23 Member Church Logo Goes Here Your Hope & Future ? Career Work Life Social Family & Friends Financial Physical & Health Community

Workbook Page 22 Member Church Logo Goes Here Press on toward the Goal Physically Mentally Spiritually Eat Right Exercise Get Plenty of Rest Personal Strength Training Get Help for Other Pressure Points

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Get Ahead – Step 1 to 2  Points to Remember for Journey Ahead  Experience joy in the pit  Forget what lies behind through forgiveness  Reach forward to what lies ahead – in breadth and depth  Face fear with power, love and sound mind  Press on toward the goal  Dig deeper with online resources  Discover Your Strengths in Step 2  Learn 6 factors in your unique design  Complete self-assessments, and seek reference assessments  Take professional assessments, and review reports  Summarize your gifts, passions, calling Workbook Page 24