Aug 4 DON’T LET UNCERTAINTY TALK YOU INTO PURSUING A BACKUP PLAN INSTEAD OF YOUR PURPOSE.

Affirmation: I love the person I am and who I am becoming. I am willing to grow and change.

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Wholehearted Guidepost from Brené Brown

Cultivate Authenticity. Let go of What Others Think.

Put Guidepost 1 Into Practice:

Identify who you are when you’re at your best. Make a list. (“When I’m at my best, I am ______.”) Then, make it a habit to show up in that way. Celebrate your best moments with a “That’s like me!”

Notice when you’re trying to please others, or get caught up in worrying about what others think. Note these moments with a “Needs work” and shift back to your authentic self.

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Mastering the 7 Decisions from Andy Andrews

4 The Certain Decision 

I have a decided heart.

It’s not about what it IS…

It’s about what it can BECOME!

What you decide in your heart will be done and the light of God will shine on your ways. Job 22:28

Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love by Bob Goff

AUGUST 4 DON’T LET UNCERTAINTY TALK YOU INTO PURSUING A BACKUP PLAN INSTEAD OF YOUR PURPOSE. 

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. HEBREWS 10:36 

As college graduation approached, I decided becoming a lawyer was my next step to make the biggest impact. Since I had spent most of undergrad surfing, I didn’t feel entirely prepared. My grades were underwhelming; my LSAT scores were even worse. Every application was flat-out rejected. They didn’t even put me on their wait lists. 

But I wasn’t going to let a big load of rejection stop me. My first-choice school was within driving distance, so I hopped in my VW bug and went to the dean’s office for an impromptu meeting without notice. The dean didn’t find my argument compelling, to say the least. So after he told me I needed to leave his office, I sat on a bench just outside the door the rest of the day. 

Every time he passed by, I told him he had the power to let me in. All he had to say was, “Go buy your books” and I’d be in. For six straight days I sat on the bench and waited for the dean to walk past. “All you have to say is, ‘Go buy your books,’”

 I’d remind him each time, and he’d just smile and move along. Until the day he didn’t. Five days after law school started, he approached me at the bench with a smile, and after a long pause, he told me—“Go buy your books.” 

Every day since, as I’ve been involved in countless legal cases here and abroad, I’ve thought about the power of perseverance. Sometimes when a door closes, it’s not a sign pointing us in a different direction. Sometimes it’s a reminder that we need to knock harder—or maybe try kicking it down. 

What doors do you need to keep knocking on?