Whatever talents, gifts, opportunities, happiness, and blessings someone has, are granted by God. Some people for whatever reason are bothered by those touched by His grace. There's nothing you can do about that. They should bring those grievances directly to Him. If they really feel that way, that talk is overdue anyway.

People who feed off chaos are hungry for attention and starved spiritually. Their appetite for dysfunction is insatiable. Don't allow them to feast off the blessings God prepared for YOU.

Never try to place STOP PAYMENT on a reality check!

What good is wealth if one is spiritually, emotionally, and mentally bankrupt?

While you are busy eyeing the progress of others, you lose sight of your own opportunities. Handle your own business and get your personal affairs in order. Paying too much attention to someone else's blessings will ultimately cost you your own.

There's a difference between an opportunist, and someone who seizes an opportunity. One selfishly harvests the fruits of another's labor, the other strategically helps plant the seeds. The latter can be an asset, the former will always be a leech. That climb to the top is already back breaking enough! Don't carry opportunists up your ladder of success!

Experience has taught me choosing the right people to have in your life should be a well thought out, deliberate process.

No matter how talented you think you are there is always someone better. You can learn from them and hone your skills, or challenge them and reveal your weakness. You get farther in life if you know when to stay in your lane. Try to out run a master in pursuit of success, and you will remain a slave bound by failure.

Choose your battles - small enough to win but big enough to matter.