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“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” (Colin Powell) Every time I think about my dream I’m reminded of hard work. In my world the two go hand in hand. As a twelve year old I cut yards for $3.00 and sold crawfish for extra cash. That work […]

Building a dream is directly related to a life dedicated to hard work, self-discipline, creativity, goal setting and ambition. Enjoy the journey – just make sure you arrive! Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and Philanthropist

Learn to appreciate your worth to society, your family, your country and your job. You have worth, my friend, but you alone must determine that worth through education, training and hard work. Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and Philanthropist

Keep a record of all accomplishments. In fact, it is a good idea to track failures as well. Both accounts will make you wise and keep you grounded. Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and Philanthropist

Be sure of yourself, be a leader, demonstrate initiative, develop credibility and a well-rounded skill set, encourage relationships that will assist you on your career path and always be the person within your sphere of influence thinking outside of the box. Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and Philanthropist

Encourage yourself when no one else will. You should be your own biggest supporter or cheerleader. “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.” […]

Stay focused on your vision by building a goals stat sheet that outlines your accomplishments and uncompleted tasks with daily, weekly, monthly and yearly objectives. “Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” Josh Billings Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and […]

Embrace your future. The future has many great possibilities in store, but you must seize those opportunities and run with conviction. Surround yourself with people who appreciate and celebrate who you are and what you can become. Remove all detractors as speedily as possible. Make sure God is the focus of your dream. Your dream […]

Conserve, conserve and conserve a little bit more, my friends! Sell one of your cars and commit to riding the bus or train to work. Turn off the lights in a room you are not occupying. Use a space heater in the room where you are sleeping, eating, reading or watching television instead of using […]

Make a budget and stick to it, no mater what happens. Even God had a budget my friends! God established a budget of provision and knew when to distribute those provisions when necessary. “42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, […]

Save money wherever you can. Here are some tips for saving money that I gleaned from Dave Ramsey’s book “Priceless.” • If you save $100 per month for forty years at 12% interest, you will end up with $1,188,242. • Imagine if a 30-year-old couple funded a Roth IRA at $250 per month at 9% […]

Create opportunities in tough times. Joseph created another stream of income by selling what was stored up for a time of famine. “13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.” “16 […]