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The very first key or step to building your dreams is to understand this one concept: you must build your own dreams. No one else is truly interested in building your dreams to your specifications. If they are, they likely do not have a dream of their own. How would that work? Someone without a […]

It’s not a very good testament to your character when your body is sloppy and your teeth are raggedy. A few years ago, I gained 50 pounds. I was recently able to lose 40. I run three miles a day and lift weights routinely. I have also changed my diet by limiting my sugar and […]

At an early age, I learned from my grandmother that your appearance is the first (and sometimes the last) thing people remember about you. “Always keep your hair trimmed and lined even if you have long hair. Keep your clothes clean and pressed, even if they are not in fashion or designer items. And make […]

There is more to everyone you meet than the eyeball test; yet the eyeball test reveals much. “The very look of Frederick Douglass was an irresistible logic against the oppression of his race.” James Russell Lowell, (I Was Born a Slave) Everyone who saw and spoke with Frederick Douglass knew he was a man with […]

“When you make men slaves you compel them to live with you in a state of war.” Olaudah Equiano, “I Was Born a Slave” I believe that on some level that we all have a responsibility to help our neighbors, friends, family and acquaintances become more enlightened. To not do so is in direct violation […]

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. Keep a record of all accomplishments. In fact, it is a good idea to […]

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 […]

They help the protégé set and achieve goals in life. “1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and […]

They are great motivators and gifted in encouraging others. “There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.” (Proverbs 12:18) “You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” (2nd Timothy 2:1) Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker […]

They give Godly and life-changing counsel. “Now the advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one had inquired at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.” (2nd Samuel 16:23) Devin Oten DO Enterprises www.DevinOten.com Writer, Public Speaker and Philanthropist

They have the true heart of a father. “1 Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and […]

They manage themselves and others very well. “1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not given to wine, not violent, […]