Don’t Settle for Less

Are you excited about your life? Or do you feel as if you’re merely existing, drifting along from day to day without any sense of purpose or direction?

Through the years, I’ve met countless people who’re living what I call a “settled-for-life.” Somewhere along their journey, they became complacent and content in their circumstances. They settled for what they believed was adequate or satisfactory instead of exerting the effort and work necessary to living a life that’s truly excellent and outstanding.

The truth is, it’s easy to find ourselves settled and complacent in life. And there are many reasons we can feel stuck, discouraged, or adrift; lose our enthusiasm for life; and forfeit our hope, sense of purpose, and peace.

In my opinion, the foremost reasons are because many people have lost sight of who God made them to be and what He designed them to do. As a result, countless people are not actively, intentionally, and purposefully pursuing what the Father has planned for them.

If you truly want to pursue your purpose and reach your full potential in life, then you must face up to these two truths:

• Truth #1: God has placed more within you than you realize.


• Truth #2: You likely have settled for the life you’re living now.

If you’re willing to discover and align yourself with this gloriuos plan and purpose for you, He’ll bless you more than you could ever imagine and open doors of opportunity you never dreamed possible. He’ll restore the joy, peace, and hope you’ve lost and show you the path to the accomplishment He wants in your life. And He promises to bless you with life at its very best.

God has placed you in this time and your current location to allow you to maximize your role in establishing His will “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). If you’ve ever wondered why you’re on this earth, understand that God has placed you here as a unique person with a unique mission aimed at establishing and extending His kingdom—and your potential lies securely and completely in that purpose.

The question is, do you truly believe it? And more importantly ...

are you ready to get started?

Let Us Journey Together- Coach Milton

You are the treasure to the world, your greatness is all dependent on what you can contribute to society and other people. No matter the circumstance you can find satisfaction by giving of yourself to the betterment of others.

If you are someone that needs to hear that you were created for a reason a divine purpose, then hear this: 
Your design from birth is greater than you period. Find your tribe and give service to them. Your tribe is those that you feel the most connected to. It could be from a past experience, a passion or a calling to serve.
My encouragement is that you will want to live your purpose for the pursuit of joy and satisfaction of life.

Blessings CoachMilton

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This idea of one life isnt new. I am reminded that I have one life to live and ts way short. Shorter than I imagined, as breif as a flame that gets blown out from the wind. So, why do I and others look at life as if their is an abundance, or unlimited supple of it. 

What my mission in this life is to help you connect to the other life, the life where you choose on a daily basis to maximize your potential and fulfill your purpose. 

What’s my encouragement today is you find an anchor to recognize how short life is and to want to on a daily basis live your best life. Loving deeply, forgiving often, and pursuing passionately your purpose.
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Blessings Coach Milton

Henri Nouwen so wisely wrote, “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy, and keep choosing it every day.”

Recently my family and I dealt with the loss of our mother, my second mom and my wife’s mother. She passed away after battling cancer for the third time. One thing I will always embrace is the hope and joy she would make me feel when I would be with her or around her. Although we kew this day was coming, it still stings a bit to know she isnt around anymore. But , because of her life and what she gave me , I had a bank of joy that was full in my heart. So, I share with you some keys on how I made Joy A Choice.

Some Keys On How I’ve Made Joy A Choice:

1. Receive the joy when it knocks on your heart- this is not an automatic response for every one, this is a deliberate act of opening your mind, soul and heart up to a higher reality.
2. Live life from the joy- Once you receive this joy, let it be the power to which you excercise your service to others and the world. The benefit is that , there is always a reward for giving of yourself from a beautiful stance in life.
3. Continually think about the good in life- The biggest diestractions from the joy you have received is the input you allow to penetrate through your ears and your eyes. Stay focused by keeping positive in front of you.

I guarantee that if you would step out into this space in which I love to reside, a world full of joy will open up to you and present miracles you would’nt even imagine.

Coach Milton

There are those that care and there are those that pretend to care. I understand we are all selfish at some level, but does your selfisness out weigh your genuine care for others? Putting others first can be beneficial in many ways and I want to share some key tips on what this can do in these arenas.

Give people the opportunity to sample your competence and character.
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Jobseekers:Do you volunteer? Give others the opportunity to see what you can do? Who you are when you volunteer or participate in sports is who you are. Do you stay connected with past professors and old friends? Do you nurture connections with new contacts? Do you say thank you and do you notice people, listen to them and value them.
Entrepreneurs:Do you give exemplary customer service? Understand that “good service” is to be expected — it’s not unique and sometimes it’s not even memorable. Yet, great service provides others the opportunity to see that you do what you say you’re going to do. The statement, ‘the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a just a little extra” holds true.
2. Genuinely care.

Take the time to learn what’s important to others. Listening to others can unearth valuable information into what’s important to someone, what drives them and what drives them crazy.
Do you ask how you can help them? What you can do to make this process easier for them? What’s important to them? What matters most?

3. Authentically appreciate those you’re grateful for.

How often do you stop and express your appreciation for someone? I’m not talking about a quick ‘thank you’ text or a short email and not even an automated e-card. What I’m referring to is a genuine thank you. It could be simple as a quick, handwritten thank you note. It could be knowing what they’re struggling with the most and helping them out or sending resources (books, knowledge, contacts) their way to assist. It’s slowing down long enough to notice someone, value exactly what you appreciate about them, genuinely expressing that value and engaging them.

What can you do this week to show value to others?

Blessings Coach Milton

Acceptance. 

When we accept something we are allowing it to penetrate our thinking and allowing it to go deep into our spirits and into our souls. 

This is where the roots of our life is, and where we can live out of. When we accept something, we allow it to pass through the layers of our thinking, join our memory, going back to what is right, what is wrong, what I truly believe and then does it line up to everything that I believe. 

When we accept something as truth, we deposit it into our soul and we allow it to take root. 
What do you accept as far as truth when it comes to the momentsin your life when it’s dealing with your health, your relationships or your finances or your business or your professional life? 

What do you accept or believe as truth? Are you worthy of something greater than what you see today? Do you want more out of your life more than what you see today? And that’s what belief does. It kind of pulls you to what the possibility are how far out can we look and to say these are the possibilities and what I believe and I want to believe. And I am going to accept that and allow that to take root into my life.

Accepting anything that comes your way, releases the possibility of peace. Resistance keeps peace far from you. Accepting does not mean condoning, it only means that you are choosing to be in the moment as it is and will make a decision as you journey through life , is it your truth!
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Blessings Coach Milton

The lights go out and the music fades, the thrill of the music and friends is no more. The noise now becomes so deafining because the sounds are coming from within. These voices are so loud that you try to do all you can to drown them out. The only thing that works temporarily is to do something that can harm you or is destuctive. What you need at this point is some peace.

There are countless people that want peace, peace from fear, peace from anger, peace from their past, peace in the midst of a storm. You crave it and you desire this because if you dont fall into these categories I just mentioned, your actions good or bad are striving for that some times elusive peace of mind. 

You crave it, you desire it- PEACE

I wish I had a magic wand or formula that can give you peace of mind, but I do not. What I do have I give you freely and that your only peace will come once you let all your expectations go. You allow a Higher power to take what troubles you and then live knowing that you trust it is in better hands and control than your own.
My peace comes from the fact that if you believe it or not, I get my peace from God. I rely on Him to take my burdens , my insecurities, my past and present, my hopes and dreams and see that all I do from this point is done with the understadning that I am not in this life alone.

I hope this helps you just a little bit today.
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Blessings Coach Milton



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We all have a well that we can pull from once we know who is the one that placed it there and even the bucket to draw it from. Here is the challenge, when we dont identify with the one that placed the well within us.

There are so many oppportnites that suround us to identify with. Thats why we are so hooked on social media, we are so hooked on Netflix, we are so hooked on streaming services, we are so hooked on magazines, we are so hooked on what other people are doing.

Not one time have I mentioned we are hooked on who we are as a unique, beautiful, creative being.
This article is the one you were looking for to challenge you and encourage you to be and identify with the best version of yourself.

Three Forces that come to Challenge Your Identity:personal

1. Culture- Culture is the force that comes against you in the biggest way. Because whether we admit it or not we allow culture to penetrate our mind and senses on a daily basis.
2. Self Talk- This one is just as controllable as #1 but its the one thats been there most of our lives, always doubting and always pointing fingers, blaming, making excuses, keeping you pinned down.
3. The Enemy- Believe it or not and whatever you call it, there is a dark force that is hell bent on seeing you not become the man or woman your are destined to be.

This here is a simple overview to the forces you are up against. Take the time to think more about these and how you can today begin wining this battle of Identity and to run your race to completion.

Blessings Coach Milton

Hi! My story is that I have 5 beautiful children and my oldest two are girls. I grew up with three boys and myself being the oldest. I had super high hopes of what my girls were going to become by the time they were 18. And, I was wrong. In having my expectations not being met , I found myself bitter, frustrated and angry. It was like my bubble of expectation had been bursted, I felt aweful as if it were my fault. All I could do Is change my perspective and shift my thinking about expectations. Listen as I share some key perspectives.



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