You will learn why so many of us procrastinate and never fully live in our purpose, joy and success.
Listen to this powerful message all the way to the END.
Call 323.964.1736 when you are ready to invite Jewel Diamond Taylor to speak for your conference, campus, church, workplace training, retreat, luncheon or book signing.
Your daily decisions shape your destiny. Make up your mind that your thoughts, words and actions will break cycles of frustrations and failure. Make up your mind that you will invest in your success, health, faith, abundance, relationships and purpose.
Train your mind to SEEK opportunities. SEE opportunities. SEIZE opportunities. SEE that you are worthy, willing and courageous.
✓ There are no guarantees. Certainly you can never know in advance whether a decision will be correct, therefore, you must be prepared to take risks. The more courage you show in making decisions, the more you improve your skill.
✓ Look for the opportunities. If you make a mistake, view it as an opportunity to learn what didn’t work and why. Many times decisions are reversible and you can change your mind.
✓ Hindsight is 20/20. You might discover in hindsight situations that may have affected your decision had you known about them earlier. This is normal and typical but should not stall your decision-making process.
✓ Don’t make hasty and emotional decisions especially when you just received a large amount of money from gambling, the lottery, job bonus, family inheritance, insurance settlement or when you are hungry, angry, lonely or tired.
✓ The habit of avoidance and procrastination is costly (financially, physically, your relationships and your peace of mind). Listen to my CD on Procrastination to learn the power of making decisions and taking action.
✓ Do not get stuck and do nothing. If you’ve done everything you can to make a good decision and still can’t make up your mind, do not delay making an important decision for fear that you don’t know enough or will make the wrong choice. Make decisions with confidence and courage.
✓ Don’t let fear stop you. Sometimes people become so paralyzed with the fear of making a wrong decision that they panic and lose sight of what they’re trying to accomplish. This hinders making any decision. Don’t assume the worst or allow other people’s opinions to cloud your judgement and faith. Don’t second-guess yourself and talk yourself out of action, momentum, breakthroughs and peace of mind.
When all is said and done, all you can do is the best with what you have to work with. Do not underestimate the power of intuition, intelligence, ideas and instincts.
Scripture suggestions about making decisions:
Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:5, Jeremiah 33:3
“I have certainly learned that being broken and blessed can happen at the same time.
It’s a paradox. The two words should not be in the same sentence.
As I hold these broken pieces of crayons I realize I have two choices. I could throw them away. Or I could still use them to color.
Whenever you and I feel broken I believe we can still use the pieces of our brokenness to color our life and others around us with gratitude, joy, kindness, service, love and courage.
Sure, life can give you a swift kick in the gut and break your heart. I pray you are able to be resilient and COLOR again. Pain and loss have taught me to color my life with compassion, a sense of humor, to enjoy each moment and let go of clutter. I’m learning to color my life with simplicity, humility, gratitude and faith that sustains me even in my sorrow. The enemy to your soul can make you feel useless, worthless and broken beyond repair. The truth is you are stronger than you think. The truth is life doesn’t offer you joy or pain, sunshine or rain, blessings or brokenness … it is joy AND pain, sunshine AND rain, blessings AND brokenness. The truth is God will never leave you nor forsake you. Pain is your invitation to begin the process of healing from the struggle, sadness, shame, secrets, silent screams and suffering. If you feel stuck, insecure and broken…. pick up the broken pieces and discover a peace that surpasses all understanding…that is your gift of grace from God.
Get rid of clutter, anger, depression, toxic relationships and grudges. Forgiveness and resiliency are the rebirth of hope, a renewing of your mind. Declare and decree, “It’s not over. I will bounce back. I will not break. I am more than a conqueror. I take my power and joy back. I will not live like a victim, but as a victorious woman/man.” ~ Jewel Diamond Taylor, http://www.DoNotGiveUp.net
click link to receive your e-book – Send me Jewel’s popular e-book “I Am Resilient” 
QUESTION FOR THE SELF-ESTEEM DR. FROM SHELLEY: “Dr. Jewel I’m in my 50’s now and I feel like a failure. I feel like many opportunities for love, money, career advancement and my weight image have passed me by. I feel stuck, lonely and embarrassed when I see what other people around me have accomplished. I was recently laid off my job and too ashamed to tell my family and friends about my fears and financial struggles. I even missed going to our family reunion to avoid the questions and judgment. Just to get out of the bed each day is a struggle. Thank you so much for your web site and the weekly newsletters you send out. I have been saving them for years but now I need to know how to start applying what you write about. I’m sorry I missed your recent speaking engagement in Atlanta but this heavy depression has me on lock down. Did you record your message?”
JEWEL DIAMOND TAYLOR’S RESPONSE: Thank you Shelley for writing me. No, my recent Atlanta message was not recorded. Based on the feedback from my audience, I believe you would have been inspired and blessed to pull yourself out of this pit. We all make mistakes, fail, procrastinate, make the wrong turn, miss golden opportunities and make wrong decisions at some point. We all go through a painful time of reassessing our lives and realizing we were either misinformed, uninspired, in denial, busy helping others, lazy, disconnected from the right people, scattered our time, love and money on the wrong things or wrong people, hoping someone would come along and save us or do what needed to be done for us.
If you internalize, obsess and judge yourself based on a failed marriage, being single, your bank account, your education, your dress size, your past of missed opportunities or social/economic status, you will never grow out of your negative self-evaluating patterns, self-loathing and down spiraling emotions.
You will only grow out of this from desperation or inspiration. Unfortunately, most people are not motivated by pleasure but their painful circumstances. Your message sounds like your pain is motivating you to seek help. It’s time to take yourself off the hook. You gain nothing by being angry with yourself, resentful, depressed, critical or defeated. The opposite of beating yourself up is practicing self-care, compassion and self-motivation. I promise you…you are not alone. Shame is a powerful stronghold, but this chain can be broken. You have new choices and new steps you can take. I pray you TAKE YOURSELF OFF THE HOOK.
Read inspirational/motivational books like mine and other authors. Declare that you will encourage yourself. Your worth is not just measured by what you own or accomplished or your marital status. You are worthy in God’s sight. You can still leave your mark. You can still touch lives and find inner peace. You can still move forward, not on a broken road, but a blessed road of faith, action, courage, purpose, humility and love. If you can’t get excited and motivated about your own goal…enlist to help, assist, volunteer and share your experiences, time and talents as a dream pusher for a person/organization you believe in. Open your windows, listen to some upbeat music, make your gratitude list, nurture new relationships, make an appointment with me for some awesome, life changing, effective and healing coaching/counseling. I know how it feels to grieve in your heart for people and opportunities lost. Shake out your garment of despair that’s been hanging on that hook. Put on a garment of praise. The book of Isaiah says to those who grieve in Zion that God will give you a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. Thank God for His grace and mercy which as brought you this far. You are still here.
As Morgan Freeman’s character says in the movie Shawshank Redemption,“Get busy living or get busy dying…..there ain’t nothing in between.”
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Stay in the light.” ~ Jewel Diamond Taylor, http://www.DoNotGiveUp.net, 323.964.1736, e-mail me Jewel@DoNotGiveUp.net
go to this link to listen to the message
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2325057-i-woke-up-this-morning-and-knew-something-has-got-to-change
Listening to this short message can to take you closer to achieving your goals.
I woke up this morning, put my feet on the floor, washed face and went downstairs…reality hit me again. My son is gone. This is not a dream. Is this a trick? No, this is real. He has gone on to heaven. I won’t see him walk through that door. I won’t hear his voice again. I won’t get another one of his wonderful hugs. I won’t hear him talk about his passion about sports, golf, the stars, the pyramids or his goals for building the family business. I woke up to a harsh reality. I had to make a decision.
Have you ever woke up, put your feet on the floor and washed the sleep out of your eyes only to realize you are still single, still broke, still sick, still tired, still living in an apartment, or some where you don’t want to live? Have you woke up and realized you still haven’t lost the weight, still going to a job that you hate, or woke up and realized you were still unemployed or still waiting for “that” phone call or the pain in your body or heart hasn’t stopped? Have you woke up to the reality that you still have to ride the bus or still have to feed and take of your child (children) even though you are feeling crappy and tired? Have you ever woke and realized you were still angry or still stressed? Have you ever woke up to the reality that are still a widow, still going through a painful separation or divorce, still missing your parents, still haven’t found your purpose, still have no joy or you still feel lost and out of place at your job, church, family or on campus?
You have a decision to make. Every day you make a decision. You can decide to remain stuck in your emotions and stay on the “train of thought“ that only leads to a destination of doom, gloom, depression, defeat and reaching for something to dull the pain. Or you can decide to take a ride on another “train of thought“ that leads to breathing in gratitude, grace, peace and a determined mindset to live your best life today in spite of it all. You cannot ride both trains at that same time. When reality shows you something you don’t want to see or believe…which train of thought will you ride today?
Join me as I learn to choose the right train of thought each morning. Sometimes days are easy and some days are hard. I resolve to exhale the pain and stress and inhale God’s grace to see another day. I choose to see there are new possibilities. I choose to shake off feeling tired and remain inspired to experience peace, compassion, gratitude, health and enthusiasm. I choose joy. I choose life. I choose courage. I choose love. I choose wisdom. I choose peace. I choose strength to change what I can. I choose acceptance for what I cannot change. I choose wisdom to know the difference. I choose resilience. I choose a “bounce back” attitude. I choose positive actions. I choose to NOT give up. click this link to get your copy of my book “I AM Resilient”
jeweldiamondtaylor.com 