JD – All shall be done, but it may be harder than you think. ― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

JW – You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. – Winston Churchill

MS – Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the tablet of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. – Proverbs 3:3-4

EB – Greater has no one than this, than he lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:13

The Winston Churchill quote is a great reminder for us all as we start a new year.

We start the new year with vim and vigor. Excited to get going and moving in a positive direction.

Maybe we write down some resolutions.

Maybe we set some goals.

Maybe we vow to make a change.

But then we hear the barking dogs.

Some say that we can’t do it.

Some say that something else would be better.

Achievement requires focus.

Focus on what is most important. Ignore those barking dogs.

Make it a great day.

Jake