{"id":28181,"date":"2020-11-24T20:01:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T01:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=28181"},"modified":"2020-11-24T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T01:01:12","slug":"your-2021-game-plan-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2020\/11\/24\/your-2021-game-plan-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Your 2021 Game Plan For Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My dear friend and great leader Jason Stoughton of <a href=\"https:\/\/corporatesolutions.johnmaxwell.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The John Maxwell Company<\/a> recently told me 2020 was about the word “pivot”. \u00a0He then added 2021 should be about the word “progress”. \u00a0To summarize, Jason was teaching me leaders should be moving from pivot to progress in the next year. \u00a0What a great insight!<\/p>\n<p>In that spirit of positive movement, I want to provide you a <strong>2021 Game Plan For Life taken from 1 John 5:1-13<\/strong> which states:<\/p>\n<p><em>“<span class=\"text 1John-5-1\">Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-30610\" class=\"text 1John-5-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2\u00a0<\/sup>By this we know that we love the children<\/span><span class=\"text 1John-5-2\">\u00a0of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30611\" class=\"text 1John-5-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3\u00a0<\/sup>For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30612\" class=\"text 1John-5-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4\u00a0<\/sup>For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world\u2014our faith.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30613\" class=\"text 1John-5-5\"><sup class=\"versenum\">5\u00a0<\/sup>Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"text 1John-5-6\"><sup class=\"versenum\">6\u00a0<\/sup>This is he who came by water and blood\u2014Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30615\" class=\"text 1John-5-7\"><sup class=\"versenum\">7\u00a0<\/sup>For there are three that testify:<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30616\" class=\"text 1John-5-8\"><sup class=\"versenum\">8\u00a0<\/sup>the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30617\" class=\"text 1John-5-9\"><sup class=\"versenum\">9\u00a0<\/sup>If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30618\" class=\"text 1John-5-10\"><sup class=\"versenum\">10\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30619\" class=\"text 1John-5-11\"><sup class=\"versenum\">11\u00a0<\/sup>And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.<\/span> <span id=\"en-ESV-30620\" class=\"text 1John-5-12\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"text 1John-5-13\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13\u00a0<\/sup>I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Based upon the passage above, your 2021 Game Plan For Life should include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Believe in Jesus Christ<\/strong> – ”\u00a0“<span class=\"text 1John-5-1\">Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Love Jesus Christ<\/strong> – “<span class=\"text 1John-5-1\">everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Love Your Fellow Christians<\/strong> – “<span id=\"en-ESV-30610\" class=\"text 1John-5-2\">we love the children<\/span><span class=\"text 1John-5-2\">\u00a0of God”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Obey God’s Commandments<\/strong> – “<span class=\"text 1John-5-2\">we love God and obey his commandments.”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have Victory In Your Leadership Through Faith<\/strong> – “<span id=\"en-ESV-30612\" class=\"text 1John-5-4\">For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world\u2014our faith.”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Share Your Testimony Frequently With Others<\/strong> – “<span id=\"en-ESV-30619\" class=\"text 1John-5-11\">And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Develop A Strong Confidence and Assurance Of Your Salvation<\/strong> – “<span class=\"text 1John-5-13\">I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Embed these 7 practices in your life and watch 2021 be one of the most blessed years of your leadership life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_8U7v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27562 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8.jpg?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/w_bril03c8.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the 2019 college football season, fans were given a gift when legendary coach <a href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2020\/01\/11\/24-lessons-from-urban-meyer-on-building-a-winning-culture\/\">Urban Meyer<\/a> joined Fox\u2019s Big Noon Kickoff preview show as a studio analyst. \u00a0As a three-time national championship head coach, Coach Meyer\u2019s ability to deliver complex leadership principles with brevity and concise terminology created a compelling experience for educated and \u201csmart\u201d fans. \u00a0Throughout the season, I captured Coach Meyer\u2019s best leadership quotes from this weekly show. \u00a0I wanted to make them available to you in this new complimentary resource\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_8U7v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Urban Meyer 2019 Fox Sports Big Noon Kickoff Ebook<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The contents includes Winning\u00a0Cultures,\u00a03 Types of Teams,\u00a0Strategy and Competition,\u00a0Recruiting,\u00a0Rivalry Games,\u00a0Personal Performance, and much, much more. \u00a0Click <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/g_8U7v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HERE<\/a> to get your complimentary copy today! \u00a0Trust me \u2013 this resource will make you a better leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dear friend and great leader Jason Stoughton of The John Maxwell Company recently told me 2020 was about the word “pivot”. \u00a0He then added 2021 should be about the word “progress”. \u00a0To summarize, Jason was teaching me leaders should be moving from pivot to progress in the next year. \u00a0What a great insight! 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