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Personal Development Blog

Shannon Herod personal development blogCrushed and disheartened this high school dropout decided to pick himself up and dust himself off. It started with one step, but I kept going. I kept putting 1 foot in front of the other, Moving towards the end. Where the end lives I have no clue. All I know is this - today is not promised and tomorrow is behind us. If I stop moving, I stopped living. Therefore I will keep walking until I reach the top... wherever the top may be.

With God by my side and my wife pushing me on there there are no limits to the challenges I can overcome or the hurdles I can jump. I Have a beautiful family and faith on my side, so stopping is not an option and I will keep striving for new heights.

Today marks the beginning of a journey that I've been terrified to start. I have a story, and it is one I think that needs to be told. From dropping out of high school to thoughts of suicide. From losing my father to losing everything I've owned. I went from having it all to having nothing but my faith and family (which is the most important anyway). I thought I was on top of the world and have crashed down to lows of poverty. But, through it all my faith grew stronger and my mind mightier. I may not know where every punctuation mark goes or how to write like a grammatical scholar, but I'm going to do just that... write.

This blog starting from here on out is going to be my journey. My journey to writing my first book, my journey to always keep striving for a better me, and a better future. Ultimately, it is about striving to get closer to God, and bring others closer to God as well. Not only for a better me, but to help influence others to become better themselves. In the end everything is about service, so I'm hoping to make this blog as beneficial to you as it is for me. Being able to come here and write my feelings and hold myself accountable is an amazing thing. I just pray that what I lay down on these pages can somehow touch you, and ultimately make your life better. And my prayer is that you see God's love through this blog and what he has done for my family and myself.

The journey starts here. The journey starts now. August 23, 2010!

 

How to Win the Battle That’s Raging inside of You

There's a struggle that seemingly rages inside of my body day in and day out. A struggle that is weighing on my nerves and all my well-being. One that's overwhelming... but in the end necessary. This battle is over right and wrong and good and evil. It's a battle between making the right decisions or the ...

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Filling That Void in Your Life – It’s Not about the “Things”

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Have you ever wondered what your put here to do? What's the driving purpose behind your life? This is something I probably struggle with every single day. A question that I'm consistently asking myself and pondering over. ...

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Turning Failure Into Success

Your attitude and friend of mine is your choice. You choose to be mad or you choose to be happy. Ultimately, the choice becomes yours. The same holds true with failures. You can choose to wallow in your failures and let them control you, or you can choose to take those failures learn from them ...

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Facing Your Fears

In today's video blog cast we talk about fear. More importantly, we talk about the fear of failing. One of my biggest fears is failing as a Christian. It might sound funny, but it is very true. I know that I am not a perfect person and that I am going to make mistakes. But ...

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How to Get Back up When Life Knocks You down

Have you ever had that overwhelming feeling, you know the one that really makes you sick in your stomach. That feeling that you're just not doing what you're supposed to be doing in life. I know I used to have that feeling in my stomach every single day. When I would wake up hating what ...

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He Stood There With a Cardboard Sign

When it comes to personal development the vast majority of people get it wrong. They get it wrong because they try to do it themselves. There's really no such thing as self-help in my opinion. Yes, you are the deciding factor on whether you have a good day or a great day. You are the ...

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How to Respond When Life Deals You a Blow

What do you do when you feel like the whole world Is crashing down on you? What do You do when it feels like nothing can go right? It seems like over the last four years my family has been faced with that question a lot. It started with my wife’s brain lesion, then my ...

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Have a Very Merry Christmas 2009!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and figured what better way to do it than in a podcast. So without further ado, here is the D2F podcast episode 6... _evpInit('ZDJmcG9kY2FzdDYtMS5tcDM='); Talk soon, Shannon

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Jordan’s Magical Birthday

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to share a very special video with you about me and my family. This is a video of when we took my son to Disneyland for the very first time. This trip was for his fourth birthday and he was absolutely ecstatic. This is what living and life is all about. ...

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A Legand – Jim Rohn Passes Away

Today is a day that will be remembered by many, for many years. A day that a legend passed away. A day that someone who has changed so many lives finally went home to meet his heavenly father. Today's December 5, 2009 and the legendary Jim Rohn has passed away. Jim Rohn was an amazing ...

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