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You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
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One of the worst things you can die with is potential.
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Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
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Successful people stick to what they are good at and find ways to make that larger.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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When truth presents itself, the wise person see the light, takes it in, and makes adjustments. The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
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It is true that you get what you tolerate.
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Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
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Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something's time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
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When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well.
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A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word 'no.' Love respects 'no,' control does not.
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Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.
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In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
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Christianity is not about morality. It's about reality.
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Marriage is not slavery. It is based on a love relationship deeply rooted in freedom. Each partner is free from the other and therefore free to love the other. Where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love. Love only exists where there is freedom.
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Oftentimes, churches are started by an entrepreneurial church plant visionary whom everybody follows, but he's not following anybody. Even though he's accountable to a board, he's really not. Authority's a good thing, and if it's not forced upon you as a leader, then I suggest, strongly, that you go buy some.
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