My father-in-law, Joe Grimaud, has a personal quote he lives by and has passed down to the family throughout the years. It is something he wrote and coined “Joe’s Law of Certainty” based on his character, belief, work ethic, experience and convictions.   The law goes like this, “Diligent effort, consistently applied in a specified direction over a long period of time will bring results certain.”   This very important man in our life has certainly modeled his words and we are witness to the effects it has brought to not only his life but to the lives of many others. Joe chooses to produce! He has never been a complainer and he does not pass the buck or a great opportunity. The thing I have taken note of most is the fact he continues to do the same little things over and over again, and these are the things that have caused him to produce positive results in life over a period of time.   I have seen this law played out in the businesses Joe owns, in relationships he fosters and in Joe’s commitment and walk with his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. I’ve seen him get involved and take a stand for what he believes in and in so doing, inspires others to do the same. Papa Joe has taught his family, business partners and employees by his example. He is a man of integrity of which I am grateful. The result of applying this law to all areas of his life was to produce offspring that would carry on the legacy. My husband, our children and I have been inspired to follow his lead as we choose to set our eyes on the prize, trust God with the outcome, produce results and accomplish our goals. It is a choice we make!   The 4th step in our series of reaching our goals is to choose to PRODUCE! Purpose Plan Prepare Produce – Otherwise known as to bring results! We first determine our purpose and why we wish to begin something or set a goal. We make our plans to carry out our purpose. We get prepared and put systems in place to accomplish our plans and then it’s time to take ACTION!!! It’s these action steps that we take that get the wheel rolling and begin to produce the results we were preparing for. To achieve GREATER RESULTS, I know I have to take massive action. In my professional networking career, this step is achieved best by using the power of duplication. We simply do simple steps consistently over and over. It is when we can find other people willing to do those same steps over and over, and they do the same, that we eventually have a large group duplicating the simple steps and we then produce massive results.  To produce like this takes diligent, consistent effort and it takes time, but it will bring results certain. That is it! Persist   I read in Romans 5:4, that “endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” When I researched the word endurance, I found it to mean patient. To do something over and over again over time, patience is required. As I see it, applying the law of certainty will produce character, which will produce hope and that is reason enough to me to do it, teach it, and teach others to duplicate. The legacy will continue and will produce massive results because a choice was made!  Won’t you join the movement to realize results and choose to produce? It’s your choice and no matter what you think or feel…. Your choices matter! And that brings up another thought….but I CHOOSE to save it for another post.   If you enjoy reading this Tues/Friday blog, please choose to join the movement by requesting my free download: 7 Steps to Live out your Choice to Forgive! You will soon receive exclusive video content delivered directly to your email as a gift to my subscribers. I would also LOVE to have your feedback below and a share to your social friends. Thank you!

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