Window of Opportunity

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Window of Opportunity

• Be ready for your time!

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Lessons from the Shrewd Manager

• SHREWD
• stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and
  judgment

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LESSON The Master praises the steward for His
shrewdness in using, his masters money to invest
in his relationships with people that will help
him later.
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• We need to handle the masters resources with our
  own future well being in mind--vs.8
• Our stewardship will one day come to an end-
  terminated at our appointed day Rom. 1412
• We should use wisely our remaining time
  influence we have before our term of stewardship
  (this life) is done.

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verse 9

• the lesson is that material possessions should be
  used to cement the friendships where the real and
  permanent value of life lies.
• That can be done in two ways.

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a. Use your earthly resources to help get people
into heaven, so that when your earthly resources
fail (death), they (those who have received
Christ) will receive you into heaven. b. We
take all of our resources (even our hurts, habits
and hang-ups) at this stage of life and invest
them in getting people into the kingdom
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Begin...End
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Steward of the Clients Resources

• Rule 405
• Know Your Client
• Act in their best interest

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Steward of the Companys Resources

• Earn a profit
• Protect firm assets
• Our greatest asset is our reputation

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Steward as Provider of his Household

• Time is Money
• Maintain your Focus
• Invest your time on High Pay-off Activities

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• Begin with the end in mind

Stephen Covey
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• Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed
  your reward is great in heaven. Luke 623
• He will reward each according to his works.
  Matthew 1627
• You will have treasure in heaven. Matthew 1921
• You will be blessed for you shall be repaid at
  the resurrection. Luke 1414

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Next Generation at Park Avenue

• You are not all you will ever be right now
• To lead tomorrow you must learn today
• The law of process

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Larry Bird
NBA Rookie of the year
NBA MVP
Lead NBA Free Throw
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Made the Most of His Opportunity
Practiced 500 Free Throw Shots before school
Was ready for his time
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A Formula for Success

• A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given
  talents, works his tail off to develop them into
  skills, and uses his skills to accomplish his
  goals.

Larry Bird
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Smokin Joe Frazier
World Heavyweight Champ 1970-1972
Knew the importance of being prepared
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• Champions do not become champions in the ring
  they are merely recognized there.
• If you want to see where someone develops into a
  champion, look at his daily routine.

John Maxwell
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• You can map out a fight plan or a life plan.
  But when the action starts, you are down to your
  reflexes. Thats where your road work shows. If
  you cheated on that in the dark of the morning,
  your getting found out now under the bright
  lights.

Joe Frazier
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The Law of Process

• The secret of success in life is for a man to be
  ready for his time when it comes.

Benjamin Disraeli British Prime Minister
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Winston Churchill
A Great Leader
Stood his ground Against Evil
Made a Difference in his day
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To every man there comes in his lifetime that
special moment when he is figuratively tapped on
the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very
special thing unique to him and fitted to his
talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds him
unprepared or unqualified for the work which
would be his finest hour.
Winston Churchill
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God to Park Avenue

• I am calling you to an even higher level of
  living

My Servant, Jack Taylor
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Window of Opportunity

• Be ready for your time!