hmmm...can it be true? The Rev Maupin is a phony? He asked for money? Say it's not so....I don't know anything about this, other than the Newspaper of Record (The Arizona Republic) story that follows:

 Rev Maupin is a phony? This lady says so...

A warning from the Bible:
 
So a clearer rendering of what Jesus meant in Matthew 24:4-5 would be: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many shall come claiming to represent Me, saying that I [Jesus] am the Christ, yet shall deceive many.” That is, they would proclaim Jesus as the biblical Messiah and would claim to be His representatives—but they actually would be part of a massive religious deception.
It is these people—false preachers and teachers claiming to be Christian—who would proliferate and deceive ever more people as the end of the age neared.

The apostle Paul later affirmed, in a Christian context, that “evil men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived” (2 Timothy 3:13). So not only do they deceive others. These false teachers themselves are deceived.

It always amazes me that people that go to a meeting, a class or a seminar don't bring a pen or paper. Can't they at least try to be prepared?

Without dedication, there can be no PROGRESS.

IMAGINATION

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

I call myself Mr Goal for a reason. I am an expert goal setter.

Movies like 2007's The Bucket List raised awareness of the need to set goals. The term "Bucket List" was added to the lexicon a lot stronger than I thought it would.

Yes, I have been a goal setter since the 1970's when I took a Personal Development Course in the Jaycees Chapter I was in in Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Des Moines).

I later became a franchisee for the "Adventures in Attitudes" program. Just a little while later, I became affiliated with SMI, Success Motivation Institute in Waco, TX, led by Paul J Meyer.

Many different Toastmaster Clubs later, I am no longer afraid to speak in public.

Goals...One thing is for sure, if we don't set them we can't meet them or fail to meet them. Get started. Do It Now. 

Happy New Year.

Gary McPherson