S5E68: Recipe for Success: Think, Be, Do, Have

The Mentee Podcast

You have the power to become who you want to be. The decision-making process begins with elevated thinking. It is shaped by self-imposed life messages and accelerated by surrounding oneself with the right people.

Keith Craft, founder and lead pastor of Elevate Life Church, joins me to discuss his principles of leadershipology. He is the author of the best-seller, Your Divine Fingerprint. A millionaire before becoming a pastor, Keith has gone from making his dreams come true to helping make others' dreams come true. Through ministry and his leadershipology, Keith’s mission is: “To be a loving leader, mentor, and motivator (coachivator) of biblical excellence that helps people reach their full God-given potential.”

What life messages should you live by? How does your God-given uniqueness provide an answer? Why is who we align with important?

Tune in to the episode to start elevating your life today!

Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:

• Align yourself with who you want to be
• Build your life on your life lessons
• Leave an imprint that only you can leave
• Elevate your thinking to elevate your life

Episode Highlights:

[12:53] From Words to Life Messages

Avoid following life messages others impose. It can lead to insecurities when we fail to meet their expectations. Instead, we should decide our life messages to live by. We have the power to establish meaning in the words that make up life.

[20:50] What Our Unique Fingerprints Mean

Humans share 99% of DNA, making us more alike than we would normally think. Amongst our uniqueness is our fingerprints. No one else will ever have our same fingerprints. God made it so we can fulfill our purpose of leaving an imprint that nobody else can leave.

[27:08] Thinking Before Being

Thinking usually takes a backseat and is controlled by individual preferences. But how we think determines our attitude and how we live. It also creates our words, leading to our life messages. We must elevate our thinking to find the right messages to live by.

[40:59] Getting What We Decide, Not What We Deserve

We have preconceived notions of what we deserve in life. Sometimes we act upon these notions to demand and seek happiness by leaving or quitting. But happiness is a choice. We have to decide what we want and then choose to become the person who can get it. Our thoughts determine decisions.

Notable quotes from the Episode:

[3:49] “Your alignments are more important than your assignments.”

[19:25] “Once you have a life lesson, you can build your life on that lesson.”

[45:22] “When you elevate your thinking, you elevate your life.”

Resources Mentioned:

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Connect with Keith Craft: LinkedIn | Website

Use code Mentee for a discount on Keith’s Online Mastermind on his website.

Join the Elevate Life Church: Website