by David Beavers | Dec 17, 2020 | Letting Go, Personal Growth
I had given serious thought about “walking on” as a freshman to play football at Vanderbilt. That was 1965. I was 18 years old and I thought I could play at the college level. But, that fantasy went away quickly the summer after graduation, when I got mono and lost 25...
by David Beavers | Dec 2, 2020 | Persistence, Personal Growth
“It seems we run our lives like trains, speeding along a track laid down by others, going so fast that what we pass blurs by…So, no matter how many wonderful opportunities come my way, no matter the importance placed on these things by others who have my best...
by David Beavers | Dec 2, 2020 | Personal Growth
Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life – it has given me, “me”. It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape that was waiting for me. I fit into me now.– Anne Lamott Some...
by David Beavers | Jul 21, 2014 | Culture, Inspiration, Letting Go, Personal Growth
Many of you have heard me say that the Juice Plus+ Virtual Franchise is a course in personal development, cleverly disguised as a business. And, that’s true. Building a solid business, encouraging a team and leading people—all of that means we must grow. We must get...
by David Beavers | Nov 12, 2013 | Difficult People, Discouragement, Personal Growth
We all struggle at times while building our Juice Plus+ business. We get discouraged. We get knocked down. People don’t show up. People complain. People don’t return our calls. They ignore our emails. They cancel orders without telling us. We eventually learn how to...
by David Beavers | Nov 6, 2013 | Balance in Life, Letting Go, Personal Growth, Responsibility
The most critical things I’ve learned about life and business and relationships I did not learn from my formal education—a period spanning 25 years. That includes four years at Vanderbilt and five years of graduate studies at two different seminaries. Don’t...
