Seven Major Areas Of Life

There is an old saying that goes like this, “The path of least resistance makes rivers, and men, crooked”. You only have to look at an ariel photo of a large river to see that truth in action. The Quarterly Compass is an accountability tool designed to be highly effective for keeping people like you and me committed to promises made in all seven major areas of our lives (explained in this video). Listen in on what it's like taking the straight, difficult, but honest path!

Habits and Character

I was listening to a CD by author and Pastor Rick Warren who said "Our character is the sum of our habits." Now that's a short and sweet statement that packs a huge wallop! Think about it for a few moments....

I also once heard that "Character is found in a person's checkbook and calendar." How do you spend your money and how do you spend your time?

Do you have some great habits that are contributing great things to your life and to the lives of those around you? Or do you have some bad habits you need to get rid of?

Daily focus on all 7 major areas of life using the Quarterly Compass can propel you toward a positive and rich character. Bumbling through each day with no plan or goal or objective is a certain path to ruination of your character. As Proverbs 20:4 states, "A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing."

Alcatraz: Total Accountability

Last week I went on a mission trip with my church to the San Francisco Bay area of California. On our last full day there, we took time to go to Alcatraz Island where I learned about the men (federal prisoners) who went from lives of crime where they had NO accountability, to having TOTAL accountability. This was a maximum security federal prison island where there were six headcounts a day.
After walking through the tiny cells, it is clear that there is a huge difference between "security" and "freedom". When we are free we are able to make the choice to be free or secure and the choice to have accountability in our lives or not. But when we are secure (locked up) we have NO choice, and others keep us accountable against our will which keeps us very focused on one thing.
My experience is, when you freely choose serious accountability in your life, you get very focused on improving, and there is little time to get into trouble. The Quarterly Compass will get you that focused without the jail cell.