What To Do When You Feel Stuck

Steven Schetrom • Aug 15, 2022

I began reading a new book recently, titled, The Education of a Value Investor, by Guy Spier. I like this book quite a lot so far, and highly recommend it.

In the initial stages of the book, Spier writes about a very rough patch he encountered very early in his career. During this experience, he felt stuck and unable to move forward. However, an initially resisted visit to a conference hosted by a popular self-help guru helped him move forward. In detailing the experience, Spier relates the following:

"Robbins (self-help guru) hammered into my head the idea that, if you want to go somewhere, anywhere, and you're stuck, 'Just Do It! Just make a move! Any move!' This might be obvious to many. It was obvious to me. But my bias toward analysis-paralysis meant that it was easier for me to pontificate in a library than to act. Robbins convinced me that I had to break the patterns of negative thought, push through my fears, and get moving."

If you feel stuck today, what was true for Guy Spier may also be true for you. Sometimes you just need to make a move...any move. Do not allow fear to rule your life. Begin moving forward in a positive direction today!

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By Steven Schetrom • 20 Dec, 2022

Our church wants to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! As we come to the end of 2022, I am very proud to report one of our best years at Bethel Life Church. Here are some of the projects we have completed during the final months of this year: - Adopted four children for Christmas. Our Helping Hands Ministry donated $633.94 in Christmas gifts to these children, in hopes they will experience the joy of Christmas this year. - Delivered 46 shoeboxes to needy children through Operation Christmas Child. - Donated $3,000 to help repair a roof for a church in South Africa. - Established a non-profit, called Bethel Life Solutions, Inc., so that we can do more to help our community in 2023 and the years ahead. See photos attached. These are just some of the recent projects we have completed. We have plans for much more in 2023. If possible, would you help us out by going to the following link, so that we can finish the year strong, and be prepared to complete important projects in 2023: https://bethellife.breezechms.com/give/online Donations can also be mailed to the church at: 111 Totten Lane, Front Royal, VA 22630. **UPDATE: Some have already given through our online giving page. THANK YOU for your generosity! Your gift will help us reach important goals for 2023! PLEASE NOTE: Our Christmas Service this-coming Sunday will be virtual-only. Please check out our virtual Christmas Service on Facebook @bethelassemblyfrontroyal, and on our YouTube channel at Bethellife Church.