Category: Concepts of Success

Success ... aah ... Success! It's a much sought-after "something" by many, many people around the world. I write this from experience because I have been consulted on this issue over the course of the last 40 years.Continue reading

    My “Writing Room” is not an “office” nor is it a “Pastor’s Study.” It is where I write. It’s where I write emails and commentaries, log my activities, and do online research. Occasionally, I use it to record a video using the title, “Sightline with Dr. C.” I continue to plan to release them by posting on a Youtube channel. Continue reading

An electrical switch on the wall means nothing and is a pitifully "almost ugly" ornament. It's importance is because of its connection. An independent Congressman or Congresswoman without party connections is powerless. His or her vote is lost in the power structure of Congress. If you live just beyond the city limits, you have no services provided by that entity because you are not connected to the voting and tax paying base of the community.Continue reading

… A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF SUCCEEDING. Based on my experience, success begins in the mind. If you think about failing, you will most likely fail. If you think about succeeding, you will probably seek steps to success. Everyone has a destiny, and our destiny is to reach our destination. When the journey is unsuccessful, it is due to personal failure. In fact, many folks never begin the journey! Since you are reading this, you are beginning a positive walk toward your foreordained destination.Continue reading

A progress report? By Paul C. Collins It is 4:07 P.M. October 2, 2025 as I sit in my writing room at my computer desk. I am just beginning the process of typing something to resemble a short memoir, or a secular look at today’s world, or a prophetic view of events and circumstances....Continue reading

As a young pastor in a small, county seat town, I quickly "Made friends of Mammon" even before I knew the ramifications. I identified the power connected with being the banker, the local doctor, undertaker, sheriff, and the barber. The banker became my friend because he loaned me money to buy a car. I made...Continue reading

People are powerless by choice. In fact, I do not believe I have ever met an adult without power. They simply choose to never exercise it in a personally beneficial way. So, how about you? It seems to me that each of us could find ways to gain in life if we occasionally conducted a...Continue reading

… introducing a beginning concept for success “Money, fame, fortune” is an adage I have heard quoted most of my life. Don’t ask me when, where, or how because I can’t remember. The times and places elude me, but the words are stuck in my mind. I’ll try to bring them into the present. The...Continue reading

LEARNING BY LOOKING AND LISTENING THEN LOOKING AGAIN ... is something I am promoting as pastor of Branson Church Of The Harvest. It is very obvious that the laity is very much in favor. After many years of formal education, followed by many more years of experience, I am convinced that learning is based on...Continue reading