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done. Lack of enthusiasm will not get the job done. Unreliability will not get the job done. Being untrustworthy will not get the job done. Any negative trait that derails you from your dreams will not get the job done. Negativity can never be the fuel that drives your gift.
    You can also tell if you are perishing if you are the smartest person in your group. If you are the smartest person in the group, you need to get a new group. You cannot be a person who knows it all and can’t be told anything, because it will stifle your creativity as well as the creativity of the people around you.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR DASH?
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    Another way to put your state of perishing into perspective is to realize that one day your life will come to an end. Whether you want to believe it or not, there will be a casket and a hole in the ground with your name on it. The next home-going service at your church could be yours. And the most important thing on that day won’t be the amount of flowers that surround your casket or how well the choir sings your favorite hymn. The only thing that will matter is how well you use that dash between the day you were born and the day you die.
    I don’t want you to spend your days preoccupied with thoughts of death, but I do want you to live your life thinking about how your dash will make a difference in this world. If you’ve still got breath in your lungs and blood running through your veins, you’ve got another day to make your dash count. If you’re still blessed to wake up and see another day, God has a purpose, a plan, and a destiny for your dash.
    The best way to start moving from perishing into your promise is to make what I call Dash Deposits. These are simply efforts you make on a daily basis to reach your destiny and add to your legacy. Reading a book that helps you master your gift is a Dash Deposit. The work you put in to completing a project that was due today is a Dash Deposit. Talking with your family members during dinner instead of watching TV is a Dash Deposit. Any small or large activity or action that adds to the quality of your life and your family’s is a Dash Deposit.
    How you use your dash is completely up to you. Let today be the day that you make your dash meaningful as it moves you closer to your destiny.
Success Actions
    In your journal, list three Dash Deposits you plan to do in the next twenty-four hours. Tweet or Instagram me your #DashDeposits to @ActLikeASuccess.
    Now that you have some Dash Deposits in your success account, here are a few more yes-and-no questions for you to seriously consider as you move from perishing to reaching your destiny.
    Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  1.     Regardless of your track record, are you willing to acknowledge, perfect, and use your gift to be successful?
    Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  2.     Are you open to changing and evolving your thinking around success?
    Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  3.     Are you willing to change your actions around success?
    Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  4.     Are you willing to believe that you deserve all the riches that life has to offer?
    If you answered no any of the above questions, gift this book to a person who is willing to acknowledge his or her gift. Give it to a friend who you know has been seeking success but has received no satisfaction through his dead-end job. In fact, leave it on the doorstep of a family member who wants to have a healthier marriage or a better relationship with his or her children.
    Now, if you answered yes to all of the questions, keep on reading, because we have more work to do!
MOVING INTO THE LAND OF PROMISE
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    There’s no way you can move from a state of perishing into the Land of Promise if you don’t step up and let the world see your gift. What good is it to be a great chef if you’re afraid to let someone sample your dishes? What sense does