Hey everyone, you're in the right place you're tuned in to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope,

where Rick Warren brings you uplifting messages from God's Word every day to help you grow deeper

in faith and live with purpose. Well, today we're beginning a powerful series called Toolbox for Life, where Rick teaches

four essential skills you need to succeed.

Wherever God has placed you, whether it's at home, at work, at school, or in your community,

these are tools every follower of Jesus needs.

Now let's join Pastor Rick for part one of a message called Ignoring the Naysayers.

You know, there are thousands of self-help books in print today that will tell you this.

They'll say, all you need to succeed is desire and determination.

There are thousands of books that will say,

all you need in life to succeed is desire and determination.

And I'm here to tell you, that's just not true.

It's just not true.

I know a lot of people have desire and determination

and have not succeeded in life

because it's partially true.

Of course you need desire.

Of course you need determination.

But you need more than that.

You need the tools and you need the skills to succeed in life.

For instance, a farmer can pray all he wants for a giant corn crop, but if he plants the

wrong seed, if he uses the wrong fertilizer, if he doesn't give it the proper amount of water,

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