Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips. (Proverbs 27:2)

How much value do you place on the testimonies
of those who a person well?

The praises and testimonies you are about to read all came from friends who know me very well – people who have personally experienced the fruit of my journaling. I met nearly all of them since reading “The Greatest Salesman In The World” in 2000. Next to the Bible that book influenced me more than any other I have ever read.

Each person sharing his or her praise has made a big difference in my life and I have made a big difference in theirs. That is what covenant relationships are all about – two-way relationships in which people meet the needs of one another and bless one another.

Our God is a “covenant God” – a God of covenant relationships. Very few followers of Jesus fully grasp the significance of this in terms of their relationships with other people and their success in the marketplace.

One of the five laws of sowing and reaping is that you reap where you sow. In other words, if I sow good seed into your life, it is reasonable to expect a harvest from you. To put it another way, when someone blesses me, God expects me to bless them.

One of the reasons the Jewish people prosper so greatly as a whole in the marketplace is they understand covenant relationships and the principles of sowing and reaping.

The Holy Spirit prompted me to include hyperlinks to the websites and blogs of those who have impacted me greatly because I am a CONNECTOR IN CHRIST. Though me, God is connecting YOU to these life and world changers. Contact them as the Holy Spirit leads you. These people can and will open doors for you. They will partner with some of you. As the Nike slogan says, “Just do it!” Or as God says, “Be strong and of good courage!”

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Dr. Randy Peck has become an uncommon follower of an uncommon Man…the Lord Jesus Christ! Randy models our Savior by manifesting the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23). A large part of Randy’s maturity has been because he is mastering journaling. Dr. Peck’s book “UNCOMMON Journaling for Breakthroughs” will mirror his heart – a heart that is seeking God’s heart.

Rev. Mark Jarvis
Founder and President, Champion Learning Centers

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Randy Peck is an incredible leader with a heart that reflects Christ at all times. Randy has an insatiable desire to help others through divinely inspired insight and discernment. While Randy is a client, he also is a provider of web and internet marketing services. He is a leader in social networks, blogs and journaling. I believe that Randy is the foremost journaler of all times. He inspires others through his God given ability helping others see their gifting while encouraging them to activate plans of action meeting their goals. Randy remains an accountability partner to help others soar! That’s Randy, a gifted medical doctor and life coach extraordinaire!!

Ben Stewart
Founder and President, Inspired Wellness Coaching
Founder and President, FastForward Companies

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“I don’t know anyone that has become a student, or master, of journaling to the level of Randy Peck. He has a passion for sharing with others, the gifts of journaling – some of those gifts include focus, organization, personal life impact and the simple yet powerful capture of life’s moments and memories.

Randy has probably spent a good part of a year distilling, developing and perfecting how to best communicate, share and teach others the life transforming skill of journaling. He conducted several online webinars/seminars that gave him the opportunity to optimize the best way to share his material. In addition, he now has several testimonies of people that have benefitted from learning and applying journaling in their lives. Many are now reaping the life changing impact of this powerful habit, that Randy himself has benefitted from personally for several years.”

Michael Stay
President & CEO, Core Impact, Inc., Strategists For Market Pre-Eminence

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There is so much to be said about the spoken word. The Bible says in the beginning God spoke and the Holy Spirit was hovering over the water to respond to the spoken word. In the same way the prophets prophesied and the Holy Spirit was there to respond to the word. Through journaling, the word is written, again the Holy Spirit is there to respond to the word. I see an incredible awakening in the spirit of people who journal. Thoughts are written and later reflections in the journal reveal how the Holy Spirit has intervened. It’s amazing. It’s supernatural. It’s a real spirit builder. Scales begin to fall off your eyes and humbles one to desire the will of God.

Butch Mills

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I met Randy right around the time that he began his faith walk with Jesus. We struck up a friendship that has lasted and grown. I may have been one of the first people to introduce Randy to journaling. Randy, though, is a voracious and quick learner. What I casually suggested as a simple tool and habit, Randy has latched onto, perfected, and used as the cornerstone of personal and spiritual growth. Today, I am learning from him in the arena of journaling and personal leadership. Randy may be the most organized, focused, productive person I know. He attributes most of his personal development and success to journaling, and as a close friend who would love to achieve half of what Randy accomplishes, I would agree: Journaling is the lead domino in his life.

Rev. Matt Gregory
Senior pastor, Soul Purpose Church
Founder and President, The Counting Pastor

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You have blessed me and everyone you’ve met and it is I who feel humbled. I thank God every day for your spirit and your mentorship. You are a phenomenal “coach” and you practice what you preach.

You are the power networker who has brought us all together. Thank you for being such a willing servant.

You are the most positive person I know… I’ve admired your perseverance this year … you have touched so many lives and God has given you convergences with the leaders in social marketing. God has trained you for this and He’s going to use you in consulting projects that are Kingdom building and exactly in step with the desires of your heart. With your intercessors on board I feel it happening right now!!!

Randy is the greatest dreamer I have ever known!

LORD, help us to be better Samaritans… That is our primary command . And this story (Good Samaritan) is the essence of the MTC story… And this is the story that we ask You to help us tell the world… And as I was thinking about this word Samaritan, I can’t think of anyone who better exemplifies ‘Samaritan’ than Randy.” (Virginia’s prayer on Feb 10, 2009)

Virginia Morton
Author, Marching Through Culpeper

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I have developed strong relationships with almost every coach I have ever been blessed to work with, but the relationship between Randy and me has proved to be very special. While he has been an extremely receptive student of coaching, I would have to say that I often feel I have learned more from working with Randy than he could possibly have learned from me. He has truly become my peer mentor.

Dr. Jerry Graham
Coach Trainer, Lifeforming Leadership Coaching
www.thecoachingpair.com

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Of all of the people that I have ever met, Randy (Peck) is the person who best exemplifies the notion that God can do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we can ask or think.

Rick Heeren
Regional Vice President for Harvest Evangelism
Cofounder and Vice President, City Miracles, “City Reaching Through Marketplace Transformation”
State Apostolic Coordinator for the Minnesota Prayer Alliance
Author, The Elk River Story
Author, Thank God’s It’s Monday
Author, The Threshing Floor
Author, Marketplace Miracles

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Dr. Randy Peck is a leader in the lifelong Art of hearing God’s voice because he is a lifelong learner in the daily listening room. The impact of his life, transformed by the voice of God, are his daily devotionals fueled by his Uncommon Journaling that I have enjoyed and have forwarded numerous times to people all over the world.

As a fully trained Life Coach, Dr. Randy knows how to also hear God’s voice in the ministry and marketplace and has become a world-class leader in Relationships; the currency of the kingdom of God, and Conversations; the currency of relationships. This book is the fruit of a consistently creative life lived in dialogue with the Creator and will accelerate you ability to do the same.

Dr. Joseph Umidi
Founder and President, Lifeforming Leadership Coaching, the largest Christian coaching organization in the world
Founder and President, 7 Mountains Coaching, reclaiming the 7 mountains for Jesus
Founder and President, Equityforming Financial Coaching
Professor, Regent University School of Divinity
Senior Director New Life Ministries International

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You can’t be around Dr. Randy Peck very long without hearing him tell about how journaling has impacted his life. Randy shares freely and frequently with all how journaling has, time after time, helped him to put together the “pieces of the puzzle” and brought him clarity on how God is speaking to him. As he puts it, journaling continues to be the “lead domino” of his life. The benefits he has realized from recording his own daily walk of faith have led him to develop a system which can be taught to others.

God has inspired Randy to set some “God-sized” goals for his personal life, one of which is to impact one billion souls for Christ. I believe that his development of this journaling system falls right in line with this goal, in that the intent is to influence every recipient in such a way that they too will begin to see more clearly through journaling how God is speaking to them each day, that they will therefore be able to share these God-experiences with others. Thank-you, Dr. Peck!

Tim Smith
Worship leader, Soul Purpose Church
Singer, In One Accord

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The challenge about journaling was CLEAR. Thanks for being the best journaler in the universe. I am believing my log jam to break apart.

Deborah Smith
Certified LIFE Coach

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When we look back in American History it seems evident that more than a few of our founding fathers really had a deep love for the new nation. It is increasingly rare to find leaders today who give you a sense that they really love their city, state or country. More often than not civic leaders today seem more concerned with themselves and their political careers than with the people they supposedly serve. I had the privilege of meeting someone recently who actually appears to genuinely love the city and state in which he resides. He is Dr. Randy Peck. Randy has such a love for his city Culpeper and Virginia that it exudes out of him in almost every conversation he holds. It is said that one speaks out of the abundance of his heart and I can testify that Dr. Peck has both Culpeper and the state of Virginia deep in his heart. I have never met someone who has such a genuine love for his city and state as this man.

Jeff Bernstein
Founder and President, Gates of Zion: Opening The Eyes Of Jewish People Worldwide To The Light Of The Messiah

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Hi Randy & Julia, AJ and I can’t thank each of you enough so that you would know how much you blessed us over the weekend. You are such a great couple. Your hospitality was tremendous and we really enjoyed just being in your home and company. Your group really blessed AJ and me. It is truly the first success story we have had. We have never had anyone come alongside us like the two of you. It is truly a God send. Randy, you have an amazing gift that transcends any single gift. You go wide and deep in your thinking and planning. Your mind doesn’t stop.

Hi Randy, Thank you so much. Your group was far and away the best group I have ever met. I’ll never forget the meeting we had following the process. (January 29, 2009)

Jack Serra
Founder and President, The Marketplace and Marriage Connection
Author of two books

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You have been a true brother and encouragement in my work with Mastermedia. Can’t tell you how it has meant to me to have our friendship, and your support over these last months have been much appreciated as it has come at a needed time.

Burt Swardstrom
Director of Communications, Mastermedia International

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Dr. Peck brings many innate qualities that are essential for a successful person. His organizational skills are without equal – no one I’ve ever met has been more organized yet thoughtful of any task before him… An outstanding personal character trait is the simple- his word is his bond, he always did what he said he would do and worked tirelessly to fulfill his obligations both on an administrative and personal level… A great team player he gave freely of himself to instruct, but was also willing to listen to others- he could see the Big Picture through the prism of all the necessary details.

Brion E. Dugas, CRNAP
Work colleague for 12 years at Culpeper Regional Hospital

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I respect Dr. Peck, not only for his ability as a physician, but his high moral standards and strong family ethics!

Alice Ann Ford, R.N.
Former O.R. Director
Work colleague for 12 years at Culpeper Regional Hospital

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Journaling is the key to unlock your dreams!
Journaling is the key to unlock your DESTINY!

Blessings for divine provision and breakthroughs!

Dr. Randy Peck
“Blessed to be a blessing”
The Connector – connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ through the POWER of the Holy Spirit

P.S. If you’re a small thinker and don’t want your faith to soar, this book is definitely not for you. But if you believe in a BIG God who has destined you for greatness, then you’ve come to the right place.

When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement. (Acts 15:31)

What kind of impact does validating others have?
What would the world be like if we all took a purposeful intent to be more validating of others?

In late October 2008 I went to the Relational Coaching Network (RCN) retreat at a beach house in Virginia Beach as guests of Jerry and Sharon Graham. In response to an email request by Tony Stoltzfus, a well-known, well-respected coach trainer who is the founder of the RCN, I agreed to videotape a session at the retreat about “How to Form and Run a Coaching Cell.”

Tony felt very strongly that for coaches to continue to be part of the RCN, they needed to participate in their coaching cell groups with at least 3 life coaches. So on December 4, Jerry, Deborah Smith, and I had our first 3-way coaching meeting over the phone. During that meeting, Jerry recommended we invite Ben Stewart to also be part of our group, which we gladly did. Ben accepted.

Yesterday afternoon, we had our first 4-way coaching cell group meeting with Jerry, Deb, Ben, and me, with Jerry serving as facilitator. Wow! This was an awesome blessings for all four of us with lots of encouragement and validation.

During the course of our conversation, Jerry shared one of his recent “two-way” (Jesus and him) journal entries. That prompted me to share one of my recent two-way journal entries. In response to that, Deb said that one of the things the LORD is holding her accountable to from this conversation is to journal again.

Later I shared a recent revelation that members of Team Destiny are like players on the same football team. When one player (e.g. the quarterback) does very well, that’s good for the entire team and all the players regardless of their role or notoriety. In response to that Jerry said, “Everyone gets the Super Bowl ring when the team wins.”

This led Jerry to highly recommend that we all watch a 16 minute movie about validation that he wrote about in one of his Daily Gram blog posts on December 5. Jerry said that is one of his favorite short videos in the past several years. Jerry reminded all of us that validating others is part of our DNA as coaches.

So after our meeting, I read Jerry’s blog post titled “Power of Validation” and then watched the video on that web page. That was well worth my time and such an encouragement that I decided to make today’s message about that. Enjoy the video at today’s Link of the Day.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praise You as the God of encouragement, the greatest Encourager ever, the God who validates us as children of God. I pray that everyone who watches the validation video will feel encouraged and validated, so much so that they will encourage and validate many others whom they meet. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
Power of Validation video

Blessings to feel validated and to validate others!

Randy Peck, M.D.
“Blessed to be a blessing”
THE CONNECTOR and The Journal Guy

Mr. Darrell L. Peck retired on April 30, 1994, after nearly 39 years of Government service. He had served as Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the Secretary of the Army since January 1979 and attained the highest level of the Senior Executive Service. The Secretary of the Army awarded Mr. Peck the Distinguished (Civilian) Service Medal, the highest civilian decoration within his authority.

Before becoming Deputy General Counsel, Mr. Peck had more than 23 years of military service in the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. During that service, he had been both a Division and a Corps Staff Judge Advocate, Director of the Academic Department at The Judge Advocate General’s School, and Chief of the Administrative Law Division in the Office of The Judge Advocate General. In addition to the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star he was awarded in Vietnam, he had received numerous honors and awards for exceptional academic achievement, professional writing, and outstanding military service, including a second Legion of Merit upon his retirement in the grade of Colonel.

As Deputy General Counsel, Mr. Peck has made an immeasurable contribution to the Army, not only by providing the highest quality legal advice, but also in the formulation of Army-wide policies, procedures, and programs in an extremely wide variety of areas.

Unquestionably, the single area for which Mr. Peck is most widely renowned is Government ethics. He was the Army’s Designated Agency Ethics Official and served as overall manager of the Army’s ethics program for over 15 years, planning and directing the program since the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 first took effect. Under his direction, the Army’s program has been widely recognized as among the best, Government-wide. Many of its features have been adopted by the Department of Defense and other departments. Demonstrating his recognized preeminence in this area, he is the only person invited to chair a panel at every national Government Ethics conference, from the first in 1980 through its latest in 1993. He was invited by the Senate staff to present his ideas for ameliorating the harsher consequences of the 1988 Procurement Integrity Law, and his suggestions were the basis of most of the changes later passed by Congress. When Congress decided to revise the ethics laws, his recommendations led to amendments making the new Ethics Reform Act of 1989 more practical. These contributions have benefited the entire Executive Branch.

Throughout his tenure, his ethics advice to successive Secretaries of the Army and other top Army officials has been crucial in protecting them and the Army from potential embarrassment. He has been an important player in the appointment process for civilian Presidential appointees to top Army positions, dealing with the White House, the Office of Government Ethics, and the Senate, as well as prospective nominees, to ensure a smooth confirmation process. He has guided departing officials through the thicket of restrictions relating to their departure and future employment.

He also is recognized as one of the country’s foremost experts on military personnel law, particularly in the area of officer promotions. He has often played a leading role in the formulation of the Department of Defense’s position on military personnel issues, as well as the Army’s. He has made important contributions to the smooth functioning of the officer promotion system, particularly on sensitive issues involving general officers. He has been especially active in developing fairer procedures to promote equal opportunity for women and minorities and for handling adverse information. When Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm triggered an avalanche of concerns about military personnel laws, he was instrumental in developing and implementing measures to get the job done.

Litigation for which he was responsible frequently entailed large sums of money. For example, in two major groups of cases involving military officers, solutions he proposed eventually ended massive litigation which threatened to cost the Army billions of dollars in unwarranted back pay and retirement costs. Just as often, the cases involved important policies or the Army’s ability to carry out essential programs.

While he has been recognized as one of the Department of Defense’s leading experts in subject areas such as Government ethics and military personnel law, the breadth of his responsibilities, like his execution of them, has been truly remarkable. These included:

• Implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty and resolution of many sensitive problems arising from the changed status of the Canal Zone.
• Military assistance to civil authorities, including law enforcement; drug interdiction; natural disasters; civil unrest; Presidential inaugurations; and the Olympics.
• Ensuring the legality and propriety of intelligence activities.
• Disposal of hazardous munitions, chemicals and other materials.
• The authority of the Secretary of the Army and other senior officials.
• Travel and transportation issues.
• Many issues relating to Arlington Cemetery, including the rules preventing demonstrations.
• Developing humane standards for human experimentation.
• Negotiating a breakthrough with the U.S. Postal Service, ending a 20 year impasse and giving the Department of Defense authority over mail security overseas.
• The Army’s implementation of the Civil Service Reform Act and of the Senior Executive Service system.
• Gifts to the Army, numbering in the thousands and worth millions of dollars.
• Use of water from Corps of Engineers reservoirs, where the legal position he developed was cited by U.S. Supreme Court as the basis of its decision.
• The reorganization of the Department of the Army under the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act.
• Freedom of Information policy, where he tenaciously led the fight against Department of Defense adoption of a policy to release lists of military personnel to commercial solicitors, a position subsequently vindicated by the U.S. Supreme Court.

He has had the unique experience of heading a total of six special task forces and study groups at the personal direction of the Secretary of the Army. In addition, he has served as a personal trouble-shooter for the Secretary of the Army on numerous occasions.

CLICK HERE to visit Darrell L. Peck’s personal website!