Some of our 2012 lineup—Chad, Courtney, Jamie Grace, and Harris III—give a shout-out from The Revolve Tour headquarters.

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Happy People think about Their Future

When you think about your future, you are doing all kinds of things to your brain and your heart and your body that you don’t understand. There’s a fun little exercise I do with kids sometimes. I give them a broomstick and tell them to hold it in the palm of their hand. I ask them to focus on the bottom inch of the broomstick in their hand, to stare at it up close and then to try and balance it. And they can’t do it. The get mad. They think it’s a trick, especially the boys. But then after I calm them down, I ask them to do the same thing but to stare at the top of the broomstick instead. With almost no effort, they balance the broomstick perfectly. Then I ask them to turn the broomstick sideways and think of it as a timeline. If that bottom inch represents right now, and you only focus on it, then the future has no balance. But when you have your eyes set on future ideas, today usually finds a way to balance it self out. When you set your eyes on something greater, then you do better at today. And you usually enjoy it more too. I know it sounds like a paradox—something that can’t possibly be true— but almost anyone who has ever accomplished something great didn’t just fall into it. They dreamed it and went after their dreams. So dream a plan. Your day will be brighter and your future will glow.

Excerpted from The Truth About Dating, Love, and Just Being Friends © 2011 by Chad Eastham. Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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Stop and think for a moment about the things and people in your life and how they affect the way you feel about yourself.  Maybe it’s the people at your school.  Maybe it’s the social hog who talks over you and everyone else.  Maybe it’s your parents or siblings and the way they treat you.  They probably don’t mean to make you feel dumb or incompetent.  Most of the time people don’t even know that they are doing it to others.  But it happens.  And when it does, don’t be like some trained animal.  Don’t just sit back and take it.  Decide for yourself that you have a voice, that you can express what you think and what you need.  Decide to be competent.

Excerpted from The Truth About Dating, Love & Just Being Friends. 2011 by Chad Eastham. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pg. 207. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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Friendship is like a different kind of oxygen.  People need friendship just as much as they need to breathe.  We don’t do well alone.  We are built for life with others.  We need to experience life with other people.  We have to have care and affection in our lives.  And that is what friends are for.

We actually need people who are “just friends” as much, and even more, than we need romantic relationships.  Though “just friends” is tough to hear when you’re hoping for much more.  But let’s not let the term “just friends” minimize friendship.  I promise you there is nothing minimal about real friendship.  Everyone needs it.  You need it, and without it, you are incomplete.

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