The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day and Week!
- Col (Ret) Mikel Burroughs

- Jul 17, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 19, 2025
“Change negative thoughts to positive ones with ‘yet’ and you make a positive change in your life!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs

The “Colonel’s” VFV Motivational/Inspirational Quotes & Message of the Day and Week!
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Today’s Message is: “Yet Day!” Why Not?
“In leadership ‘yet’ can be a very powerful word. Great leaders can take the word ‘yet’ and transform challenges into opportunities. It can turn a setback or failure into a chance to learn. Make sure your ‘yet’ in leadership is about resilience, stability, and trust for you and your team to grow!” — COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs, CEO, Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)

More Awesome Quotes for Today’s Message:
“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” — Don Williams Jr.
“The power of YET. I don’t get it. I can’t do this. This doesn’t work. Take a deep breath. Go for a short stroll. The add a ‘yet’ to the end of your sentence. As in: I don’t get it…yet. I can’t do this…yet. This doesn’t work…yet.” — Unknown Author

“Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come.” — Zig Ziglar
“The best is yet to be.” — John Wesley

“Each person’s soul journey is unique; yet dependent on the genuine love, support, and connection with others.” — Dr. Debra Reble
“Have faith and hope, because there is something positive and new on the horizon you can’t yet see.” — Unknown Author

“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” — Anne Frank
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Good afternoon Col Burroughs and all of my brothers and sisters here on VFV. While we still sin and go against God’s Will, yet God in His mercy, has been graciousl to us and forgiven our sins. Have a blessed day today and always.
Taken from:https://www.gotquestions.org/already-not-yet.html
What is the concept of "already but not yet"?
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The theological concept of “already but not yet” holds that believers are actively taking part in the kingdom of God, although the kingdom will not reach its full expression until sometime in the future. We are “already” in the kingdom, but we do “not yet” see it in its glory. The “already but not yet” theology is related to…
Wise leaders understand that yet is the operative word.