Personal Growth
How to Not Live Like Skim Milk
“We talk cream, but we live skim milk.” – Dwight Moody Several years ago my wife Janice and I were delivering some food and praying with the residents of a low income housing complex. One of the lady’s we regularly visited would squeal like a little girl when we showed up with fresh fruit, something she […]
Birthing Something New is Always Messy
The hospital room may be spotless and sterile, but birth itself will always take place amid chaos, pain, and blood. —Steven Pressfield I will never forget the birth of my three children. They were wonderful events but to the natural eye they were a messy event. Chris was my first born. Janice and I were […]
The Power of Dissatisfaction
Visions form in the hearts of those who are dissatisfied with the status quo.” – Andy Stanley Nothing kills success or vision more than being satisfied with life as it is. (Tweet This) No matter where we are in life God has something greater. (Tweet This) In ministry I frequently encounter people who have lost hope. They […]
The Power of Break-Withs
With a little bit of neglect life can become a trap of the mundane and a failure to live out our full potential. In the book
4 Ways to Engage your Dream Today
It is wonderful to close our eyes and lean back and dream, to dream about our future job, retirement, family or future successes. In those dreams everything is easy and all things work out. Sadly, life can be full of disappointment, struggle and hard work. If we are not careful, our dreams become nothing more than […]
The Power of No: Learning to Focus on The Right Yes
I am learning to focus on the things that I really value and to put the majority of my resources to work where they will make the most significance. In order to focus on the important stuff, I have to say “no” to the less important. Each day, thousands of demands scream for our attention. […]
Make Haste Slowly: The Kikkoman Creed part 2
“Make Haste Slowly.” It means to advance and grow, but to do so with tremendous thought and care. [This is part 2 in the series on the leadership lessons from the 300 year old company Kikkoman. You can read part 1 here] Reading this Japanese axiom for the first time, “Make haste slowly” seems […]
Lean Downhill
“I was tense, apprehensive. My basic problem was this: I couldn’t get myself to commit, to lean into it. You have to lean forward; you have to lean down slope. If you fight that, you end up constantly battling gravity and balance and the downward pull of things. The good riders just go for it […]
Why You Need to Pick Yourself
I remember many times on the Elementary School playground hoping I would be found worthy to be picked by the popular kids’ team. Even as adults we often wander around looking for permission. We may feel as though we lack the confidence and ability to bring our dreams to life. As an introvert (I […]
Hello, are you here?
“There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who can do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can…give all our attention to the opportunity before us.” – Mark Van Doren quoted in, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress […]
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