“The decisions you make today will determine the stories you tell tomorrow.” — Craig Groeschel If you’ve been around me enough, or read into many of my blogs, I love to talk about intentionality. In fact, intentionality was my word of the year for the last two years. I wanted to be intentional about being intentional. … Read more
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Mark Twain. What separates good from great in life, whether in our organizations, a sports team, or in growing in our favorite hobbies, is our ability to focus. The ones who are the most disciplined and focused will achieve more than … Read more
“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” – Michael J. Fox Are you a perfectionist? Or, do you just strive for excellence? If you think these are the same thing, I’m afraid you’re a tad mistaken. In fact they are so opposite of each other … Read more
“Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are” — Richard Branson What does it mean to “be a success”? What does it look like? Many of us have a wrong picture of … Read more
“Not everybody will buy into what you’re saying.. Lead Anyways!” — John Maxwell Skepticism often derives out of a fear of failure. A leader can be so concerned about failing that no ideas appear to offer a reasonable level of risk because they are scrutinized so heavily by his / her peers. None will work well enough. … Read more
“If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value.” — Anonymous An experiment was conducted to see if Greyhounds could compete with the speed of a Cheetah. When the cages opened for the race, folks were shocked that the cheetah didn’t move. They asked the race coordinator … Read more
“There is a reason the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror. Your future matters more than your past.” — Max Lucado It’s one thing to make a decision to focus on growth in your journey, It’s another thing to let go of the past behind you so that there is no turning back on your … Read more
We can all agree that our morning routines have been a challenge to say the least over the last month. If you don’t know it by now, I’m a huge ritual fan. And while I know that may be tough during these trying times, even just changing up your mornings, but getting in even a temporary ritual for … Read more
“A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.” — John C. Maxwell With the rapid spread of this virus across the world, leaders all over of all kinds are being challenged to lead in … Read more
We can all agree that our daily rhythm patterns are out of whack right now. With a lot of us working from home and away from society and peers, there’s no doubt in my mind that some of us are either having a hard time unplugging, or having an even harder time getting the ball … Read more