Yesterday in church, the pastor preached a message entitled "Your Birthright and the Ballot Box"—a powerful parallel between Esau giving up his birthright for a "bowl of red stew" and how many people today are neglecting their right to vote over "trivial" issues. He highlighted...
There is a great book written by Andy Stanley called Choosing to Cheat. In this book, Stanley "addresses the tension felt between the drive for success in the workplace and the significance of healthy relationships at home and finding the balance point." One of the main...
Today I sat down at my computer and started writing my first blog post in almost 2 years. It was a mind-numbing experience - that at times felt wonderful and at times felt mournful. I cried and smiled all at the same time. Why had...
Over the past few days, I have had the chance to counsel several people in clearly different and separate fields. In all cases, I was led to just say Write What You Hear. It is not just a divine directive for those people I spoke to,...
What Unlimits You? That was the question posed on the email I received when I signed up for the TedXClt conference last week. A simple statement but not one that is easy to answer. First let me take a step back and explain what is a...
Over the last few weeks I have been adding new friends and unfollowed old ones -- In many cases it has nothing to with the person -- just I need a new and different perspective -- This morning I had an thought -- If I can...
Bless this young lady at the Ihop. Today, must be her first day or week here. It took her 20 minutes to ring in my order. But she kept smiling. I have had a stressful day. I appreciated her smile. And even though she messed up...
Guest Post --Michael L. McCrimmon - http://www.m2li.com/ Having worked with top executives, and now a coach / motivator of executives for top C-Level positions, I pretty much know a good one when I see one. I also have learned to trust my intuition when it flashes red...
F**K it -- I want to talk to entrepreneurs - I started my first business in 7th grade -- I have been an entrepreneur ever since. I can tell you one sure thing -- You will find more ways to fail than succeed. This is...
My wife, who has been having some knee issues, had a hard time getting in the car the other day. I mean it was understandable, we both work very long days. Sometimes 15 hours at a time. So it was understandable that her knee was...