What was the best advice you received when you turned 16? Do any of us remember the advice we received as teenagers? Certainly at age 16, few of us were paying much attention to worldly advice although our parents were urgently sharing it. My wife wasn’t shying away from the challenge to impact and influence our […]
Can you? Or can’t you? I wrestle with these questions all the time. Two seemingly simple questions that commonly separates achievement and failure. The pursuit of difficult goals present challenges and frustrations that bring us to a moment of truth where talent, past accomplishments, or ability will likely not determine success. A moment of truth that […]
Do you realize we are much more likely to come to the end of our days with a longer list of regrets than achievements? Over the course of our days, big dreams and long-term goals commonly get pushed aside and resurrect themselves as regrets. Charles Hummel wrote “Tyranny of the Urgent.” The tyranny of the […]
Is there a right or wrong way to write a goal? The answer is a resounding yes. It all starts with understanding why you could become confused at a green light. My fascination with success and achievement has led me to attend a lot of seminars and workshops over the years. In 1984, I was […]
Have you ever thought of quitting your job, abandoning a dream, or giving up on a relationship? Have you walked away from something you once declared was important, and later come to realize you were defeated by your own doubt, fear, or discouragement? At some point, haven’t we all been overwhelmed with doubt, fear, or […]
Have you ever set an outrageous goal? A goal that you may have been ill-prepared to pursue, maybe lacked the skill, talent, or support to reach, but you pursued it anyway? I remember setting my first out-of-reach, crazy, outrageous goal in the 7th grade. I loved basketball and after we moved onto Andrews A.F. B., […]
Happy New Year! Turning the calendar to a new year ushers in a sense of excitement - a hopeful anticipation of new achievements, improved relationships, and greater personal impact. This is the most important time for setting new goals. Research shows that people who set goals at the first of the year are 10 times […]
Who doesn’t want to both give and receive the perfect Christmas gift? The stores are jammed with people finishing up their shopping - trying to find the perfect gift. Kings traveled for months to see a baby born in a manager. They came bearing exquisite gifts. Gifts of worship, praise, and thanks. Did something really happen […]
Why bother with New Years resolutions? Last year 92% of Americans failed to achieve their resolutions - a failure rate that should not be a surprise since 71% of us abandon our resolutions within the first two weeks of the new year. So, 71% of us can celebrate “Ditch New Years Resolutions Day!” Yes, January […]
