When I was in college one of my dorm mates came knocking on my door with a fistful of candy bars.
Between bites he said, “Hey man, someone knocked over the vending machine! Go grab whatever you want, but you better hurry up before it’s all gone.”
Category Archives: Self-Leadership
Success Confusion
How Extra Hours at Work Sabotage Success
What makes you successful at work will make you a failure at home. And what makes you successful at home will make you fail at work.
What makes you successful at work? It’s productivity. Success comes from getting a lot of the right stuff finished. You get in, get your work done, and get home.
The Forgotten Purpose of Work
Much is written these days about how you can find purpose and meaning in your work. Everyone seems to be taking all kinds of personality and strengths tests to find their unique calling because “If you discover how you are shaped you can unlock your dream job, so you’ll never have to work another day in your life!”…or so the logic goes.
The problem is most of us still feel like we are “working,” so that must mean our current job is not our dream job.
Never Plan on Retiring
For many the idea of never retiring is not a hard concept. With the performance of our 401Ks over the last decade, most of us are going to be working longer than we anticipated. When you throw in the rate at which health care costs are escalating, never retiring may be a forced reality. But let’s put the money aspect of retirement aside for a moment. I want you to get a deeper point that is more troubling about “retirement.”
What comes to mind when you think of the word PARADISE?
God Only Gives You Two Choices
Do you ever feel like there are too many choices? I often feel that way. My wife asks me to pick up laundry detergent and I’m so glad she is specific on which brand she wants because the choices are overwhelming…and that’s just the first thing on the grocery list!
When it comes to following Jesus we like to believe there are equally as many choices as there are brands of detergent, but in reality there are only two.
One Word that Will Kill Your Dream
One 3 letter word destroys most dreams. The word makes me shake in my boots and has killed more of my own dreams than anything else. Every critic, cynic, and skeptic will throw this word at your dream. The word will ground your dream faster than a nor’easter. You’ll watch your dream deflate and will feel the life get sucked out of you with this one little word.
What’s the word?
Hope Is Not a Strategy
How do you know if you are being optimistic or delusional about the future? I would certainly much rather be described as optimistic than pessimistic, but at what point does hoping just become wishful thinking?
I’ve noticed a trend with people who face difficult circumstances is they have a remarkable ability to remain hopeful that things will turn around and get better. I admire those types of people who can stare death in the face and hope for a brighter future. I would much rather hang around those types of people than the chicken littles of the world.
The Key to Not Blowing Up Your Life
Why You Should Always Ask For Advice
Do you have a big decision to make? If you don’t have one looming right now you will at some point in the future. How you make that decision will set you up for success or could blow up your life and set you back years.
The big decisions I’m talking about are ones like: whether you should move, whether you should marry a certain someone..should you stay at your current job or is it time to move on–big decisions that will greatly affect your future, your friendships, and your finances.
The Power of Travel
Why You Should Go on a Short-Term Missions Trip Soon
Have you ever visited a foreign country? I’m not talking about visiting one to see the famous landmarks or wonders of the world. I’m talking about visiting a third world country so people can see and hear the love of Jesus.
I believe you should regularly visit a third world country. If you’ve never been, put it at the top of your list immediately.
How To Offend God
(It's Not What You Think)
Ever been around someone who all they could talk about is the past? They love to tell stories about their glory days, which is fine for people in a nursing home. They’ve lived a good life. There is far more behind them than in front of them, but that isn’t true for you.
You have years, decades in front of you. How will you use them?
