Pride is a nasty thing. Ironically, we may be good at spotting it in others, but can miss it in ourselves. Some symptoms of pride include always trying to one up another person. Meaning, if they caught a "big" fish, our fish story has to be bigger. Perhaps, we also have a hard time admitting …
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Don’t Sell – Solve.
Not many people like to be "sold" something, or enjoy being approached by someone who is always "selling". We know those folks, who to their credit are fearless in their pursuit, but their boldness almost always comes off as pushy and insincere. I remember early in my career, I had to make "cold calls". For …
Make Waves
The world loves winners - being first is the name of the game, and in an effort to win, countless hours are invested in training, practicing, enduring, persevering, and aspiring. It requires an all consuming focus and intensity to be number one and remain a winner. As much effort as we put into winning at …
Out Of Control
We're all in the people business. Meaning, much of our life is centered around relationships - either building them, repairing them, mending them, helping them, and even exiting them at times. As such, people can often be the source of many of our challenges. Perhaps it’s in the various areas of our disagreement, disregard and/or …
Idol Pursuits
There are three primary Bible verses that speak to my heart deeply and serve as key life verses for me. These are: to keep my eyes off worthless things, to be strong and courageous, and for God to restore the joy of my salvation. These verses help encourage and remind me to my purpose, my …
Fleeting
My daughter's pet cat, Joey, recently passed away. We enjoyed his company for over 8 years, and he is missed. It has been a reminder to our family just how fleeting life is, and how much that remains are the memories. It is also a catalyst to consider the kind of memories I am creating. …
Keep A Look Out
My wife shared this picture with me from our past trip to Hawaii. We never saw the rainbow amidst the waves before in this picture, but I just love the metaphor it reflects about life. For even though we may feel like the waves of life are beating us against the rocks, don't lose hope. …
