I recently had the honor and privilege to meet and interview baseball legend, Darryl Strawberry. He has achieved great fame and success in the sporting world as a four time World Series winner. He is also well known for his various struggles off the mound. Today, he is a champion of encouragement to others and …
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Spreading HOPE
Four different books that span from fiction, nonfiction, children and teen - but with one message: HOPE❤️ (Romans 5:2-5). Available worldwide @ Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, CareerCall.org👍
Peace Train?
Getting God's perspective, prioritization & plans for money takes us from inner stress to success! Perspective: How do we define wealth? Is it simply having lots of money and possessions? In reality it is an abundant supply of a desirable thing. Clearly, our "desirables" include much more than just money. These include our faith, family, …
Money Talks
We all have songs that seem to capture moments and themes in our lives. For me and my wife, Forever In Blue Jeans by Neil Diamond is one of those songs. For those who have never heard it, it references how money definitely talks. It has value, but ultimately, it can't sing and dance - …
Money Plan
There are three primary components to any effective financial stewardship process. Good money managers learn how to spend money wisely, as well as save and give it effectively. Money is a tool and like any tool and resource, learning how to handle it makes all the difference in the impact we can positively make with …
A Wealth Of Missing Ingredients
Just like any great meal begins with a quality recipe, the type of ingredients we choose will also determine our recipe's ultimate result. Similarly, throughout my career, I have witnessed many families, businesses and individuals sadly come up short when it comes to preparing a "tasteful" financial future. This is usually due to lacking the …
Stressed?
I routinely have the opportunity to speak at events where many of the attendees are over the age of fifty. Although, I'm not quite fifty yet, my age group does share something in common with several of those in attendance - the notorious mid-life crisis! This life event tends to strike those in their 40s …
Restless For Rest?
I recall being so restless during the early days of my career. I would go to the beach and dream of ways I could make enough money to buy one of those beach homes, get one of those yachts and acquire the "good life". When I was at work, I was always striving to be …
Assets and Liabilities
An asset is defined as a useful and desirable thing, or quality. Conversely, a liability is described as something disadvantageous. When analyzed in financial terms, a good goal is to have more assets than liabilities. However, this also holds true for Christians. Thus, a beneficial question for us to consider is how we are investing …
Called and Committed
Vince Lombardi once declared, "the quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." If this is true, what do we consider to be the chosen field we're most committed to? Is it our job, our hobby - or, do we consider all …