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 …
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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 …
Take 5
We spend most of our lifetime working, and although that may sound depressing at first, it is how it should be. For we aren't meant to simply consume and stagnate, but to create and contribute. However, it's been estimated that over 80 percent of people don't like their jobs. They go to work miserable, disgruntled, …
Work Weary?
There's a powerful proverb that says, "do not wear yourself out with work". Yet, so many of us do quite the opposite. Often times this is because we get caught by the subtle trap of working for man rather than God. I know I did. This can be an easy distraction for us to fall …
Mighty Beyond Money
Most of us instinctively aspire for greatness. We want to do well and leave a positive impact. However, it's quite easy to run in directions that may not make the most impactful imprints we ultimately desire. For what makes someone truly mighty? Is it how much they accumulate for themselves? Is it what they drive, …
Obsessed With Best?
We often hear the advice, "give our best" and pursue excellence in all we do, and we know this is shared with good intent, but to the perfectionist it is like quicksand - advice that sucks us into a deep abyss of endless pursuit. Going for best can be a stronghold that drives stress, condemnation, …
Can’t Take It With You
So often we can live like nothing else matters but our career. We plan for it most of our life. Sacrifice time for it. Move around the globe for it - willing to leave almost anything for it. Clearly, our careers and what we do for a living is important, but our careers are not …
Wait For It
There are so many times I get impatient and frustrated when things don't move as quickly, efficiently, or effectively as I would like. It may be a meeting I'm preparing for, or a special event and everything leading up to it seems to be going astray. I recently faced three events like this back to …
It’s About The Ride – Not Just The Destination
Completing my do to lists provides great satisfaction. I enjoy getting my check lists done. However, this keeps me in a state of focusing on the completion of a task and goal, which often results in me missing out on the joy that can be found in the process. In my hustle to get things …
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