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God Loves to Use Broken Leaders

It’s easy to find examples of self-assured, strong leaders who drive toward their goals with conviction and confidence and never take “no” for an answer. ...

3 Habits to Build a Better Team [B4B]

If you want to level-up your team’s engagement, performance, and loyalty, Proverbs 1:3 shares three keys to help you do it. “For receiving prudent instruction ...

Unbelief

“They were unable to enter because of unbelief.” – Hebrews 3:19 How many Promised Lands do we miss because we refuse to believe we can ...

Fruitful work

“Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me…” Philippians 1:22-2a “Fruitful work” is not busywork. It is not killing ...

Undaunted

My word for this year is UNDAUNTED. To me this represents being steadfast in the face of adversity, pressing forward even when it’s hard, and ...

Criticism Can’t Hurt You Unless You Believe It

“Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.” (Proverbs 26:2) That’s a great sentiment, but WHY does an undeserved “curse” ...

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Greatness and Ambition

Greatness is a prize worth seeking, but the WAY we seek it matters. “Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand ...

This Corrupt Generation

“Peter replied ‘Repent and be baptized each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive ...

Success and Imagination

The greatest barrier to your True Success is your imagination. You dream too small and so you do not strive. You dream too big without ...

3 Simple Habits to Add More Meaning to Your Life

Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending series of tasks and obligations, leaving us feeling drained and unfulfilled. But what if we could add more ...

True Wisdom

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so he can become ...

What Kind of Children Are We Giving Our World?

I see plenty of people asking “What kind of world are we giving our children?” I don’t see quite as many asking “What kind of ...

9 Shortcuts to Winning Trust

Years ago I heard a talk that completely changed my thinking about how to communicate and connect with others, and it transformed my ability to ...

Is it Really Love?

“Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.” (Romans 13:10) Love is a word our culture loves to ...

This is why ChatGPT took off.

AI tools have been steadily gaining traction for a while now, but why has ChatGPT exploded so rapidly? Because it feels more “human.” Nobody hears ...

What a Snake Reminded Me About Fear

On a bike ride with my family the other day, a black snake darted right across our path. Thankfully, we simply rolled on by and ...

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How to Keep Growing Your Business Without Losing Your Spouse and Kids (pt. 1)

If you’re 100% sure your growing business or career is NOT causing ANY issues in your relationships, feel free to skip this post. BUT, if ...

When a woman says she’s fine…

When a woman (or anyone) says she’s fine, but doesn’t seem like it, it could mean: SHE IS FINE, BUT… SHE’S NOT FINE, BUT…

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The Works of God

“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked. Jesus replied, “This is the work of God – that you believe in ...

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Jesus Knew His Purpose

“Therefore, when Jesus realized they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by ...

Throw Away Your Easy Button

This is my Easy Button, a desktop toy from Staples that added flare and fun to my working environment for many years. I’m throwing it away. Here’s why. Most of my life, I’ve been a “fixer,” finding things that are broken and investing time, money and energy into bringing them …

TOPICS: focus, priorities, productivity

How I Went from Selling Donuts to Selling Drugs (& Why That’s a Good Thing)

When I was 16, I stopped selling donuts and started selling drugs, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Strange way to start a post? Let me explain… After several months of interning at a shop that repaired electronic typewriters, I applied for and got my …

TOPICS: calling, focus, intentionality, purpose

What a Stupid Fly Taught Me About Smart Leadership

I like to think I can learn something from anything…but a fly? What vital lesson about life and leadership could I POSSIBLY tease out of repeated failed attempts to smack an annoying insect? I’m sitting at brown wooden table in an empty ice cream parlor, surrounded by teal metal chairs …

TOPICS: action, bigpicture, bigpicturethinking, clarity, focus, leadership, planning

Are You Ready for Them to “Play the Tape?”

📽 ## If there was a “play the tape” moment for your life, would you want to be in the room? ## 📽 In a trial, the playback of recorded evidence is often the “moment of truth” when the jury FINALLY gets past the stories and excuses to see/hear what …

TOPICS: business, focus, impact, legacy, meaning, sense of purpose, significance, true success

Shelves, Selves, and a 2020 Vision

I have a wall-to-wall bookshelf in my study, or more accurately, pieces of one. For six months I’ve waited, stalled, and “meant to get to” finishing that shelf, and last week I finally started the finishing process…and stopped again. Maybe I keep stopping because life is just so busy sometimes, …

TOPICS: action, finishing, focus, goals, habits, productivity, purpose, vision

Vision, Distraction, and Expectations

“So I sent messengers to them, saying, ‘I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?’” (Nehemiah 6:3) Fulfilling a vision means being able to say no to the distractions of less important things. It …

TOPICS: calling, destiny, focus, Nehemiah 6, priorities, purpose

When you focus on Jesus, He steadies your heart

God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 75 WHEN YOU FOCUS ON JESUS, HE STEADIES YOUR HEART When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. (Psalm 75:3) Our world is full of instability. From economies in turmoil to civil unrest, discord in …

TOPICS: focus, instability, peace, Psalm 75, security, turmoil

Jesus is your steadfast resolve

God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 21 JESUS IS YOUR STEADFAST RESOLVE When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be …

TOPICS: Acts 21, confidence, focus, resolution, resolve, steadfastness, strength

Jesus is your voice of life

God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 10 JESUS IS YOUR VOICE OF LIFE “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) There is no “silver lining” to sin. Yes, God works all things together …

TOPICS: deliverance, direction, faith, focus, guidance, John 10, listening, sin, temptation, trust, truth

God is your never-failing source

God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 6 GOD IS YOUR NEVER-FAILING SOURCE “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light…” (Matthew 6:22) “Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray then like …

TOPICS: blessings, focus, kingdom of god, Matthew 6, perspective, priorities

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