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. ...
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 ...
“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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
“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” ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 (or anyone) says she’s fine, but doesn’t seem like it, it could mean: SHE IS FINE, BUT… SHE’S NOT FINE, BUT…
...“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked. Jesus replied, “This is the work of God – that you believe in ...
“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 ...
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
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
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
📽 ## 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
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
“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
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
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
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’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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