ideas for being amazing

get in the way

Roadblock rock in the way

it’s easy to see poverty and turnaround.  it’s easy to have a fight with your wife and walk into the other room.  it’s easy to senior leadership failing to turn things around and stay silent.  it’s easy to see problems and make the choice to just get out of the way.   funny thing about problems is that, for whatever reason,…

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the power of belief

sky image believe faith

despite your situation and everything that you see, who believes you can still win?  your community?  your church?  your boss?  your coach?  your friends?  your wife?  your kids?  you?  if you can’t name at least one person/entity, the most important one being yourself, I can pretty much guarantee failure is your only option.

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Aim For Done

done is better than perfect

Facebook has the words “Done is better than perfect” painted on their walls. Why?  Because they figured it out.  Sure perfect sounds good: I’m going to start a blog this year, I’m just waiting for the timing to be perfect.  Or, I haven’t proposed yet, but I will, I am just waiting for things to be perfect.  Or, I’m going to…

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All Walls Are Not Created Equal

berlin-wall-freedom

Walls tell us where we should and should not be.  They tell insiders to come on in and outsiders to stay out. When we see walls that do not belong to us it becomes abundantly clear that it’s time to walk away.  Given what physical walls mean to us, it is no surprise that when we run into mental walls…

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Expose Yourself Little-By-Little

arachnophobia_why

When we were young, the idea of chasing our dreams excited & inspired us. But now, the thought of chasing our dreams makes us sweat.  It makes us nervous.  It paralyzes us.  We still dream dreams but the thought of chasing our dreams scares us to death.  We have dream-chaser phobia. Experts have a way of dealing with phobias called exposure therapy, where…

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My 2012 Birthday Wish

butterfly in tree rings

Thank God I have made it to see another year.  As I enter a new year of life for me there are three emotions that best describe how I feel: blessed, thankful, and full of high expectations regarding my future.  Blessed and thankful because I’ve been given and done so much.  Full of expectations because not only do I know…

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