Time and Attention is All We Have–Are You Giving it to the Right People?

Recently, we saw a quote circulating on social media saying, “If you or I die tonight, there might be ten people who will care deeply for 10-15 days. Focus on those people.” Admittedly this sounds dark, but it is also an extremely helpful rubric to help us gut check how we are spending our time.  […]

The Marriage Series: Money, Time, and Credit for Good Deeds

If you talk to any young couple wrapping up premarital counseling, the odds are pretty good that they talked about finances and expectations surrounding time during one or two sessions. The reasoning is simple. Prior to entering into a shared life, we are used to making decisions based on our own preferences and whims. As […]

Your Leadership Garden

A garden’s goal is to produce. People don’t cultivate gardens and not expect a harvest.  That’s foolish.  It’s too much work.  I remember the back breaking summer nights I spent picking weeds.  Your life is just like a garden.  You are meant to produce.  A friend of mine, Mike Murdock, asked me once, “What is […]

Episode 003 Three Reasons Why You Won’t Hit Your Goals – Podcast

What do you demand of yourself? You never make a change unless you make a demand on yourself. Whatever you demand of yourself is what you accomplish. 1.  You lose focus The reason people fail is broken focus. How do you focus on your goals? Do you put them before you? Whatever you give attention […]

Success Is Not Accident

Success Is Not An Accident This week I pulled out Tommy Newberry’s book Success is Not an Accident.  I have about 10 books that I keep handy in my bookshelf that are go to resources for me.  This is one of those books.  Reviewing information is key to integrating it into your life.  Life change […]

How To Manage Your Energy

This weekend I re-read The Power of Full Engagement.  Go buy it!  Here are a couple of quick ideas that I gleaned from the book: Managing time is no guarantee we will bring sufficient energy to what we’re doing. Time is simply the opportunity to spend energy! The key question is: How much energy do we invest […]

Why Self Management is the Best Management!

You Can Lead from Anywhere! I think one of the greatest misconceptions when people think of leadership is the thought, that if I am not at the top I can’t lead.  My friend, John Maxwell, always says that leadership is not a position or a title but it’s influence.  I always remind myself that influence […]