“A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action.” ~ Georges Clemenceau The challenge of being innovative is that you have to DO SOMETHING. Being a person of action is required in order to live a productive life. Nothing will ever get done if you are not […]
A leader is only as good as those they surround themselves with. Who is in your inner circle? Check out this video…
When I was in elementary school my friend and I went on an adventure into the woods behind my house. We lived out in the country with lots and lots of unexplored areas of trees, leaves, and streams. We ventured out deep into the the forest with nothing but ourselves and excitement. We were building […]
Collaboration breeds creativity. Creative people have a tendency to act alone. They work well with themselves, but have a hard time playing with others. It’s not that they don’t like other people, it’s just that they feel others slow them down. Creative people don’t like having to explain themselves and convincing others about their ideas. […]
Venture Capitalist Irwin Federman said, “You don’t love someone because of who they are; you love them because of the way they make you feel.” You cannot truly connect with someone while only talking about yourself. The way to legitimately get to know someone and make them feel encouraged is to put your attention on […]
Is your faith aligned with God’s plans? Are you in agreement with God? Check out this video…
Innovative people know what they want to create. They have a clear picture of the future. Check out this video…
My wife Erin and I have two beautiful daughters. When our youngest daughter was little she would sometimes get a bit of an attitude when asked to do certain chores. Instead of obeying, she would work herself up to the point of getting upset. We would then have to discipline her and let her know […]
In my mentor Dr. John C. Maxwell’s book, Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn he shares this… There’s a story of a salesman from the eastern United States who arrived at a frontier town somewhere in the Old West. As the salesman was talking with the owner of the general store a rancher came in . The owner […]
“The Wright brother flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.” ~ Charles Kettering Innovators break through barriers. They eat impossibility for breakfast and live a life of limitless possibilities throughout the rest of the day. To say something can’t be done to an innovator is like speaking a foreign language they have never heard before…it doesn’t […]