Posted on Monday, June 10, 2013

Failure Is Great!

Many people get out of focus when they fail. I remember the first time I got glasses and put them on, I never knew how out of focus I had become. Things were crystal clear, and I could actually see vibrant colors, it was amazing! What happens when we fail is that we begin to […]

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2013

Choices: 3 Ways To Make The Best Of Them

“The best way to predict the future is to make it happen.” ~ Alan Kay, Computer Scientist The future gets better when we take the rights steps to make it better. Every choice we make takes us down a path. We do not “end up somewhere” in life just because of chance, we end up […]

Posted on Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Pit Lifters…

I came across this story not too long ago… The Pit A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A subjective person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.” An objective person walked by and said, “It’s logical that someone would fall down there.” A Pharisee said, “Only bad […]

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013

Just Do It…

“A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action.” ~ Georges Clemenceau ~ Being a person of action is required in order to live a productive life. Nothing will ever get done if you are not getting it done. The largest gap in life is between […]

Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2013

You Are What You Think…

“To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole. But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all-such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature […]

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2013

Tour Guide or Travel Agent…

People do what people see. Leaders understand that they can never take someone where they have never been themselves. You cannot give hope to others if you yourself are not filled with hope. You cannot give what you do not have. When people see their leaders talking one way, but living another it will always […]

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013

A Leader’s Momentum…

Momentum is a leaders best friend. When a leader has momentum on their side everything they do seems to work. Momentum makes you look better than you are. It is easy to move forward when momentum is taking you there, you simply ride the wave and do your best to keep up with it. Momentum […]

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013

Don’t Be Afraid To Use The Bathroom In Mexico…

I remember the first time I ever went out of the USA. I was nineteen years old leading a mission trip with twenty five teenagers to Central America. We first went to Belize then traveled up through the outskirts of Mexico. I didn’t know what to expect since I had never been out of the […]

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Bike of Hope…

I think most people in life need someone to tell them they can do it. Giving people hope that they can accomplish their dreams is one of the greatest gifts we can give to someone. Napoleon Bonaparte said, “A Leader is a dealer in hope.” When we give hope to others it lifts them to a higher […]

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013

Are You A Small Fish?

Last week I had the opportunity to take a tour of Ozark Fisheries here in Morgan County, IN. I am on the board of the Morgan County Leadership Academy (MCLA) that takes people from our community through a 10 month leadership program. For our history day we toured Morgan County and learned about all the […]