Don’t Be a Knockoff or a Cheap Imitation
God was the Visionary and Moses was merely the project foreman. Amazing things happen when we see our roles rightly in Yahweh’s great big Kingdom enterprise.
Hey Dumbo, Stay Stupid!
Michael Hyatt shared this quote from Do The Work (Steven Pressfield) on his blog and I had to repost it! Great stuff! The three dumbest guys I can think of: Charles Lindbergh, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill. Why? Because any smart person who understood how impossibly arduous were the tasks they had set themselves would have…
Sunday Conversation with Ray Lewis
Regardless of how you feel about Ray Lewis, his impact upon his team is indisputable. Like him, or hate him, the Baltimore Ravens would not be World Champions without him.
Walt Disney Leadership Lessons: The Best Ideas are Born in Adversity
For Walt, his greatest ADVERSITY always brought about his greatest IDEAS. Opposition for him always pushed him to greater levels of imagination and resolve. Perhaps that’s why he was able to say with such grace, “I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it.”
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s so easy to drift in life. When drift happens, we lose sense of our purpose. Goal setting helps to prevent drift by giving you something concrete to focus on. When you have distinct goals, it has a…
Be Intentional: Here’s How to Focus Your Life and Get Unstuck
Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. (Joshua 1:7 ESV) In his book The 17 Essential Qualities of a…
Tommy Lasorda wants what on his tombstone?
Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda doesn’t want his devotion to his beloved franchise to end when his life eventually does. Lasorda, 84, has been affiliated with the Dodgers most of his life. And he wants that relationship to continue — even after he dies. “I’ve already told my wife that when I…
Leadership Lessons Behind Coca-Cola’s Immortal Success
Coca-Cola is the most recognizable brand on the planet. The soft drink empire has survived two World Wars, one Cold War, one Great Depression, “Cola Wars,” and a marketing blunder of the century.
We Bought A Zoo: 20 seconds of “Insane Courage” could change everything
When you know the size of your God, the size of your giants becomes irrelevant. In my book 13-Foot Coffins, I talked about how God has a coffin for every giant you will ever face, regardless of its size. In my lifetime, I’ve met many giants that I didn’t have the courage or power to…
Is ‘IT’ in You? Do you have this difference-maker?
What is IT? I’m talking about the difference-maker that sets you apart from mediocrity, mundane, and failure. “IT” was in Joshua and Caleb when the rest of the generation was too afraid to follow God into the unknown. While trepidation filled the hearts of most of the fighting men over what it would cost them…