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Doing it Right the First Time is Overrated

Its okay and totally helpful to do some things right the first time. Some things are just better done right the first time around. Think surgery, landing a plane, or defusing a bomb. These are things that we need to be trained to do flawlessly well on the very first try. But there are so [...]

If you were the sole survivor…

If this was you… How would it change your life? Would you feel guilty? Would you live every moment with a painfully real sense of life’s frailty? Would life be more beautiful or precious to you? Would you spend your life wondering ‘why me’? Would you be more self-centered or self-less? Would you work hard [...]

Do something unproductive…

…Or at least something that feels unproductive. Most learning takes place when we aren’t looking for it. Most growth takes place when we feel unproductive. So, do something that feels counter-productive. •Pause your day. •Sit and Think. •Fiddle with something that is unrelated to productivity or money. •Create something ‘meaningless.’ •Waste your time. •Read the [...]

BIG IDEA: Start a multi-million dollar company…

or an organization to feed every homeless person in your city…. or a church…. or insert your own big idea…. There is a way to do it. You must build unique change into the DNA. So many churches, companies, or whatever are so unwilling to change that they crumble. So why not build it in [...]

Live to Work, or Work to Live?

A wise leader and I were talking about this other day. He shared that his (he is in his fifties) and many previous generations have seemed to live to work. In other words, much of their identity lies in their “job.” People who place their identity in a job or position sometimes forget they are [...]

a thought for today.

Be wise with what you have. People will follow your lead. Today could be all you have. The End.

What do bailouts teach us?

Attitudes that bailouts may teach us: • complacency- “the government will take care of our messes” • no work, all play- “we didn’t even have to struggle to ‘earn’ this” • I deserve this- “we have worked hard in the past…help us!” • dependency- “we could probably convince them to do this next time” • [...]

3 types of Credibility

I had a conversation the other day with a friend, who spoke about the three types of credibility: •Educational Credibility- This doesn’t always look the same. Could be seminars, colleges, conventions, conferences, online training, books you’ve read, etc. Doug Fields says ‘leaders are learners’… That is powerful. People who are willing to learn are also [...]

don’t get a job doing what you love??

What do you think about this??? Wise Seth Godin’s words……

filled

filled it’s easier to complain sometimes but when you have no room to move it’s much more beautiful to look up. Bigger than you. truth can’t be removed although our hands want to do all the work grace is hands open