Keeping Doors Open
When I was a freshman in high school, I tried out for the varsity basketball team. Just before our first scrimmage two of the upperclassmen got into some kind of trouble and weren’t going to be allowed to compete. One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. Those were the words that Ray Wilson, one of […]
Look At The Big Picture
Happy Friday! Last night I watched a high school football game. It was a game. I’m not sure that I could call it a competition since it wasn’t very competitive. Although … as in most sports, there are little competitions inside the game. In lacrosse, who wins the ground ball battles? In basketball, who wins […]
Accomplish More Do Less
Good morning! Today’s Words of Wisdom are from an article I came across earlier this week, titled “12 Ways to Accomplish More by Doing Less.” We all, at some point, feel that we are doing too much. Sometimes it’s by default, because we have a lot on our plates. Sometimes it’s our own fault, because […]
Never Stop Learning
“If you stop learning today, you stop leading tomorrow.”- Howard Hendricks None of us needs to know everything about everything. But chances are we do need to know everything about something, and it’s probably to our benefit to know something about a lot of things. (Un)Fortunately, we live in a world of quick and easy […]
Motivation to Change
Good morning! MOTIVATION MONDAY Yesterday’s church service, was not one of my favorites. But the message was solid. It was about embracing change, and allowing change to open us up to the blessings in store for us. Ironically, as I pulled out of the parking lot, the first song that came on the radio was […]
Clearing Mental Clutter
Good evening! Hopefully the start of the weekend is greeting you at the end of a productive and positive week. Most of us are probably thrilled that the weekend is here. I know I have things that I need to get accomplished this weekend, but 2 of the most important things that I make time […]
Make Today Count
This day will never come again. Make today count. – Alan Stein That’s pretty straight forward. Make it count! When today is over, however, make sure to move on. In sports it’s about having a “short memory.” Today may the best day of your life. Tomorrow then, should be an attempt to have another best […]
Regaining Composure
Actor, Tom Welling, does a nice job of explaining it. I have so much chaos in my life, It’s become normal… You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they’re wrong. Life happens. And inevitably we go […]
Daily Grind
Good afternoon! Grind v. grind·ing, grind 1. a. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour. b. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind a lens. 2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash:grind the teeth. 3. To bear down on harshly; […]
Be Great Tomorrow
Good evening! Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. – Denis Waitley Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers For most of us, today is essentially over. […]
Let Go
Ask any leader why he or she is willing to forgive and forget, and you’ll hear, “I don’t have time to be bitter. I only have time to be better. – Stan Toler Minorly or majorly, we’ve all been wronged at some point by somebody. Maybe it was a friend that betrayed your trust, or […]
Pledge to Achieve
In honor of Throwback Thursday, this message comes from my 2003-2004 fourth graders! Feel free to adopt it, and/or pass it along! Pledge of Achieving We pledge to choose our role models carefully. We will choose role models who are respectful, responsible, honest, and trustworthy. We promise to choose role models who are good examples, […]