BONUS: Do It Now
Had to pass this along! From Rick Warren: “Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbor to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.” Proverbs 3:27-28 (GN) The best time to love is now — not tomorrow. Not later. Not someday. Not one of these days. […]
Promise To Be Strong
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Happy Monday! I went on a little Twitter rant last yesterday, because I was thinking about a conversation that I’ve had with multiple people about whether or not it’s possible to be happy all the time or to always have a good day. My final statement was as follows: Tough moments are inevitable. We […]
Groove Today
Good Thursday morning! Listen to the first part of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” I used to go out to parties And stand around ’cause I was too nervous To really get down But my body yearned to be free I got up on the floor and thought Somebody could choose me No more standin’ […]
Acting Versus Pretending
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Here’s an excerpt from Rick Warren’s “Daily Hope” email. Love is an action, not just emotion. Love is something you do. It’s easy to love somebody who loves you, isn’t it? It takes nothing at all. But real love acts and does the loving thing when people don’t deserve it, […]
What Matters Down the Road
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Last night with one of the gentlemen with whom I coach, I was discussing the evolution of one of our players from the end of his 8th grade season to now, the beginning of his senior season. He mentioned a handful of interactions that they’d had over the last couple […]
Expand Your Reach
Good Monday morning, ladies and gentlemen! Happy February and happy Black History Month! “The reason why God is allowing you to go through what He’s allowing you to go through is because you’ve been too smooth and you ain’t going as far as you need to.” – Eric Thomas. It’s been on my mind since Saturday […]
A Blueprint For Posterity
Good Thursday morning, ladies and gentlemen! “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” – E.E. Cummings If your life story could be published for the world to […]
Handling Our Reactions
“People have a right to their opinion and you have the right to ignore it.” – Joel Osteen Good morning ladies and gentlemen! In today’s world – a politically correct world of social media, accessibility, and unbelievably quick dissemination of information of all types – we often walk on egg shells, and are particularly careful about what we […]
Stick To The Plan
Good Monday morning, ladies and gentlemen! A few weeks ago, the Words of Wisdom message was centered around commitments for the new year; the things that we would commit to doing and/or not doing in 2014. We are just short of a month into the new year. How many of those commitments have you stuck to? If […]
Never The Same Way
Good morning, and happy Friday! One thing I’ve learned over the last 6 or so years working for myself is that consistency, discipline, and focus are of the utmost importance. Nobody will hold me accountable. I have to hold myself accountable. And falling short in these areas generally does not affect anyone else but me. My […]
Don’t Give Up Control
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius There are at least 3 choices that we can make every morning that will set the tone for the day. We […]
What Are You Doing For Others?
Good Monday morning, ladies and gentlemen! Today, we celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And as such, I suspect there will be a lot of quotes thrown around about chasing dreams, and being selfless, and brotherhood, and the like. Obviously, I’ve kicked today’s message off with a quote and picture. But for us to simply look […]