“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.” – – – Eleanor Doan – – – A match has to first be lit, before it can light a fire. If you are trying to light a fire in your team and get them moving, you first have…
“Tough times don’t last, tough people do.” — Gregory Peck — When times get tough, you find out what you are made of. That is when your true character is revealed. It is also a time to find out what areas you need to work on but we’ll cover that another time. For now I…
Well, here we are, 2021. I’m not going to go into the “difficult times” of 2020 in any depth. But I will say that, as “challenging” as it was, I found tremendous learning through the adversity that I experienced last year. What could have been life changing in a very negative and devastating way, I…
This morning, on my way home from a 5am workout at the gym, my mind went into motion. I was thinking to myself, ‘wow, I’m at the end of my 13th week of healthy eating and working out. I feel better, I sleep better, my blood pressure is where it was when I was in…
“Legacy Leadership is more about ‘who we are’ than ‘what we do’. Our being is more important than our doing; but, what we do flows from who we are.” We are, and should always be, a work in progress. So what does that mean? Let me first say what it shouldn’t be, an excuse. I…
“Your inner game determines your outer game.” — J. Lee Whittington “Your inner game determines your outer game.” — J. Lee Whittington We’ve all heard it for years, good ole fashioned hard work and commitment wins the day. I know that over the years I’ve rehearsed it in my mind but didn’t always put it…
Sometimes we get overwhelmed with tasks and time consuming discussions simply because we have a hard time saying no. Or is that really it? Busy life is not hard to accomplish these days. It seems that we all get a little busy, or a lot busy. Either way, it seems normal to be busy now.…
Paul said:“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward…
I’ve heard it said, “don’t let anyone take or steal your joy”. I have to agree with that statement. But, I believe that nobody can take my joy away from me unless I relinquish it or lay it down for them to take. But, that’s easier said than done so let’s go deeper. There is…
I woke up and swung my legs over the side of the bed just like any other day. Rubbed my eyes for a second to adjust to the light in the room. And suddenly, PAIN. My lower legs were writhing in pain. Excruciating pain. Instantly I’m reminded of the second degree burns on the front…
