Recently a fellow enthusiast asked about my thoughts on the 5-second rule taught by Mel Robbins. The concept is this: whenever you start to do something and your mind immediately begins to talk you out of it, you begin the countdown 5-4-3-2-1-GO! And you get up and do it. In her book, The 5-Second Rule, […]
I feel these are five very important aspects of great leadership. Whether you are a CEO, minister, spouse, or parent applying each one of the above characteristics will improve your leadership.
Time management is a myth. Life is not about time, it is about priorities. Ephesians 5:15-16 says, “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” How we do this may be different for each one of us of depending on our personality style.
I took one of my older sister’s Barbie dolls and a lighter and I walked into my mom and dad’s bedroom……
God save us from practical people!
Give us people who encourage us to dream. Give us people who continue to tell us we can do whatever we set our minds to. Give us people who are not so controlled by their own fear that they want to control everyone around them as well.
Often when we feel “timid” or afraid that may be us trying to do things in our own power. When we rely on the power of God within us it gives us the courage to press on in the face of fear. John Wayne said, “Courage is being afraid and saddling up anyway.”
Sometimes we become so satisfied with how good we are that we never reach our greatness.
I’ve heard that 18th and 19th-century revival speakers were successful because they would set themselves on fire and people would come to watch them burn. Not literally. They were so passionate about what they were doing that they drew people’s attention. There is something magnetic about passionate people. Comte de Mirabeau said, “None, but people […]
Is there something you can specifically do in the next two weeks that would make your life worse? Is there something you can specifically do in the next two weeks that would make your life better? If you answered “yes” to those questions this is what you are saying, “Whether my life gets better or […]
Some people are intensely focused in the wrong direction.