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Enthusiasm Ingredient #1: ENERGY

My definition of enthusiasm: “A God-inspired fire ignited deep within your soul that drives you to never settle, live with passion, and turn the world upside down.”  A couple of weeks ago I began to think about the ingredients of enthusiasm.…
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What To Do About Those Pesky ENTHUSIASM Thieves

This past weekend, my wife and I had a great time at our “ENTHUSE: Set Your Marriage On Fire” retreat. We had a high energy, solution-focused weekend that was full of enthusiasm. I cannot wait to do our next one! During the retreat, we…
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Pour Some Enthusiasm Into Your Marriage

As my wife and I are preparing for our marriage retreat this weekend my heart and mind are focused on marriages. My mission is “to break the monotony of the mundane and the mediocre by bringing as much ENTHUSIASM to as many businesses, ministries,…
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Do You Want to 'Go All Out?'

Back in the 80’s, Hardee's restaurant had a motto that said, “If you’re gonna go, go all out!” One of their commercials had a grandmother and her grandson sitting sitting on a porch swing looking at a photo album. When they came to…
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2 Secrets to Staying Motivated

Sometimes people ask me “How do you stay motivated?” My answer is always two-fold, “Make a commitment and take action.” Therein lies the secrets to staying motivated. Make a Commitment One of my favorite Zig Ziglar quotes is,…
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Is Your Life In Alignment?

When Jesus was asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” He responded, “…Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength…” (Mark 12:28; 30,…
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The Greatest Showman, P. T. Barnum and Tommy Lanham

My wife and kids took me to see the movie “The Greatest Showman” for my birthday. It is a musical loosely based on the life of P. T. Barnum. It is one of the five best movies I have ever watched. The acting was great, the music and songs…
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Enthusiasm - God In You

I use speaking and coaching to bring the power of ENTHUSIASM to those who are ready to inspire their fire. This is what I am all about. If you are ready to catch the fire and fan the flames, then you are who I want to work with. My mission…
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Date Your Goal

Date your goal. I do not mean court it or take it out for dinner and a movie (although, you do want it to become a part of your everyday life, so in that sense I guess you should date it, but that is another blog for another time....) but give…
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3 Steps to a Year of Enthusiasm

Next month, I will go on a personal retreat. Every year I go to a cabin out in the middle of the woods. It is so far back in the woods you cannot drive a car to it. You must park about a ½ mile away and then load up an ATV and drive it through…