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Do You Need to Get New Friends?

Last night I drove from my home in London, Kentucky to Lexington (about 1.5 hour drive) where I met up with two other friends who are professional speakers to ride with them to Louisville (another 1.25 drive) to attend a National Speakers Association…
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Embrace Your Weird

Do you ever feel like you just do not fit in? Do feel like you see things differently than everyone else? Are you tired of trying to conform to everyone else? GOOD! My wife, kids, and I are in the middle of our fourth month-long spending…
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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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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

When I was preparing my first sermon at age 15 my minister at the time, Monty Cooper, sat down with me and walked me through the process. A couple of years later when I decided I wanted to go to Bible college to prepare for the ministry my minister…
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Motivation to Move Forward

Next week I am going on a personal retreat to prepare my heart, mind, and soul for 2018. I will take this time to reflect on 2017 and what went well and what are some areas I can improve. I will set some specific goals for 2018 and begin…
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Action Steps to Organize Your Pipe Dream Into Reality

Many of us have dreams, but what separates pipe dreaming from what I call organized dreaming? Written down action steps! Once you begin to write down specific action steps toward your dreams, you begin to move from a mere goal setter to goal…
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What To Do With Obstacles

One of the important aspects of achieving our goals is often overlooked. That aspect is.... the obstacles in our way. What role do obstacles play in our journey to achieve our goals? Obstacles, when looked at correctly, can often help us…
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What My Mother-In-Law Did To Me In 2017

Last Christmas, my wonderful mother-in-law got me an excellent Christmas gift. She usually gets me good gifts anyway. I love flashlights and it seems like she gets me a new one every year. I love peanuts and she typically gets me a large container…