Big Story. Small World. When forced to work within a strict framework the imagination is taxed to it’s utmost — and will produce its richest ideas. Given total freedom the work is likely to sprawl. -T.S. Eliot Our lives are works of art. I’m convinced of this. In order to have a bigger and better […]
Big Story | Small World
Big Story I believe in living life to the full. Yeah, that’s pretty cliche. Maybe I read it on a scrapbooking website or something. Being completely honest, though, I believe it. I believe we all live life as a story, our story grafted into a much larger story. As a Christian, I believe the larger […]
My Drug of Choice.
My addiction. Last week, I finished Simon Sinek’s book, Leaders Eat Last (for you keeping track at home, I’ve now started and finished 3 books in 2015. Working on 2 more right now). When it comes to our religious and spiritual views, Sinek and I aren’t compatible. He writes Leaders from the perspective of man being an evolved animal. I don’t […]
What makes a Great Leader?
Chicken or the Egg Any great cause, organization, business or strategy has an equally great leader. Growing up, my mom told me time after time, I was a leader. An interesting thing happens when you are told something over and over – it happens. It’s definitely the chicken or the egg debate. Am I a leader […]
God. Blessings. Bigger.
Blessings. I’ve been meditating on the blessings of God recently. I’ve been thinking about what hinders the blessings of God. I’ve been pondering why God blesses when He does. I don’t believe in a series or set of steps to ensure blessing. No magic beans or wands involved in receiving good things from Him. I […]
Work-Life Balance
ATTACK Last week, I shared how I am ATTACK-ing 2015. ATTACK is my 2015 Word of the Year. You can read more about how I’m starting, but I left one thing off my list: Reading. I want to read more books this year – at least 2-3/month. So far, I’ve ready Creativity: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that […]
How to ATTACK
Word of the Year 2015 Earlier, I shared my 2015 Word of the Year – ATTACK. 2013 and 2014 were more theory than practical – TRANSFORM & VISION. I’m excited about ATTACK because it’s practical. Here is a list of things I will practically attack in 2015: Writing. I’ve committed to write here 3 days a week. I […]
Up for a game of politics?
Who’d you vote for? Sometimes it seems beside Jesus, the most important person in our world is the person we’re voting for. President, Governor, Senator, Councilperson, School Board Member – it doesn’t matter how high or low the position, it is near and dear to our hearts. Okay, so maybe politics – the voting kind – isn’t your […]
Single. Uno. Solitary. Solo.
The American Dream. The myth is its possible and probable to be successful on your own. You pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. You do it alone. No one helps you. No one gives you a break. That, of course, is a myth. We all need help, and we achieve so much more in tandem than when flying solo. […]
Wait. Where’d God go?
Hide and Seek As a parent of 4 kids, it’s not uncommon for Kia or I to stop in the middle of a sentence and say, “Where’d _____ go?” We find ourselves asking each other this all the time and everywhere – at home, at friends, at church, in restaurants, at parks. It’s like a game […]
