What’s Stopping You?
All of us have door stops in our lives — some we have had for a long time, and some we have developed in the last year or two. Here's the key to achieve our full potential.
What Toilet Paper Reminded Me About Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is critical to reaching our full potential. Team members see our bad habits. What do we have clinging to us that is holding us back?
It’s Not Going To Happen
Wonderful, the one thing that I said wouldn’t happen, did. What are we ignoring today that is setting us back or slowing us down?
Watch Your Speed
Jumping into the car with CeCe, we are running a quick errand to pick up some plants for her gardening. Like her late father Poppy, CeCe is a master gardener and we have the yard to prove it. Beautiful! As we pull up to the red light, I look over and see a big yellow ... Read more
Are Ruts Taking Us Perilously Close to Trouble?
I’m on my four-wheeler today as I head towards my favorite oxbow lake to see if I can catch my favorite fish, crappie! It has been raining for days so the four-wheeler trail is a muddy mess, but I’m smiling all the way back to the lake. It is so much fun to get on ... Read more
Don’t Forget to Take Out the Garbage
Bang, clang and a loud hum…the garbage truck is here! Panic set in as I realized that I had not put out our overflowing garbage cans. I jumped up from my office in the front of the house, ran to the back and opened the carport doors. I could hear the garbage truck was close, ... Read more
One Small Thing
One small thing, if repeated daily, is not a small thing. It leads to big things and big impact. One good daily habit can be the difference in great and average. The difference in outstanding and typical. Small things are always easy to do or easy not to do. Daily things like: Writing down three ... Read more
Thinking Matters
Focus is powerful and it starts with thinking about the most important things. Am I doing what I simply want to do or am I working on my priorities? Am I letting little things cloud my focus on the important ones? White space defined as quiet reflection time helps us focus on the most important ... Read more
Pizza Kills Uncommon Discipline
Recently, after hosting our partner retreat, I was exhausted after our six hour drive back home. We also had my grandson, Davis, and a friend of his with us all week so when I wasn’t leading our retreat, I was trying to keep up with two 10-year-olds who could exhaust the energizer bunny. After we ... Read more
