Use a mentor to accomplish your goals
Have you ever had a dream that you wanted to turn into reality? You want to make it a goal, but do not know how to do it so you keep putting it off? Too often we try to figure…
Life is a poker game
I loved playing cards as a kid with my relatives. It was an inexpensive way to have quality time as a family. Canasta was one of my favorite games, but we played a wide variety of games. As I got into college,…
Staying the course
It is Saturday and I have been asked by my Sunday school teacher to lead the class discussion in the morning due to illness on his part. I have done this in the past and have never had a lesson…
Let your attitude dictate your stress level not the other way around
Do you end up with a horrible attitude when you are stressed? Do people steer away from you when this happens? How is this going to help your team if no one wants to be around you? Too often we…
Plot your course. A lesson in stress management
Have you noticed that some people are always stressed, even over the simplest things, while others go through life carefree? Is it that some people have more bad things happen to them to cause the stress? Do the carefree people…
Stress free vacations. How have yours been laely?
Do your vacations add to or take away from your stress level? By design, they should help you reduce your stress. It all comes down to your approach. Too often we take the same approach to vacation that we do…
Are your banks overflowing?
Normally when I go for a run on the greenway in Nashville, I really enjoy the stretch that follows along the bank of the river. The other day, though it was not the same experience. We have had quite a…
How would you describe your adaptability?
This morning, I had the opportunity to lead the discussion in my Sunday school class. Our normal discussion leader had a lesson already prepared based on the Bible verses that we were planning on discussing. With two hours notice before class,…
Celebrating our Independence and our Dependence
This week, America will celebrate it’s independence as a country. People will get together with friends to have cook outs and parties. They will go to fireworks shows put on by the cities where they live and even shoot off…
What areas of your life have you let go?
I was hiking last weekend and came across this tree and thought, “What a weird shape”. Then I realized that it somewhat looked like my shape. I could not resist taking a picture and using it as motivation to lose weight. I…
IS there a difference between a dream and a goal?
For years, I dreamed about writing a book and being a professional speaker. I had vivid images of what it would look and feel like to be in the front of the room giving a speech. I would start to…