Difficult situations make you better. Ever heard that before? Me too. Shoot, I've said that very thing. The thing is, I don't believe it's true anymore. Why? Because all of us have seen people go through tough stuff but they don't all become better people. Some actually end up becoming…
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Change Begins with Choice by Jim Rohn
One of my favorite teachers on leadership and living life well has been Jim Rohn. This is an incredible piece written by him years ago. Never gets old... CHANGE BEGINS WITH CHOICE by Jim Rohn Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we…
Choose Progress over Perfection
Quick question. What kind of person would your current choices, if unchanged, make you? Before you move ahead too quickly, really take a moment and think about it. Your current prayer life. Your current level of generosity. Your current level of patience. Your current level of intentional mentoring. Your current…
4 Ways US Airways Reverse Mentored Me
Recently, I was on a trip with the Focus One students called focal point. It's a week that we designed in the middle of the school year that is free of electronic distraction and full of intentional relationships and evaluation. Well, the day I was supposed to fly back home…
Are Digital Distractions Affecting Your Spiritual Growth?
This is a guest post from Andy Blanks, co founder of youthministry360, a ministry committed to equipping youth workers through resources, training, community, and networking. You can read more great content from him at his blog here. Thanks Andy! -- This past weekend, I had the chance to lead a…
Planning can be the worst form of procrastination.
We've all heard it. If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. Yea yea yea. But here's the thing. There comes a moment in any project, paper, or decision when you know you've gathered all the info you need. One more conversation won't help significantly. One more web…