My friend Jesse Barnett wrote a book called "Soul Crushers". I featured him on one of our live broadcasts a while back. In his book he states; "What do you need to release to find freedom? ... You can learn to unpack your burdens one by one and find freedom." In similar fashion, brain drainers... Continue Reading →
In the Bible we are told, "Be angry and do not sin." This means don't allow your anger to spawn a choice that results in destructive behavior, essentially. "Acting aggressively isn’t mentioned anywhere in the definition of anger. That’s because anger is not a behavior; it’s not the same as hostility, violence, or aggression. Those... Continue Reading →
Where are you going in your life? What a loaded question... right? But valid! Many times we are kind of "floating", hoping for the best, coping with the rest, with no clear direction or pathway that we are following. This of course speaks to the "why" and "purpose" issue that we talk about regularly... and... Continue Reading →
How do you view people generally speaking? If you are a Melancholy, (like me), you might always be suspicious of people, even if you know them well... are they really my friend and ally, or are they really my enemy, not really looking out for me? Check out this excerpt from the book of Galatians... Continue Reading →
Just about everybody wants to "get ahead" in life. Get ahead in terms of advancement in their careers or business; get ahead on terms of their finances; get ahead of their to-do lists, and on and on. Many times, getting ahead may be reduced to "keeping up with" in our world today. There is always... Continue Reading →
In a conversation the other day, someone said "we need to collect, and connect the dots." I had never heard it that way. I have always said we need to "connect" the dots in our lives, as in; my past, my temperament, my thoughts, etc. to help me take responsibility and understand why I do... Continue Reading →
In order to figure out what these things might be... you have to answer the question... "where do I want to go?" Do you want to "go" to a place of making healthy choices? To a place of things moving you forward in life and out of backwards movement cycles? If so, then you... Continue Reading →
"I increasingly see how difficult it is to exercise authority in community. Community of any kind. We are often so inclined to want authority for the honor, prestige or admiration that comes with it. Inside each of us is a little tyrant who wants power and associated recognition, who wants to dominate, be superior, and... Continue Reading →
Accountability has been a focus of so many men’s groups I’ve been part of over the years. We gathered together to hold each other accountable and to openly share our failures with each other so that we could encourage each other to do better. There’s nothing wrong with accountability; it’s a healthy part of true relationships. The problem... Continue Reading →
Part two on the issue of uncertainty. There is a term known as VUCA. This is an interesting concept that has been adapted in leadership circles in corporate environments. Interestingly, it was coined in a military setting. VUCA - A term of the American Military "First described in 1985 by economists and university professors Warren... Continue Reading →
