Have you ever wanted to succeed at a high level? To set yourself apart from others and achieve things most people don’t? Would you like to be the one at your office that everyone else thinks of as the go-to person? The path to becoming a high achiever is quite simple. Easy never, but very simple. The Way to Live In Matthew 5, Jesus is teaching the crowd how to live. He cites a law…
Have you ever had a day get off to a rough start, and you felt behind all day? Maybe your coworker rushed into your office before you’d had a chance to check your email, upset and needing your immediate assistance. Your plans for the day get all thrown off, and you may feel like control of your time and activity perpetually eludes you. Anything here sounding familiar? How did you respond? Are there things you…
Anger, disappointment, resentment, hurt: these are emotions we’d prefer to avoid. If we could choose, we’d rather live happy, content, and fulfilled, wouldn’t we? What if there was a way to significantly reduce the amount of time we spend angry or hurt? If we understand the root cause of these negative emotions and the negative situations they lead us into, we can find victory and spend more of our time cultivating excellent relationships and enjoying…
What would you do if your transmission went out tomorrow? If your identity were stolen and your credit frozen, would you be taking the bus to work? If your uncle offered to sell you his mint condition Ford Mustang for only $5,000, would you be able to come up with the cash? We’re apt to take many of the great things in our life for granted, up to and including out income. In our culture,…
“Why would you want to read when you got the television set sitting right in front of you? There’s nothing you can get from a book that you can’t get from a television faster.” If you’re wondering where that sage advice comes from, hearken back to a little movie called Matilda. That’s right, this little dandy comes from Matilda’s scumbag father, played by Danny DeVito. We all get a good laugh hearing such a ridiculous…
Who likes smiling? Buddy the elf, of course, but is he the only one? How about you? Do you enjoy smiling and laughing? What I’ve recently realized is that in the past, I had waited for something external to me to cause me to laugh or smile. And in doing this, I gave up the power to control my state of mind, not to mention the state of mind of those around me. Are you…
Can you believe 2014 is here already?! I hope you had a great year, and I further hope that you’re looking to make the coming year even better! One good thing that many people do is to use the new year as a time to set goals to improve themselves—this IS a good thing, IF we take these resolutions seriously and succeed. Unfortunately, in many cases, our lofty goals are left unfinished and our resolutions…
Guess what’s coming soon? Christmas!! Even though it’s the same date every year, it sure can sneak up on us! Christmas is a wonderful time, full of joy and celebration. We give gifts to each other in honor of God’s gift to mankind: the baby Jesus, born in Bethlehem, that we might be reconciled to God. It’s good to get carried away in the spirit of the season, but one area we must work hard…
Is there any area of your life that your wish was better? Perhaps it’s a relationship that you would like to be strong and positive, but today is less than great. Or maybe you are carrying a few more pounds of belly fat than you’d like. Maybe your financial situation is a struggle, and you dream of days where you can go shopping for shoes and clothes without feeling guilty. Whatever the area that you’d…
Imagine your ideal life—how would it be different than what your life is like today? Spend a few quiet minutes thinking on this, and you’ll find the key areas where you’re ready to set a goal. Make your goal bigger that what you think you can do, in order to stretch you and challenge you. This exercise can be inspiring, motivating, and exciting, but soon comes the hard part of getting it done! Can You…