Believe it or not, we’re coming up on the second quarter of 2013—have you set your goals yet? If you had set goals for 2013, are you progressing toward them? If you’re like many people, you may have let these aspirations move to the back burner. Today we’ll look at whether these goals should move to the front burner or off the stove completely. For those that do belong on your front burner, how can…
What’s TotalThriver.com all about? Perhaps you noticed last week the feature of the ThriveFit training program and took a moment to learn how an Olympic lift can help you get in great shape and look and feel better. Maybe you scrolled down to see the previous week’s post about eternity and what God has planned for His children. After that, you clicked the ThriveWealthy tab on the top menu and downloaded the free cashflow planning…
We’re always making plans for tomorrow—whom we’ll see, what we’ll do, and where we’ll go. Whether it’s fun activities like attending a party or playing a game of basketball, or mundane tasks like cleaning the garage, we assume that our plans will happen and we’ll have the time to accomplish what we set out to do. But is this assumption secure? One in A Million? Historically, how many people have never died? Not too many? …
Thinking of making a big purchase soon? How can you get the best deal and have a great time, simultaneously? Today we’ll explore a few best practices for buying big ticket items like a car or a new appliance, to ensure that your dollars work as hard for you as you worked to earn them! 🙂 Use Your Own Money The first step to any big purchase is saving up the money! Obvious as this…
We live in an information age. Every day, we are overwhelmed with news, media, advertisements, and opinions of friends, family, and associates. How can we sort out the claims steeped in wisdom from those dripping with folly? How can we discern truth from error and the wise path from the highway of fools? We must have a reliable standard by which we can test all claims, holding fast to that which is good. That standard…
Last weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a Leadership Team Development (LTD) business conference in Louisville, Kentucky. My team and I had the chance to learn leadership and success principles from some of the best in our industry. For your benefit, I’ve summarized some of our major takeaways from the weekend in the following article. If you’re interested in how you can join this amazing team and have access to great conferences and…
We are all given a limited amount of time in this life, and we all want to make the most of it. But how intentional are we about who we spend our time with? For good or for ill, the people we spend the lion’s share of our time with will impact who we become. Are your associations building you into the type of person you want to be? Anyone Bringing You Down? It’s been…
Most of the time, when people hear the word stewardship, they think they’re about to hear a sermon about how the pastor wants them to give more money to the church. If this is your understanding of this term, prepare to hit the reset button. Stewardship means to manage well something that’s in our possession, but doesn’t really belong to us. Stay at My Place! Think of a time where a friend has let you…
Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours in pursuit of one thing: money. Even though money isn’t the only reason we go to work each day, for most people it’s the main reason. Though money can get a bad rap sometimes (in particular from those who misquote the Bible as saying that money is the root of all evil), spending the day working to acquire it is not a bad thing. In…
During this season of the year, there are many delightful traditions and customs that promote joy, togetherness, and fun! Whether it’s a jolly fellow dressed in a Santa suit greeting children, a neighborhood party, or Christmas carolers going door to door, there are many great experiences to be had and joy to be shared. And although we should enjoy and embrace these positive times with family and friends, there one very important thing about Christmas…