Today, at my church, we recognized some of the graduates of high school, tech school, and college that have worked so hard to better their skills and grow in their knowledge. The college and tech school students were given time to speak and they all had amazing things to say about the dangers of comparison … Continue reading The Next Step
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Chris Craft and Micah Davis have conversations about books, philosophy, religion, and life in general. This is the place where they will expound upon podcast episodes and topics as well as introduce more topics. Join the conversation!
"New perspectives on old ideas."
Free Your Mind, Neo
"You don't know what you don't know. Some of what you know, you've forgotten. And some of what you know just ain't so." - Chris Brady I love this thought process because once upon a time, I honestly believed that I didn't have much to learn. Oh, I wouldn't have said those words, but the … Continue reading Free Your Mind, Neo
Join the Conversation!
Okay, so this is less a blog post and more a request for you to join the conversation! The key reason that we began publishing this blog was to provide new and different perspectives on older proven ideas. Micah and I are constantly reading and listening to proven principles of success through books, audios, podcasts, … Continue reading Join the Conversation!
Time Slots
Picture a pie chart that represents your average 24-hour day. The average person spends 12 hours between work, travel, and preparation for the work day. Let's say that the average person sleeps for six hours (although that is dependent on 100 factors, especially number of small children). That leaves 6 one-hour time slots for everything … Continue reading Time Slots
Excuses and Reasons
Story time with Chris. Let's say that four friends are invited to a party and are in a text stream... one at a time, each of them explains to the group that they will not be able to make it. Friend #1 says that his babysitter cancelled and he has to stay home and watch … Continue reading Excuses and Reasons
Separating the Theoretical from the Practical
"Theoretically, x should happen when y." How many times do we say or think that phrase throughout the day? We plan, anticipate, and behave based on this statement every single day. Yet, oftentimes, we spend very little time constructing the theory and just act, OR, we spend all of our time trudging through theory and … Continue reading Separating the Theoretical from the Practical
Financial Literacy – The Beginning
Why was I never taught about finances in the "real world" of having a job and paying for my living expenses? Why was I never taught the principle of the Cashflow Quadrant that Robert Kiyosaki talks about in his book - that there are more ways to make money than just having or owning a … Continue reading Financial Literacy – The Beginning
Why Care at All?
Today's society is so big on nihilism. My vote doesn't matter because there are millions of other votes. My opinion doesn't matter because there are about 7 billion people with opinions. My education doesn't matter because I'll only ever be a drone anyway. But none of that HAS to be true. Your vote only matters … Continue reading Why Care at All?
Strengths to Weaknesses, Part 2
My wife and I are about to say goodbye to another graduating class of high school seniors. We've been volunteer youth pastors for well over a decade so this isn't the first group of young people that we have watched grow up and grow into young adults. But for some reason, this group has me … Continue reading Strengths to Weaknesses, Part 2
Chase Inspiration!
This will be a short blog because it's a simple idea. Here's the key: no one will act on information until they are inspired to do so. Micah and I are huge proponents for doing as the book of Proverbs says: "In all your getting, get wisdom. In all your finding, find understanding." Knowledge and … Continue reading Chase Inspiration!
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