Have you ever experienced a conversation with someone who is physically present but...that's about it? Maybe they hear the words you say and provide the occasional "uh-huh" with a head nod... If they really care, maybe they will even stop scrolling up and down for a moment to say a semi-sincere, "yep." Maybe the television … Continue reading Being Absent While Being Present
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Pressure and Change
Things change and grow and shrink and fade. Everything is constantly in flux. It's often said that change is the only constant of life (and it definitely is), but does that mean anything to me other than a nihilistic approach to satisfaction in the good times? Or maybe more than a hopeful platitude in the … Continue reading Pressure and Change
What Do You Do with It?
In the Bible (specifically, in the book of Matthew), Jesus tells a story about a man going on a journey and entrusting some of his estate to three different servants. To one servant, he gives 5 talents (a unit of money in Jesus' day), to another he gave 2 talents, and to another he gave … Continue reading What Do You Do with It?
95% vs 5% (part 3)
So the question for the final part of this mini-series is HOW would someone increase their 5% thinking so that they are able to change their 95% results? We talked about in previous blogs that if someone is looking to change the results that they are experiencing in an area, they must change their thinking. … Continue reading 95% vs 5% (part 3)
10,000 Hours… of What?
There is a common rule that flies around about how much practice it takes for someone to become an expert at anything. It's often called the "10,000 Hour Rule" and it was made famous in the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. This came from a paper by Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at the … Continue reading 10,000 Hours… of What?
Echo… Echo… Echo…
Have you ever stood in a big room and yelled a word to hear the reverberations bounce back to you? Each repeat of the word gets slighter and slighter until you can't hear anything. Then, if you're anything like me, you probably just shout the same word to hear it all over again. This is … Continue reading Echo… Echo… Echo…
Bloom Where You’re Planted
I'm the son of a preacher man and he gave a sermon once that challenged everything I was taught by church culture in America. In fact, I would later realize that it challenged everything we are taught in today's culture at large. His sermon was titled "Bloom Where You're Planted."* I'm sure you can find … Continue reading Bloom Where You’re Planted
Give Yourself Grace
As we all know, however, not all decisions work out to be the right ones, regardless of the amount of data we collect. Sometimes, the impact of those wrong decisions is minor, and sometimes it can be catastrophic. Whatever the result, we make decisions based on a perception of the world that may not, in … Continue reading Give Yourself Grace
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