Last week, I moved into my new apartment. I didn't have much furniture, but my fiancée and her father had some we moved in to make the place more comfortable until our wedding. He offered this armoire to us and we were not sure about it. It's a beautiful piece, don't get me wrong. But … Continue reading The Perfect Fit
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Being Absent While Being Present
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
Your Mental Soil
Laying in bed after the first night of an awesome leadership conference, I'm imagining a picture in my mind that one of the speakers mentioned... and I would like to share it with you very quickly. The Biblical parable of a sower who goes to plant seeds can be a parallel metaphor for a speaker … Continue reading Your Mental Soil
Attend Everything!
Yes, I'm from Alabama. And yes, I make constant trips across the country for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Seminars. Not only do I enjoy every minute of them... I believe they are the greatest investment that I can make into my future and into my purpose. I'm currently sitting in Battle Creek, Michigan, listening to some … Continue reading Attend Everything!
Be Careful Little Mind What You Think…
All too often, we take offense to things we read. I think back on our blog posts here and wonder how many people are reading the points of the post rather than latching on to the examples we use to illustrate those points. I remember when I first heard Chris talk about how video games … Continue reading Be Careful Little Mind What You Think…
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)
Distress and Eustace (Wait…)
NOTE: The following blog post contains spoilers for the 2010 Walden Media production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Stress is so prevalent in our lives that we tend to respond to any question, pressure, or mistake with "Well, I'm stressed" and call it a day. There's a problem there. What kind of stress … Continue reading Distress and Eustace (Wait…)
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…
The Beginning of Everything…
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" I have a feeling that Micah and I will look back at these first few blogs in 10 years and think, "Wow, we had NO CLUE what we were doing!" In all seriousness, to begin anything can be challenging. It's normally tough for me … Continue reading The Beginning of Everything…
The Soapbox 