Do you have a special day of reflection and rest during the week, i.e. a Sabbath? There are no excuses not to have one, even during your busiest of times. If fact, that’s when you need it the most. A day when you don’t do any real work and rest your body. A day where you decompress, have fun andContinue reading “No Excuses”
Author Archives: Marc Casciani
The Battle of the Mind (Part 2) – What Would Jesus Do?
Get to know the mind of Christ by asking “What would Jesus do?“ The outcome of daily battles that occur in your mind between the you want to be and your old self, pop culture and Satan is determined by what and how you think. Knowing your enemies and the strategies and tactics they employContinue reading “The Battle of the Mind (Part 2) – What Would Jesus Do?”
The Battle of the Mind (Part 1)
Whether you realize it or not, every new day when your eyes open, heart beats, lungs breathe, and blood flows is a gift. It is a new day of opportunity and possibility. Be grateful for it. Be a good steward of it. To do that, you must recognize that your day will be a seriesContinue reading “The Battle of the Mind (Part 1)”
Just Keep Looking, Looking, Looking
I reject the premise that there are unmotivated people. I believe everyone is motivated by something. We’re just motivated by different things. Motivation is an art, not a science. The trick is to first learn and then lead. Learn what someone wants, then you can lead them to do what you want. Most people I’veContinue reading “Just Keep Looking, Looking, Looking”
When No One is Looking
If you want to know who you really are, what you’re really like, then there’s an easy litmus test: How do you act when no one is looking? … or a slightly modified version is: How do you act when your son, daughter or spouse is looking? Having the mental awareness to ask yourself theseContinue reading “When No One is Looking”
Self-Control
On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being in complete control, where do you rank yourself on self-control, i.e. having control over your feelings or actions or showing restraint over your impulses, emotions or desires? Today I give myself a 9. Five years ago, I was a 2. To change, I had to learnContinue reading “Self-Control”
Self-Sacrificing Love
Self-sacrifice is giving up something you want or desire for the greater good of another. Self-sacrificing love is giving up something that would benefit you to demonstrate to someone else that you genuinely care about them and that your interests are subordinate to theirs. It is at the core of leadership. For great leaders, it isContinue reading “Self-Sacrificing Love”
Patience as a Habit
Historically, I’ve had trouble dealing with delay. I don’t like it. It’s especially challenging when I have to wait to get what I want. It’s as though my ego doesn’t allow me to see anyone else’s perspective, and I want what I want now. I don’t want to wait. I’m inherently impatient. That’s an unattractiveContinue reading “Patience as a Habit”
The Habit of Doing the Right Thing
We are controlled by our habits. Some are bad and some are good. They form when our brain forms an automatic pattern response to a trigger. Our brain learns to remember the pattern because there is a reward at the end of the routine. The habit is a closed-loop cycle: trigger, routine, reward; repeat. ThisContinue reading “The Habit of Doing the Right Thing”
Grit
I just learned that my grit score is 4.75 out of 5, which makes me grittier than at least 90% of the US population. I’d like to thank Bill Hybels and The Global Leadership Summit Podcast for telling me about the Grit Assessment, a research study and voluntary online survey published by The University ofContinue reading “Grit”