Jarah pinned her opponent during a wrestling match on 12-10-2023. Upon initial impression of most people she meets, my daughter is a sweet 16-year-old teenager. She's kind, caring, soft-spoken, humble, and empathetic. Earlier this year, I wrote about her in The Ultimate Complement, saying, "Jarah is already a compassionate servant leader, and it didn’t happenContinue reading "Underestimated"

Empathy is transformational in relationships. Like any other skill, it can be mastered with practice and patience. Empathy requires figuring out what the other person is thinking and saying before you seek to be understood. Too many people are consumed by speaking first to make their point heard. The irony is that their point willContinue reading "You Go First"

When your career becomes an entrepreneurial ministry, then you're living a purpose-driven life. Your career is a ministry when … You view what you do as serving others in God’s name. You help others without the expectation of getting anything in return. You are not driven by the need to receive credit, applause, or attention.Continue reading "Your Career is a Ministry When …"

You and I have at least one thing in common. A door is opened to each of us for something beautiful to be worked out in our lives. I saw the door and walked through it. Have you? If not, then look for my hand stretched out for you. Take it and let me showContinue reading "One Thing in Common"

In my experience, forgiveness is not easy, but it’s the key that unlocks the door to meaning and significance. If you feel angry, bitter, lost, confused, empty, or depressed, you have to commit to self-mastery of forgiveness to clearly see and understand your purpose in life and why you are here. Forgiving goes against ourContinue reading "The Key"

What if we pre-decide to choose people over policies and relationships over rules? What if we pre-decide to … exhibit patience? chose not to be offended? quit taking everything so personally? change the degrading way we talk to others? focus on what we have in common? chose the big picture? value the other person aboveContinue reading "Pre-Decide"

In February 2019 my son, Dallas, wanted to work for Chick-fil-A. Being only 14 years old, he was a little young, but he gave it a shot. I helped him by picking up the application, filling it out, and coordinating the interview with the restaurant manager. As he interviewed, I waited in the car forContinue reading "Your Example"

The late, great Fred Rogers treated everyone like a neighbor. I think most people interpret that word literally, i.e. a person living near or next door. Mister Rogers, however, had a broader definition. To him, everybody is our neighbor. He humanized our world better than anybody in modern history. https://youtu.be/FhwktRDG_aQ?si=u1bIUajaEGYV9Ag- Won’t You Be My NeighborContinue reading "Be a Neighbor"