Category Archives: Self-improvement

I’ve always been different. My entire life, it seems like I have been placed into situations and environments where I didn’t fit in. I’ve always wondered why. Why do I always feel like the anomaly? It would be so much easier to simply fit in with the crowd, to row with the current, not againstContinue reading “Not On My Watch”

Are you a conduit or cul-de-sac for truth? Are you a pipeline that allows truth to pass through, or does truth reach a dead end with you? Here are four traits upon which to reflect: Pride vs. Humility Do you look out on the family you have, the career you have, the reputation and influenceContinue reading “Conduits, Not Cul-De-Sacs”

Our best-laid plans won’t survive the first contact with reality. When life punches us in the gut, our actions will default to the level of our training. We need an action system to prevent us from freezing and to keep us moving when adversity strikes. How do you train to take life’s punches? Do youContinue reading “God’s PPP Loan”

The happiest people in the world are not those who spend and buy for themselves, but those who spend and give for the good of others. Pursuing happiness in this way, however, is countercultural in a world of buyers, spenders, and savers. Genuine happiness, a.k.a. pure joy, is when happy people give and serve othersContinue reading “Looking for Joy in All the Wrong Places”

A thorn in the flesh is precisely what we all need to heal our relationships. We are broken, competitive, and needy people. A thorn in the flesh provides humility. As long as the thorn is in our side, then we feel discomfort. The discomfort creates awareness that we are not 100% and need help fromContinue reading “Thorn in the Flesh”

This book reveals the secret thread that forges friendship despite enormous differences in class, temperament, culture, race, sensibility, and personal history. Friendship that is about something. An underlying commonality that builds the most powerful, cohesive team. Our commitment to express neighborly love is only possible AFTER we love God first with all our heart andContinue reading “Neighborly Love, Launched!”

Any student of finance can describe the concept of net worth. Net worth is a measure of wealth. Net worth is the sum of all assets owned by a person, minus any obligations or liabilities. It’s an attempt to assign value to your life, and we often fall into the trap of believing that ourContinue reading “Net Worth”

Did you ever pause to think about a world without forgiveness? To forgive is stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw or mistake. Such bitterness fuels improper motives, hurtful results and inequity in society. To live unforgivingly is to live unlovingly, for love and anger cannot coexist in a human heart.Continue reading “A World Without Forgiveness”

All humans have something in common. We have a deep, inconsolable longing to feel hope, joy, meaning and love. No matter where you were born, where you are now, or where you’re going, we all share this yearning. Why is this? It’s because are all created equal and are endowed by our Creator with “certainContinue reading “One Thing in Common”

According to the Myers-Briggs assessment, I have an ENFJ personality. If you’re unfamiliar with Myers-Briggs, it is an introspective self-report questionnaire indicating differing psychological preferences in how you perceive the world and make decisions. The test attempts to assign four categories: introversion or extraversion (I or E), sensing or intuition (S or N), thinking orContinue reading “A Teacher at Heart”