February 28, 2014

Give your dream eight feet of chance

Getting your dream to take flight is hard work. Whether its leading a business, or writing a book, launching a new career, or developing a new competence, it takes time to cultivate the momentum that makes you feel like ...

November 25, 2013

Get your dream on at the 2014 Dream Intensive workshops

God puts a dream inside of each of us—one that we’re meant to fulfill. It may show itself as a longing—an idea you can’t shake but also can’t seem to start—or, as something you’ve been chipping away for sometime, ...

November 19, 2013

Meet an annoyance of mine: Resistance

Today on my YouTube channel: Any worthwhile pursuit is going to face resistance. I’ve been hit so many times by it that I’ve personified mine. I call him Dino. He’s a pretty clever fellow, always nipping at my heals. ...

August 9, 2013

How I broke the cardinal rule for giving feedback

Earlier this year, my son, Ryan, launched his dream of having his own film production company. He’s off to a great start, winning marquee clients who rave about his work. I’m not surprised. He’s worked hard to develop his ...

August 5, 2013

What “Gold Rush” can teach you about your dream

I have an increasing attraction to wilderness adventures. Last year, I was captivated by the Vendee Globe; sailors single-handedly confronting the wildest seas to race their vessels around the world. And though I’ve never been there, I’ve been fascinated ...

June 10, 2013

Is linear thinking holding you back?

Do you know your ABCs? Of course you do. And you know your 1,2,3s as well. You learned them in first grade, second grade, third grade… You get the idea. We’re saturated with linear and sequential processes. First this, ...

May 13, 2013

What’s your “in spite of” story?

Have you ever noticed how inspiring stories of triumphal defiance are? We love to cheer for the underdog who perseveres against all the odds and comes out on top. Yes, we love a good Rocky story. Especially when they ...

April 29, 2013

How I reached the end of my intelligence

How we view our capacity to grow greatly affects how we engage a challenge, be it a dream we aspire to achieve, or the next project we need to get done. As a third-year physics student in college, I ...

April 3, 2013

Dream Assassin #1: Fear

As a service to my fellow brothers and sisters desiring to live out their calling to make this world a better place, I’m issuing a series of Public Service Announcements. There are dream assassins on the loose and today’s ...

March 29, 2013

The ABCs for following your dream

How can a book on sales help you discover and act on your dream? In my last post, I reviewed NY Times best selling author, Dan Pink’s latest work, To Sell Is Human. The central thesis of that book ...

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