December 2, 2013

My good work and good rest checklist

In my previous post, Do you feel guilty when you rest?, I made a confession: I don’t rest well. That’s because I’ve unwittingly trained my brain to view rest as an excuse to avoid work. Procrastinators are good at ...

November 29, 2013

Do you feel guilty when you rest?

Do you feel guilty when you rest? I often do. Earlier this week I had a good day. You know, it was productive. Right away I tackled some stuff I had been avoiding for weeks. And when that was ...

November 27, 2013

Playing more than catch-up: 5 questions to inspire a friend (and yourself)

When you get together with your friends, do you play more than catch-up? Do you intentionally seek ways to inspire them? Recently our family had a crazy week. Two separate car accidents in less than a week totaled two ...

November 26, 2013

Pick the right strategy to maintain motivation

Today on my YouTube channel: How do you keep motivated to get through that big task on your list? The answer is, it depends. According to Dr. Heidi Grand Halvorson the best strategy to maintain motivation depends on what ...

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 22, 2013

Does resource sickness keep you from being king for the day?

Let’s fantasize for a minute. What would you do if you had a million dollars? What if you had more influence or a bigger base of fans? What if you were king for the day; commanding others to your every wish? ...

November 20, 2013

Review: “Reinventing You” by Dorie Clark

Personal branding has become a popular concept. I suppose Google has something to do with that. If you want to learn something about someone, just “google” them. I did that several years ago and didn’t like what I saw—not ...

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. ...

November 18, 2013

Exuberance is my addiction

Exuberance can be a narcotic—making you do stupid stuff. Like publicly committing to do something prematurely. It happens to me so often, I have to intentionally monitor myself. Too often I’ll commit to an idea on the merit of ...

November 15, 2013

The one question to inspire and lead others

Whether you think of yourself as a leader or not, every day you have an opportunity to do so. In fact, many. Today you’ll likely encounter dozens of people. Some you will have casual interactions with—the server at the ...

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