Why Change Now? A Rebuttal to Michael Hyatt’s post “Clear your Desk Clear you...
Okay, you can relax. Michael Hyatt and I are friends and business partners, but we are as different as night and day. Mike has a Mind and I don’t. Mike is the most efficient working machine I have ever...
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What do You do When the Warning Light Comes On?
Last week a little red light appeared in the console of our car accompanied by the words “Check Engine.” Over the years I have destroyed two engines by ignoring this light so this time we immediately...
View ArticleWhat Turns a Dream into Reality?
This is my first attempt at a video blog. Hope you enjoy. If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Check out the “Platform Conference” and Register today…… space is...
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Three Steps to Putting Off Procrastination
Tuesday’s post identified fatigue as one of the enemies that keep us from living “Fully Alive.” Procrastination is another enemy that seeks to keep us from doing life. If you have ever been...
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How do You Know You’re Alive?
Have you ever laid in bed at night when there is no one to impress or no reason to hide your feelings? Have you ever asked yourself, “Am just going through the motions or am I really living fully...
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7 Encouraging Tips for Running the Race of Life!
This true story appears in my book Fully Alive and has been an inspiration to me for years. Dave Veerman, a vice president with The Livingstone Corporation in Chicago, once lived in Covington,...
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Living Outside the Box Returns: Doing It When You Don’t Feel Like It
Rise up and Walk, Run, Live! Three years ago I wrote a post entitled “Living Outside the Box. Doin it When You Don’t Feel Like It.” The comments on that post inspired hundreds of people, me included....
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Get Off the Treadmill, Out of the Rat Race and Live again!
Henry lay on his side, exhausted, a short distance from the mill. Only the rasping sound of his labored breathing broke the still morning air. From somewhere within Henry could recall the rush of...
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6 Lessons I learned on the Way to Church in Franklin, TN
I love Franklin TN. I love the people. I love the beautiful country homes. I love the history. Evidently a lot of people love Franklin, because the population has grown exponentially. The city planners...
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Lest we forget
This is a watercolor I painted of a hero. This is a man who survived one of the most brutal events in history. The Bataan Death March. This is a man who spent 3 1/2 years in a Japanese Prison Camp....
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The Power of the D word!
A little boy would not settle down during a church service. He kept kicking the pew, and defiantly threw hymnals to the floor. The last straw came when he pulled the hair of the woman sitting in front...
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Golf and Repentance
I can hit a golf ball 200 yards. Unfortunately, it ends up where no man has ever gone before; deep into chigger infested grass, or embedded in the undergrowth of some unexplored wilderness forest....
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The “Blankie” Principle! Break a Bad Habit. Build a Good one.
One of the strongest addictions in the universe is the desperate need a child has for a blankie. You know, that favorite little piece of cloth that is either rubbed on the nose as they suck their...
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A Unique Opportunity to Build a Platform from which You can be Heard
Do you have something important to say, a great product to sell, or a worthy cause to promote and would love to learn how to get the message out? If so, this is a post you must read. My friend Michael...
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6 Factors that enable 6 Children to Climb to 13,000 ft.
We started climbing “Jones Mountain” just after the sun arrived to warm the chilly Colorado air. It was not a technical dangerous climb, but it was one that many adults would find difficult to...
View ArticlePick One!
Friends, it’s Monday, and you know what that means… It’s time to Lighten Up! Have you ever had trouble making a decision? Sometimes having too many choices can be a good thing. I hope you enjoy hearing...
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One Giant Step to Creating Your Own Future
Predictions about the future are often way off base. In 1949 Popular Science magazine made this prediction: “Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” If that prediction were true I...
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Eliminate this Word from Your Vocabulary!
As a young parent I refused to allow my children to use one particular word. The word was often accompanied by eyes rolled upward in disgust, or occasionally with a shrug of indifference. Unfortunately...
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3 Valuable Life Lessons Learned from a 50 Year Class Reunion
Last month I attended my 50 year class reunion. Cotton High School. Class of 1946. It was a highlight of my year. I came away with some valuable insights I wish I had learned long ago. 1. Time is not...
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Stinkin Thinkin!
A recent article by David Burns in Psych Central identified the top ten types of “Stinkin Thinkin;” negative ways of thinking about ourselves that diminish the quality and potential of our lives. I was...
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