A few days ago, I attended a leadership conference. One of the speakers spoke about success. He described success in terms of wealth acquisition and entrepreneurship. While both are noteworthy accomplishments, they are not the only measures. Unfortunately, in today’s … Read More
Several years ago, I hired a landscaping company for a major clean-up project around my yard. Among other services, the landscaper recommended the removal of two small trees. Without much effort, he was able to extricate the first tree in … Read More
What if no one ever cheered you on or clapped when you won? What would you do then? Would you cease to exist? Would that lack of acknowledgement thwart your purpose? Keep reading below for seven steps to encourage yourself.… Read More
No man is an island. There will be times in each of our lives when we just can’t go it alone. In those instances, we will need relationships and the support of a few good friends.
… Read More9 Two are better
The original phrase balls-to-the-wall is an aviation idiom where pilots, in an effort to quickly accelerate and achieve maximum capacity, thrust the throttle lever (ball) to the panel (wall). In contemporary vernacular, the expression has adopted a similar meaning: to … Read More
There are times in our lives when God places a dream (a revelation, a vision or a seed) on our hearts, and that dream is just for us. However, in our overzealousness, we could end up prematurely disclosing God’s secret … Read More
Whenever fear and envy are your driving forces, disaster abounds. However, know that no one can curse what God has blessed.
In the book of Numbers, Balak’s fear and envy of the Israelites prompted him to request that Balaam curse … Read More
“I gotta stop treating people like I owe them something,” Tupac.
This post, originally titled Freedom in 2015, first appeared on my original blog, That Next Level Thinking, in January 2015. It was influenced by the aforementioned quote, which … Read More