Jan
27
On Seinfeld, George Costanza was lamenting his inability to make a right decision. Kramer told him he should listen to “the little man inside you.” George replied, “My little man is an idiot!” Everybody has a little man inside of them. He is a voice of counsel, of advice. A great deal of trust seems …
Jan
26
I’m a runner. One of the first maxims that spurred me on in the beginning went like this. The hardest part of running is putting your shoes on. It’s true. Just starting is a major hurdle. Sometimes having the courage to just get started is a major step in the process. We’ve been talking about …
Jan
25
You’ve heard of people having “A-ha!” moments. Most of my “A-ha!” moments are “Duh!” moments when I remember something of which I have lost sight. I was reading a blog this morning about the type of training that really makes a difference in people’s lives. Of course, THE determining factor is not the material being …
Jan
24
It’s paradoxical, this relationship between fear and pride. On the surface, they look very different. Puffed up over against cringing. Head up compared with head down. The truth is that they are closely related. First of all, as I noted a couple of days ago, they are both the expressions of a self-centered heart. Sometimes …
Jan
23
I’ve been looking over some old notes from Ken Blanchard’s work on servant leadership. If you have never read the book he co-authored with Phil Hodges, it should go immediately to the top of your reading bucket list. Lead Like Jesus is a classic. Here are some of the salient points related to pride: It …
Jan
22
Ego. I’m not talking Freud here. You could substitute the word “self” and you have it. We do two things with self. We either try to promote it or we try to protect it. One of those–the first–is otherwise known as pride. The second is fear. Either one will block you from getting unstuck. Pride …
Jan
21
Yesterday I tried to make the case that any successful, “unstuck” person is like a turtle on a fence post. Getting to your destination is never a one-woman job. (Just trying to see if you’re paying attention, guys.) If you’re not buying this line, then let me encourage you to momentarily suspend your disbelief as …
Jan
20
The way I heard the story was like this. The late Alex Haley, author of the best-selling book Roots, had a picture in his office of a turtle sitting on a fence post. When someone asked him about it, he would say, “Anytime you see a turtle sitting on a fence post, you know he …
Jan
19
We don’t forget that we are Christians. We forget that we are human, and that one oversight alone can debilitate the potential of our future. (Wayne Cordeiro, Leading on Empty) If you haven’t hit the “dip” yet, you will. About three weeks into any personal growth emphasis, you may find yourself hitting the wall. When …
Jan
18
As a pastor and a minister, I do a lot of preaching and teaching. A point of debate among those of us who do this on a regular basis has to do with the use of notes. There are some who say that speaking from notes keeps you focused and on track and therefore is …
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