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Get Rid of Drainy People
Every minute you spend with someone who is a negative influence in your life is a minute you could spend with someone else who could be helping you grow. While such thinking might sound self-serving, and it can be if all you care is yourself, it can help you make a smart choice about investing…
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A Reminder that Happiness is a Choice
We often cannot choose our circumstances, but we can always choose our attitude. I was reminded of this maxim recently as I sat down to eat at The Coffee Shop, a small breakfast and lunch restaurant in Marathon, (pronounced Mer-thon) Texas, population 450. The place looked like something out of a 1950 movie set: an…
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More Bad Church Signs
I’m sure whomever created these church signs had very good intentions. But as you and I know, intentions don’t count. People will always judge you on execution. What’s the most memorable church sign you’ve seen?
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The Law of Expectation
When does a luxury stop being something special and become part of the expected? Well, sooner than you think. Only a few months ago Wi-Fi was not available in airplanes. It was one of the last places on earth, 30,000 feet above the earth, where one could truly unplug. But then someone figured out how…
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We All Need a Perspective Folder
In business, as in life, things don’t always go the way we plan. Some days are disappointing: the account you have worked so long and hard to land decides at the last minute to go with your competitor; the relationship you have worked so diligently to preserve goes south anyway; the promotion you know you…
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We Must Pull The Band-Aid Before We Can Heal
Often the anticipation of the pain is far greater than going ahead and “pulling” the proverbial band-aid. We all have been there…the sense of dread, the knot in the pit of the stomach, the worry about the fall-out. I have seen organizations and individuals go through a season of angst due to an impending decision…
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What Should Your Online Identity Be?
I was listening to a discussion today about people’s online identity. Years ago it was taboo, and even considered unsafe to have your own name in forums and chat rooms–the precursors of today’s social media. And a lot of people still create user names that allow them to be anonymous. I’m looking at my Twitter…
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Embracing the New Normal
“I am waiting for things to get back to normal.” That’s an expression we often use when the unexpected happens…when life throws us a curve ball…when the rules of the game change mid-season and we are forced to adapt. But lately I have come to the realization that very little in life, if anything, ever…
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In Memory of Billy Williams My Great Friend
His name was Billy, not William. He was a great friend. I had hoped we’d grow old together, but he left earth too soon. These are the words I shared at his memorial service yesterday: I met Billy almost 20 years ago in the early days of Bellevue Community Church, now Hope Park. I came…