Often when we talk to people about opportunities we provide, they start considering the cost – the monetary cost and the cost of their time. But people often don’t consider the cost of sameness. What is the cost of staying the same? Let’s talk about it. First let’s assume that there is a part of […]
I have heard some people say that God calls us in our area of weakness. That way when it happens we won’t take credit for it, but we’ll give God the credit. Let’s talk about it. I suspect that this belief comes from 2 Cor 12:6-10 where it says: Even if I should choose to […]
Sometimes when we talk to people, they have the attitude that making a difference in the world is about giving back, volunteering, or random acts of kindness. We have a different view. Let’s talk about it. When we care about something deeply, it’s not good enough that we just dabble in it occasionally. That would […]
There are different kinds of goals we can set for our life. These are: ‘having’ goals, ‘doing’ goals, and ‘being’ goals. It is important to recognize these types of goals because satisfying a bunch of one type of goal doesn’t give us everything we really need out of life. Let’s talk about it. The most […]
I heard a statistic recently that 95% of our thoughts are subconscious and 93% of our communication is non-verbal. That means that 90% or more of our messages are communicated from our subconscious. Let’s talk about it. You may not believe the numbers that were cited. That’s okay. The concept here is that much of […]
Before I had my heart attack in 2005, I frequently had this sense that something was missing from my life. I couldn’t quite figure out what it was. It was confusing because at church we would hear that when you have a sense that something is missing, it’s God that we’re missing. But I had […]
When you look in the mirror, do you see something beautiful? I was talking to someone the other day. I was asking them if they thought they were making the impact with their life that they wanted. They said, “Yes! I’m so blessed, I get to make a difference in people’s lives because I help […]
For a whole lot of years I was concerned primarily that we all arrived at the right answer. I would find myself often correcting, debating and arguing with people. This was all in the name of a commitment to the truth. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Let’s talk about it. Commitment […]
I see the blame shame game get played a lot. I’ve played this game trying to escape punishment. Many people I’ve talked to think assigning blame is productive but usually it’s not. Let’s talk about it. I’ve seen the blame shame game played the most in workplaces. In many of my work environments, people would […]
When I had my heart attack in 2005, it was a gift. I know that’s a strange thing to say. But it gave me a whole new perspective on life. I got to experience a dying man’s wish because I thought it was possible I could die. Let’s talk about it. So often we get […]
