all means ALL
June 29th, 2009
When I was young I was pretty skinny. As a freshman in high school I was 5′-6″ tall and weighed 105 pounds. I can remember how much I hated being called “stringbean” and I made up my mind I was going to do what I could to change my appearance. I began lifting weights back [...]
Focus
June 24th, 2009
Focus is paramount in achieving our dreams and goals and our focus becomes blurred and distracted when we focus on things we have no control over. The former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who is undoubtedly the greatest college basketball coach of all time, often told others that he very seldom spent time worrying about [...]
Eating Elephant
June 19th, 2009
There is a saying I often refer to when I or my team at work is faced with what seems like an insurmountable task, I ask the question; “how do you eat an elephant?” and then I give the answer; “one bite at a time.” My professional life has taken on a new twist with [...]
Success is a choice
June 15th, 2009
Every week I share a “Thought for the Week” on EagleLaunch. Most of the time this thought is more of a reminder to me than it is to others. It usually has something to do with what is going on in my life at the time I write it. After posting this week’s thought “Successful [...]
The MAIN THING
June 5th, 2009
I’m reading a book “How The Mighty Fail” by Jim Collins. Collins is known for his best selling books about business, “Built to Last” and “Good to Great.” In “How The Mighty Fail” Collins researches and details the reasons why companies that were one time considered great end up failing. He does a great job [...]
A routine I am thankful for…
April 24th, 2009
As I continue to process the events of the last couple of weeks I am so grateful I have a routine in place that keeps me grounded, focused and provides me with mental energy. The devil loves to attack our mental being when we are in a vulnerable state. There have been times over the past several days where the devil has [...]
“The harder I work…
April 6th, 2009
the luckier I get.” Is a quote the famous college basketball coach John Wooden used quite often. Wooden won 10 NCAA championships in 12 years, a record that will most likely never be broken. Much of his success, i.e. “luck” has been attributed to his disciplined work ethic. Luck is often defined as when preparation meets opportunity. [...]
Stubborn or Teachable…
March 31st, 2009
Proverbs 29:1 “Whoever is stubborn after being corrected (rebuked, criticized, instructed) many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure.” (NCV,NIV,NLT) I believe Solomon was talking to the alcoholics of his time when he wrote this verse although it applies to anyone who lets stubbornness get in the way of being teachable and experiencing recovery. Many of us [...]
Is it really that easy?
March 20th, 2009
The other day I ran across scripture from 1 John 4:15, “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the son of God, God lives in him and he in God.” I thought “wow God sure did make it easy for us.” All we need to do is acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God and [...]
Who’s in your space?
March 10th, 2009
In a couple of weeks I will be delivering the keynote message to Ohio Northern University’s third year pharmacy students at the annual ONU Pharmacy Mentorship Dinner. The third year is a pivotal year in the life of a pharmacy student. It’s a time for these soon to be professionals to begin thinking about the real world and what they [...]