2 Timothy 1:7; “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (fear), but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (NIV) The other day my wife was looking out the back window of our home observing our new “rescue dog” Boyd sprinting across the yard having fun with his “brother” Onyx….
Category: Attitude
The “Divine” Developer
Matthew 8:13 “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” Many years ago while attending a summer basketball camp a motivational speaker talked with us about the importance of “visualization.” He said; “what you picture yourself doing is what you will do.” Years after this camp I read about this “self-fulfilling prophecy”…
“God-Discipline” and controlling ourselves.
Proverbs 25:28 “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” While doing my morning devotion I came across one of my favorite Proverbs for addicts and people who are in bondage to something. Addictions and things that bind us simply prevent us from being everything God wants us to…
My best friend gave me the best advice…
He said each day’s a gift and not a given right Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind And try to take the path less traveled by That first step you take is the longest stride If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late Could you say goodbye to yesterday? Would…
“Daymares”
A favorite “quick read” of mine is “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Long story short…Ruiz focuses on the 4 key elements in creating freedom, peace and happiness in your life. 1. Be impeccable with your word 2. Never make assumptions 3. Don’t take things personally 4. Always give your best effort A key…
Choosing to win at the thinking game…
My professional life involves much travel these days. Over the past 2 months I have experienced flight delays more than 50% of the time. Believe it or not, I am sitting at the airport going through yet another delay. I thought I would make good use of this most recent delay and talk about my…
Focus
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…
Success is a choice
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…
Letting go and Harvesting
There is a saying “if you get caught up in things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect those things over which you can control.” The last couple of months of my life have been wrought with situations I would have loved to have had some control over, but I didn’t. Today,…
“Unoffendable”
I remember talking to a person years ago and he would say how he used to be so into himself that he could be in a room of 50 people and if 49 of the people treated him well, those 49 people would end up getting overshadowed by the 1 person who did not treat…