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…
Category: Effort
Eating Elephant
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…
Whom does your “outlet” please?
This past weekend I participated in my first triathlon of the year. It was a beautiful day and I won…which means I finished and I was still breathing air 🙂 This particular race was an Olympic distance triathlon and I will be doing a couple more of these as I build towards my ultimate goal…
Shortcuts
The fifth verse of this morning’s Proverb (21) kind of jumped out at me, “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” After I read this, my mind immediately pictured those darn people that stand in front of me in line at the convenience store and buy 5 minutes…
Making tomorrow better…
“All I want from tomorrow, is to get it better than today” sang Huey Lewis in his song “Jacob’s Ladder” back in the late 80’s. Jacob’s ladder is a spiritual song that reminds me of the step by step process of the 12 steps. The 12 steps are a great way to rid ourselves of anything we…
“The harder I work…
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. …
“Just Do It”
I just finished up an intense week of “purpose” in my life. As I’ve mentioned before, my purpose as a follower of Jesus is all about bringing others to Him and He blessed me with some awesome opportunities to witness at work and in my free time this past week. It ended with a pre-intervention meeting with the…
Spiritual Progress
“You can strive for perfection, your goal can be perfection, your focus can be on perfection but if you require perfection in anything you do in life…you will never be happy.” Gino Auriemma University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach…as his team is closing in on a perfect season. At the beginning of most Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings the…
Legacy living…
During a recent morning devotion I was studying 1 Samuel 1-2. It is the story of Hannah who for a long time was unable to have children. Hannah prayed persistently to God asking for a child. She said if God blessed her with the ability to have a child she would “give this child to the Lord for all the days of his life.” God answered her…
Right Now
One of my favorite rock songs of all time is Right Now by Van Halen. Great tune with an awesome keyboard opening and powerful lyrics. One of the greatest causes of the death of dreams is procrastination and over-analyzation. I learned a long time ago if you are going to do something then do it! That is…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.