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This is day forty-six of our journey in creating a playing field for our life. I started with having you identify your Purpose and continued with having you create Guiding Principles, naming your Strengths and Gifts, listing your Priorities, finding your Passions and creating a Vision Statement for what you aspire to be. The final…
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What a powerful quote! Do you believe it? Or more importantly do you believe in your ability to live out your purpose? I hope you are enjoying this journey of building your life playing field. We only have one life so why not make it the best life possible? I thought I would pause and…
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I mentor a fair share of young men…it’s part of my life purpose and vision today. I recently met with a gentleman who is in his early twenties. He has a vision for his life and it is always exciting for me to hear him talk about it. Every time we meet I ask him…
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Did you fill out the BE-DO-HAVE document? BE-DO-HAVE EXERCISE The reason I like this exercise is because it forces you to take a serious look at two areas of dream chasing that a lot of people don’t look at. For most people a dream or vision is more about having something than it is about…
“The distance between your dreams and reality is called action.” Achieving our dream takes action regardless of what the dream is. A simple exercise I have those I coach go through is called, “BE-DO-HAVE.” This exercise is a great way to narrow down what you are aspiring to “BE” (your vision) while creating “DO’S” (your…
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We are focused on the vision/dream for our life right now. I’ll never forget the very first time I was exposed to dreaming/visioning. I was thirteen years old attending basketball camp at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Our speaker for the day was a very successful Ohio high school basketball coach by the name of…
“Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted it to, doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined.” A major breakthrough in my life took place when I read Stephan Covey’s book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” Next to the Bible, it is the book I’ve read the…
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This is the thirty-eighth day of this journey in building your life playing field and we will finally be taking a look at what your vision (dream with a plan) is for your life. Making a decision to live life by design instead of default is a decision that may only take a few…
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I have often been accused of being very disciplined. I know myself well enough to know I am the most undisciplined person in the world and is why I created a playing field for my life many years ago. The various elements that go into making my life playing field assist in my decision…
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Naming our passions is sometimes a difficult process due to the many things we have to do (our priorities). I can remember working with a group of young leaders and I asked them to answer three questions about their roles as leaders: What is required of you? What do you do that gives you…
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.