The Leadership Principle of Taking Ownership I recently read a story about a lady who went to a jewelry store to buy a watch. She had previously been to the store by herself and identified a watch she wanted. When she returned to the store a few days later with her husband, her plan was to purchase the watch she had found. Not realizing the store closed at 5 … [Read more...]
ReThink Life: A Conversation About Life, Leadership and Relationships
How Would You Rate Your Marriage Relationship? On a scale of 1-10 (1=bad 10=great), how would you rate your current marriage relationship? Years ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to build a home in North Texas where we were living at the time. I’ll never forget walking on the concrete slab with our builder. I noticed several hairline cracks and one fairly large crack … [Read more...]
ReThink Life A Conversation About Life, Leadership and Relationships: Your Pain May Not Be Your Problem
When I was in high school, I had a serious motorcycle accident while attempting to race motocross. At the time, I didn’t realize the impact it would have on my neck, ultimately causing me to suffer from three herniated discs. Over time, I developed chronic neck and back pain. I found myself going to the chiropractor on a consistent basis. Most of the time, my pain … [Read more...]
ReThink… Direction
One of my most embarrassing moments took place several years ago at my son’s class field trip. The class was going to one of Florida’s original theme parks, Jungle Adventures. I was sure the day would create a lot of fun memories for Luke and me. The morning of the field trip, we met at the school. At this time in my son’s life, he was bound to a wheelchair. Therefore, his … [Read more...]
A Conversation About Life, Leadership and Relationships
ReThink…Generosity A number of years ago, I decided to do something to teach the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone in showing generosity toward others. Prior to one of our church services, we secretly placed a plastic bag under each chair. After my talk, I challenged everyone in the audience to take off their shoes and place them in the plastic bag – if they … [Read more...]