There is a Limit to How Much You Can Put on a Calendar
This Isn’t the Same for a List Last week’s post was about using lists and calendars for making plans. We talked about how your planning is up to you, but if you do nothing … nothing will get done. You can have the best laid plans, but life happens. You can choose to do no […]
Do Everything for the Right Reason
This Includes When You Pray We’re continuing through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This week we are learning how to pray (Matthew 6:1-15). One of the first things we’re told is how not to do it. We are not to pray for show. He tells us to pray for the right reasons. He gives us […]
How to Organize Your Daily Plans
Getting Your “To Do” List and Calendar to Work Together As is normal, early in a new year there is a lot of focus on being better organized. Looking for new ways to get more done. This has been a topic that has come up in several conversations over the past few weeks. At the […]
You Have Heard It Said
But Are You Really Listening? The past several weeks has been excerpts of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus started speaking to this big crowd of people from the mountain side. He started with The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-11) and things to do if we want to be blessed. Last week was about being salt and light […]
What’s the First Next Step?
Breaking Big Things Down into Little Steps Over the past several months we’ve been talking about building a successful construction business. We’ve compared it to an actual building. You need to know what it is you’re building, what kind of ground you’re going to build on, and why it is you’re building. Clarity of what […]
Are You Scared of the Dark?
You Don’t Have to Be This week’s Scripture is Matthew 5:13-16. This is a continuation of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Last week, we saw Jesus start with the Beatitudes. Now, He’s teaching us about salt and light. We are to be salt and light in the world. Were you scared of the dark when […]
Success Starts with the Superpower of Choice
How I Put This Superpower to Work The past couple of weeks we talked about my “aha moment” and how the Seven Decisions in Andy Andrews’ book The Traveler’s Gift were a part of that. In the book, David Ponder feels like a failure and is ready to give up. That is until his amazing, […]
Do You Feel Blessed?
If Not, Here’s What You Do With the snow that we’ve had there has been a lot of shoveling to make paths through the snow. This gives a clear direction and makes our journey easier. Jesus makes a path for us. We can follow this path, or we can go tromp through the snow on […]
A Successful Business Starts with a Decision
The Question Is: Will You Make It? Last week we discussed my “aha” moment when I was recovering from a concussion. This revelation involved reading The Traveler’s Gift, a book written by Andy Andrews. In the book, David Ponder felt like a failure at forty-six years old. He had lost his job as an executive […]
Wise Ones Still Seek Him
Are You Going to be Wise? Epiphany is an “aha” moment. A sudden revelation. When you become aware of something important. The appearance or manifestation of something. Christians celebrate Epiphany on January 6, twelve days after Christmas. Many countries refer to it as “Three Kings Day”. On this day, Western Christianity recognizes Christ’s manifestation to […]