Category: Attitude
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Punched in the Face!
You won’t really get away with it- they are watching you! Kathy and I have been spending Saturday mornings serving at an inner city ministry giving out surplus bread and produce to the homeless and needy. This has been our Saturday morning routine for the past seven years or so. We completely enjoy serving and…
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Are You A Closet Control Freak?
Being in control is good. But at what cost? The clinical control freak is someone who is abusive and will alter your life patterns at extreme costs. They will play with your mind, schedule and goals and do whatever it takes to fool themselves into the reality that they can keep everything under their control…
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Talker or Doer?
Are you a silver-tongued leader? I’ve met a bunch of people in leadership through the years. Some were gifted motivators. They knew how to communicate a goal and guide to the finish. They had the ability to paint the picture. A great gift to be able to help folks see the finish line. Yet sometimes…
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Compromise Is The Way To Get Things Done!
Can you REALLY get all that you want? Is that reasonable? I have always been amazed at leaders that have been able to be effective by getting the big things and accepting that not getting the small things is OK. A great leader is able to distinguish what really counts. Unfortunately, the world has embraced…
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Don’t Do This When People Make Mistakes
We all screw up sometime. Maybe a careless moment or a poor evaluation of the circumstance. There are consequences when mistakes are made. I have been “blessed” many times with being clean-up crew when there is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up. The fact is mistakes are how we learn. I have…
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Photo Friday: The Little Things
I’m traveling again on business. At the TSA check today, I pulled out my toiletries out of my bag and spotted a little note card that my wife put in my bag about five years ago. I was leaving for a men’s retreat and she snuck the note in my bag along with some other…
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Photo Friday: Overwelmed
Here is a picture of a gentleman who is convinced that one trip is much better than four! Do you feel a little like this guy? Carrying the weight of the world on your back? Trying to be supermom, superdad, superfriend, superemployee… The fact is: This never really works! There are consequences. You will suffer…
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Photo Friday: Walking in the Clouds
This is a picture I took about 8 years ago in Costa Rica while on a mission trip. I shot this picture while walking on a mountain above the central valley above San Jose on a magical and verdant ridge that connected two mountain tops. Have you ever walked in the clouds? Most folks will…
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You Can’t Look Back!
Kathy and I were having breakfast with a man after Street Corner Saturday morning who was recovering from a brutal beating which almost cost him his life. He was in a coma for several weeks and the doctors were not optimistic about his recovery. While he was in the coma, the Lord spoke to him…
Leading by Serving 