Category: Change
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Photo Friday- Solitude
We live in a very noisy world. We have been conditioned that the constant noise we experience everyday is normal. That we should just get used to it. Noise is action and progress. Noise is part of life. We have been indoctinated that noise is a good thing. But is it really? For me getting…
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No Regrets Monday- Your Life…Work?
This is a series describing some of the regrets folks have shared during the last days of their lives. The goal is NOT to add guilt to your life, but to allow you to take a look at where you are and take the opportunity to make changes. I hope this effort will provide insight…
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No Regrets Monday- Dreams or Responsibility?
This is a quick series of short Monday posts reviewing some of the regrets that folks commonly have when they reach the twilights of their lives. Enjoy! “I wish I would have followed my dreams instead of doing what was responsible and expected of me.” When I was in about middle school, I took a…
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This is what happens after the riots
That’s a picture of me sitting on the front porch of our very modest house on the west side of Detroit in 1964. This was a typical working class neighborhood of story and a half houses- autoworkers, policemen, construction workers, mechanics- a classic Detroit blue collar neighborhood. This was a vibrant time for Detroit. The…
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All In!
Are you a better employee if you put in super long hours and spend most of your waking moments at the office? Is this the best measure of your worth and your engagement? One of my mentors early in my career was always the first in the office in the morning and the last to…
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So You Want To Change The World?
I believe most of us are wired with a goal of doing something really big with our lives. Write a book. Get our name on a building. Develop something new. Make a mark on the world. Do something really big. Big goals are great. They stretch us. They make us see over the horizon. As…
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I No Like
I have a friend who says this. He doesn’t have have the greatest command of our language but I completely get what he is trying to say. I no like. The saying goes surround yourself with the best and the brightest. There is a reason for this. If you want to have a great organization,…
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Six Ways The Church is Missing the Boat
I hate when I miss an opportunity to do something great. Something that will result in real change. Many times these opportunities will just present themselves and then be gone in an instant. I feel like the Christian church is at a time when She can be a real force for good. The Church has…
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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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The Power Of Your Story
Yesterday, we visited a women drug and alcohol rehab center in Alajualita to minister to the women at the center. Kathy had been there many times, but this was my first visit. During our time at the center, our group shared some of our own personal stories of addiction, rejection and shame. As we…
Leading by Serving 