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The Door of Humility leads into the Church of the Nativity (Site of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem). The only way to enter is to bow down. This is by design. God, help me humbly enter your presence. God, help me serve you from a proper posture and perspective. God, help me live hard and love … Continue reading Door of humility…

Are you solving your teams problems or building a team of problem solvers? Don’t ask yourself - ask your team. Socrates created a team of problem solvers. He made them think. Few answers were given. Great, piercing questions were his go to. You? Every leader gets the team they deserve. Want a better team? Become … Continue reading Socrates…

Your accomplishments are not your own. Whatever you accomplish in this world, it's likely the amalgamation of the top five people you've allowed in. Your inner circle matters more than you think. Choose wisely whom you let in. Your choices have consequences. Fact. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder...

I'm re-reading Daniel Kahneman's masterpiece titled, Thinking, Fast and Slow and late in the book, Daniel turns his attention toward the study of how we think about life. He describes research across the world regarding satisfaction with life. There is some freakin' magic coming... Let's assume you’re planning to get married. If we were to ask you … Continue reading Focusing illusion…

The past two weeks our family (Missi's side) has lost two of our own. One age 37 and one age 80. Both were too early. You and I, friend, are hanging by a thread. Stop taking it for granted. We are not here for long. Carpe diem. Give more than you take. Live hard. Love … Continue reading Carpe diem…

Today, the BTL band is practicing on purpose. We do this every Friday. NGB (Next generation Builders) practice every Monday too. We eat our own cooking. What's good for the goose is good for the gander, you know.  Today, we're gonna stir the pot regarding our purpose statement. It, just like you and me, are … Continue reading Excellence…

When terrible things happen (and they will) our character is revealed. We either respond with anger, frustration, revenge, or defeated - we give up. We rationalize our response accordingly and set in place a pattern - hard to break too. We either stay fueled by these negative emotions or collapse beneath them. Fact.  Here's the … Continue reading Character…

You are not a self contained unit. You are, at your best, interdependent. Together, in fact, we transform. Too many, in this world we now briefly occupy, believe they are the bomb. Talk about a ticking time bomb... You are not in control. You are not self made. You, and I, are here by the … Continue reading Together…