My calling is not built on a location, it’s built on a destination. – Coach Deion Sanders Check out the clip here I love the thought of Coach Prime’s response to the media as he was introduced as the new head football coach of the University of Colorado. A few layers stood out as I thought about his comments about tying yourself to a destination rather than a location. While on the surface, location, and destination are a place, they don’t mean the same thing. Your location is where you are and your circumstances at any given point. You may be in the stage of your parenting journey where you are dealing with toddlers and diapers day in and out. Read more…
Everyone wins when the leader gets better. – Bill Hybels I am sure each of you can remember the time they put your first child in your arms, and they looked right up at you. If you are like me, that is when the reality of being a parent sets in. I won’t say I understood the responsibility of being a parent, but I did feel the weight of that responsibility. When that newborn looks up at you for the first time, you understand you are now living your life to lift someone else. This is why we as parent leaders need to commit to better ourselves in any way we feel we need to. The greatest asset we have Read more…
From Small Beginnings Come Great Things. Proverb There is a meme that has made the rounds the past couple of years that I love. It shows a bunch of garages. They are nothing to look at in terms of beauty. The garages are not big, just the run-of-the-mill garage you would see going down most any street in America. Under each one of these garages, it shows names like Apple, Google, and even Disney. These companies that are now part of our everyday life did not start with all the glitz and glamour they have now. Great things start small and simple. It is small and simple that change the world. The real key to success is in small Read more…
Knowledge is the antidote to fear. – Ralph Waldo Emmerson I don’t like haunted houses, scary stories, or even a good horror movie. Why would I want to pay money or invest my time in something that will scare me? I know, I am a total buzz kill come Halloween time. There are so many things out there that can bring us fear. Especially when we are dealing with something we love and are so invested in, like our family, sometimes it might even bring us anxiety about all the things that could potentially go wrong. So what do we do when we find ourselves facing fear. The first is to seek knowledge. The antidote to fear is knowing Read more…
There is always a way – if you are committed. Tony Robbins When was the last time you gave up on something? It might have been something important, or in my case, I gave up on my diet this weekend. It was so much more fun to enjoy the chocolate that was sitting in the fridge. So you are thinking one of two things right now. The first might be, why do I have the chocolate in the fridge if I am on a diet. The second thing you are thinking is why is the chocolate in the fridge? The answers to your questions are; I was not bought into the diet. The second is the truth that our Read more…