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My son is starting a new business.
For years he's loved building things. Construction. Renovation. Taking something ordinary and making it beautiful again. After much prayer and thought, he's decided to transition from full-time ministry and pursue something that's been on his heart for as long ...
Are you shooting to be happy?
Or are you shooting to be joyful?
Is there a difference?
And if there is, why does it matter?
I mean, they’re basically the same thing, right?
Stay with me for this short investigation, because we may uncover something that’s been quietly hindering you from experie...
Distraction Derailing You?
One of my favorite memories as a kid was going to Ocean City, New Jersey and riding the giant slide on the boardwalk.
You know the one.
You'd grab a burlap sack, climb what felt like a hundred steps to the top, sit down, lean back, and suddenly you were flying. Bump... ...
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Fifty-three years.
That's how long New York Knicks fans waited to celebrate another NBA Championship.
For more than five decades, there were disappointing seasons, injuries, missed opportunities, coaching changes, criticism, and countless reasons to believe it would never happen.
But champions...
Choose Curiosity
Recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with my college football head coach from the University of Massachusetts.
Even at 58 years old, he will always be "Coach" to me.
We spent the better part of an hour reminiscing about games, practices, victories, disappointments, and all...
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That's a strong title, isn't it?
Maybe even uncomfortable.
But if we're honest, there are moments when people whisper those words to themselves. Not because life is terrible, but because somewhere along the way, life stopped feeling meaningful.
A few things happened recently that got me thinki...
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The dishwasher was invented.
People celebrated.
"Finally! This is going to save us so much time!"
And it did.
But here's the interesting part: studies found that people didn't end up with dramatically more free time. Instead, they simply found more things to do. Expectations changed. Standard...
There’s something powerful about being around a passionate person.
You can feel it.
It might be the entrepreneur who lights up when talking about their business. The teacher who genuinely loves helping students learn.
The athlete who still trains hard after decades.
The musician who disappears i...
There’s an old story about a man who cried because he had no shoes… until he met a man with no feet.
That story hits differently the older I get.
Life is relative. Money is relative. Success is relative. Even our complaints are often relative.
How many times have we said, “I’m starving!” after mi...
My wife and I just returned from a trip to a place where about 60% of the people make less than $2 a day.
As always, it was extremely humbling. Perspective hits you over the head with what feels like a two-by-four.
Side note—my luggage finally made it to the hotel after a week… about 12 hours befo...
