Feb
12
2020
"If you know it and you don't do it, you don't know it." - Mike Nilson
The Apostle James short book on walking your talk reminds me of a college basketball game.
The showboat talker was fouled with two seconds on...
Feb
10
2020
Solomon has wisdom for those of us willing to listen, learn and do.
"Fools fold their hands leading to ruin."
And yet.
"Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind."
Seems to me...
Feb
07
2020
Today’s culture uses “boomerang” in many settings, especially over the Internet. It is a phenomenon today, a cause and effect, a return to the originator.
Even ages ago Paul in the Bible spoke of the no-room-for-misinterpretation boomerang effect: “Be not...
Feb
06
2020
"That was a fluke!" When someone said that, did you believe them? Was it a freak course of nature? Yet, winning is never pure luck or accidental. Rather, winning is learned behavior. It is a logical, organized system consisting of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, grit and the relentless...
Feb
04
2020
In retrospect, maybe even Super Bowl players (winners or losers) see improvements needed in their play. In life, we are never perfect!
After Super Bowl LIV, I was reminded our good habits operate from the subconscious mind, our autopilot system....
Feb
03
2020
FEBRUARY is the second month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. It is the shortest month of the year with 28 days but has 29 days in the Leap Year (next year 2020).
February's gemstone is an...
Jan
31
2020
“The steps of a man are established by the Lord; when he delights in His way…” – Psalm 37
Children are remarkably amazing. As I reflect on summer 2016, the thousands of youth at NBC Camps move me to a...
Jan
30
2020
The difference between an Elegant question and a factual question.
Elegant question - How many miracles can you see while looking at the moon?
Factual question - Can you see the moon in the photo?
There is a place for both elegant...
Jan
29
2020
I believe Mindful Management and Self-Regulation are life's two most difficult skills to master. St. Paul wrote to Timothy, who he called his son, and encouraged him to follow God's rules in the same way an athlete follows discipline...
Jan
28
2020
One great mind once said, "If you spend 15 minutes a day in Mindful Management with Self-Regulation, you will be able to solve nearly all of your problems."
Fifteen minutes! Many will use the excuse that "I am too busy!"...