Have you ever worked so hard at something that your behavior seemed to change? Almost like you caused a bond to form between your normal everyday actions and the work ethic you developed? That is called diligence. If you perform your responsibilities in a diligent...
Conventional thought might lead us to believe that resolutions or personal vows are too difficult to keep. A resolution or vow is a commitment (or promise) one has made to either engage in and maintain a new process or abstain from an old way of doing things. Many...
Picture this, it’s Christmas morning. You’re about to open a present. When you do, there it is...that special something you’ve been talking about all year. Your best friend remembered and got it for you. Now, reverse those roles. Your friend is opening a package and...
The taxi driver arrived at an address for the final pickup of his day. Exhausted and ready to go home, he glanced at his watch. He was on time, but no one came to the cab. He waited for several more minutes. Still...no one came. He turned off the vehicle and ran...
More people fail at what they do because of doubt than for any other reason. In the book, The Traveler’s Gift, doubt is referred to as an “undecided heart.“ Doubt can be debilitating — uncertainty, over-analysis, and a constant need for validation plague those who...
An act of courage…is a lot like a leap of faith. Have you ever taken a leap of faith...one that seemed outside the boundaries of reason. Would you consider yourself a courageous person? Even if you don’t, there will always be moments of opportunity for you to act...
A wise man once said, “The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones”. All too often we try to rush into the main part of a project only to be crushed by the daunting size of the task. Since we can’t “move the mountain” in one push, we don’t...
In almost any old jungle movie, if someone is trying to escape, you can bet that soon, they’ll be falling in quicksand! Do you remember? The unfortunate victim of that killer mud would panic as they seemed to be sucked down by an invisible monster. Yes, right...
Are you a runner? We have all had to run at some point in our lives. We’ve run towards some things and away from others. We’ve run late. Run out. And Run for our lives. Your mom might have even said that you were ‘running around like a chicken with your head cut...
You and I have a choice today—a choice we’ll make in a series of seconds as, one after another, we encounter other people. Will we pay attention and take action? Or will we ignore an opportunity, and miss—well, maybe miss the chance to save a life? A wise man once...