A Gift of Love
After an agonizing divorce, Darlene moved into a small trailer home with her two young sons. Christmas was fast approaching. As she stared at the floor of her tiny living room, she thought, “We have no extra money. This will definitely be a year without presents for my boys.” She could give them her love.…
Read MoreLife is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Life is a marathon not a sprint, yet so many people treat it as such, then end up frustrated at their outcomes. I recently signed up for a 12 week 5K for beginners program. Week 1 starts off with a 3 day run/walk, then each week the process compounds to build endurance and focus both…
Read MoreA Different Breeze
The morning sun peeked out from behind the hills, using the clouds to display an inspiring array of colors graduating from Shades of crimson to indigo, magenta with streaks of gold reaching into a cobalt sky. Leaves of the live oaks sang a soft song of peace and hope for the day as they slow…
Read MoreWhy the Biggest Winners are Often the Best Quitters
Check out super successful people sometime. When you do, you’ll notice a common trait. THE BIGGEST WINNERS ARE OFTEN THE BEST QUITTERS. Successful people are seldom “well rounded.” In fact, that’s what makes them successful. Rather then doing many things halfway, they do one thing well. Nothing shocking yet—until you realize this singular focus was…
Read MoreWisdom or Knowledge?
If you had to choose between wisdom and knowledge which one would you choose? Following a period of intense training, I recently became a certified trainer, coach and speaker for John Maxwell. During that training, I learned that I had to ‘step up my game’ in reading. I do read. However, until last year I…
Read MoreHard Leadership Lessons
While I led high tech marketing teams in banks for many years, some of my toughest leadership experiences came at the preschool my wife and I owned. We had created a Christian preschool that benefitted to our community, but we did not anticipate the tremendous leadership challenges coming our way. One extraordinary challenge came in…
Read MoreAlways meant to be
Life has a remarkable way of working itself out. I’m sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Guatemala, reflecting on our life-changing transformational mission there, when I received the following text from my husband, Frank: “Can we go to Las Vegas on August 27th? I responded, “Yes, we can.” I immediately knew this date…
Read MoreDiary of a Gremlin Slaying Black Woman
Recently, I had a very eye opening experience that highlighted how the limiting beliefs we hold on to can paralyse us if we don’t identify, expose and eliminate them from our thinking. Let me share it with you. So, I’m on my way back home after a tremendous 13 day trip of making a difference…
Read MoreHave You Experienced the Power of a Mastermind?
As a facilitator of mastermind groups, I get the chance to see how life changing a mastermind can be. A group of like-minded people coming together to advance in their own personal journey, but able to use the knowledge and thinking of the group, is very powerful. In this article I am going to relate…
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