Dr. Henry Cloud, one of my favorite authors, says this: “Think of your past for learning, or to feel gratitude.  Never for punishment…. of you or anyone else.” Do you beat yourself up for what you should or could have done and didn’t? Do you carry around mistakes you’ve made longer than you should? Are […]

What is your “attitude’s” reputation?   How would the people close to you describe your attitude? Take a few minutes and reflect on it. Jot down the words.   Positive. Caring. Service-oriented. Friendly. Adventuresome. Fun-loving.   It could go the other way: Bad. Lazy. Negative. Scared.   The lists can be long and varied. But the people who influence outcomes and lead most effectively are aware of […]

“When an opportunity is knocking, don’t complain about the noise.” –  Chad Veach Progress, growth, and/or learning don’t come easy.  You don’t sit down at a piano and begin playing.  You don’t pick up a nail gun and start nailing. Whatever comes easy to you, eventually, will get to the point where the next step […]

It’s graduation season. If you have graduates in your life, I trust the day is being well celebrated and the memory emblazoned on the hearts of those celebrated. As I reflect on the graduations I’ve experienced, I can remember feeling them as days of “completion.”  Then I’d wake up the next day and realize that […]