Many people wait for extraordinary opportunities to come their way. But I believe life is about turning ordinary opportunities into extraordinary occurrences. It has been said that luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Coach John Wooden said, “When opportunity comes it’s too late to prepare.” The difference between successful people and non-successful people is their ability to […]
Books are powerful. I believe books are one of the GREATEST resources used for our personal and spiritual growth. Think about it God chose to use a book, the Bible, to be the greatest resource we have to know Him. Books are significant. Reading is growing. It is watering the seeds of potential within us. […]
Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble […]
If you want to know the temperature of an organization put a thermometer in the leader’s mouth. As my friend and mentor John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” This statement transcends any organization, church, family, club, small group, business, etc.. Leadership is about stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility to get things […]
Read my earlier post…MOUNTAIN CLIMBING before reading this. The higher you go in life the higher the price you have to pay. Anything worth having cost something. In order to live a successful life it will cost. The price is different for everyone, but make no mistake there is a cost. You have to give […]