Today is a GIFT. What we do with that gift MAKES all the difference. 

We can choose to leave the gift of today wrapped, or we can unwrap this gift and make the most of it. Unwrap it by taking the time to make the most of every opportunity you can. 

The Bible says, “Today is the day that the Lord has made we rejoice and be glad in it.” Why do we rejoice? Because God is good, and He has given us an opportunity to take ahold of each and every day. Don’t let the days pass by waiting for tomorrow to bring you something better. Use today to its maximum potential. What are you going to do today to get move you further along tomorrow? Don’t let tomorrow show up and not be ready for it. Coach John Wooden said, “When opportunity comes it’s too late to prepare.”

Prepare today so that tomorrow will be better. Embrace today and make the most of it. There is no time like the present to start doing what you’ve always wanted to do. If you do not know where your time is going today, you will not know where your life is going tomorrow!

“Remember, life is nothing more than the sum total of many successful years: a successful year is nothing more than the sum total of many successful months: a successful month is nothing more than the sum total of many successful weeks: a successful week is nothing more than the sum total of many successful days. That’s why practicing successful habits day in and day out is the most certain way to win over the long term.”
~ Robert Ringer

I often get asked how I have time to write books, write blogs, write songs, create artwork and teach others how to do so, hold leadership coaching sessions, read, study, meet with people, pastor, teach, speak, enjoy family, have personal time, and everything else I like to do. My response is, “I will sleep when I die.” The truth is, I am on the journey of learning how to make the most of my days just like everyone else. I decided years ago when I gave my life to Christ that I would live life to the fullest by making the most of it. I figured that if God gave me the gift of life I should give Him the gift of making the best of it! I thrive off of doing everything that God has put in my heart to do, and yes I do sleep, I actually enjoy it at times! I do not have a secret formula that others do not have, I simply don’t sit around and DO NOTHING! Wait, did you hear that? I don’t sit around and DO NOTHING! Sure, there are times I take it easy and rest like anyone else, but I figure life is about living not sitting. When others are sitting around thinking about what they would love to do, I just do it! I don’t sit around thinking about writing a book one day, I start writing it. I don’t sit around hoping to teach leadership to others, I pursue opportunities to speak. I don’t talk myself out of it, I JUST DO IT! 

Most people get stuck because they want to start on the level of amazing, but nothing starts amazing, things only get amazing with hard work and practice. No one starts by being a master, they start by being a rookie. When it comes to my life I don’t talk myself out of acting and I don’t make excuses to not start! 

Indecision is the MURDERER of productivity! And PROCRASTINATION is its weapon of choice! 

Make the decision today to get going and just do it!