What If?

What If?

What if you changed one thing? What would happen if you changed your belief that you need clarity before you act? What if instead you said, “I’m going to try action before clarity.”I’m not talking just any old action, but specific actions that can lead you toward...
Choosing Means Responsibility

Choosing Means Responsibility

“Most of the things that stop us aren’t things we can’t do, but things we refuse to learn.”  -James Woosley Over the past few weeks we’ve talked about choice. Choice in where we focus. Choice in the messages and environments in which we engage. Choice in the words we...
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

If you drive a car, you see this message on a daily basis. When checking the passenger side mirror, you see this warning. It’s an important warning when you need to merge into traffic or change lanes. But what happens if you focus only on that mirror and the warning...
Words Mean Things

Words Mean Things

“Words mean things.” This quote from my pastor/supervisor/partner in starting the equipping ministry in our church often rings in my ears. As I’ve coached leaders seeking the meaning and purpose of their masterpiece work, words may be barriers to their progress. The...
What’s Your Banana?

What’s Your Banana?

Have you heard about this trick, used by hunters to catch small monkeys? A banana is placed in a jar with a small opening. The monkey reaches into the jar, grabs the banana, and is caught by the hunters, because the monkey refuses to let go of the banana.The monkey...