Posts Tagged ‘Potential’
Jesus > me
John 3:30 “He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” This is the secret to the Christian life, but it’s also the secret to every successful relationship. I often tell people “I married out of my league.” So true. What I try to communicate is simple. My wife is more…
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I’m always looking for a good read. Recently my daughter suggested I read the book, Irresistible by Adam Alter. My first thought from the title was, “it must be a fascinating book about me.” Just kidding. It was a compelling and convicting book about the seductive nature of technology and social media. I didn’t like…
Read MoreFollowership
My father-in-law reminded me of a basic axiom of leadership. Leaders need followers. Sounds like a “no-brainer” but it has profound implications. Followership is huge and I’ll bet you haven’t given much thought to it. You may have heard the quote attributed to John Maxwell, “If you think you’re leading but no one is following,…
Read MoreOpportunity
Have you ever contemplated how wonderful an opportunity is? I mean, an opportunity is a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. When you think about it, you often hear about that person who is “in the right place at the right time.” I submit to you however that you don’t need luck…
Read MoreThe Principle of Multiplication
I’ll bet for most of us, a teacher or a parent at one time or another threw down a hypothetical situation for you to contemplate. It goes something like this. If you have a choice, which of these situations would you choose? To be given one million dollars, or to be given one penny the…
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OK. Scary movie time. Remember Jaws and all of its sequels? The shark that did so much damage in those movies was a huge, ferocious great white shark. That shark weighed over 5000 pounds and was over 30 feet long. Was that just a movie? Marine biologists say great white sharks, in their natural habitat,…
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