You and Mt. Evans If I got down on my knees and aimed my camera up at you, I could make you look taller than the Rocky Mountains in the background. However, if I thought that you were taller than the mountains then I would be seriously deluded. That’s a pretty good metaphor for what […]
Discount or Celebrate
A strange sleep
Darkness flashlight
Darkness flashlight Imagine a darkness flashlight that projects more darkness rather than light. The uses for this would be rather limited and most of the time it would just make things worse. However, this is what people do so often. We have the mistaken notion that sympathy, empathy, and compassion somehow require us to feel […]
Words and focus
After the fact
Conflicting Agendas
Conflicting Agendas One of my agendas is to be a great father. Another of my agendas is to grow my business. So the question is: Can these two agendas coexist? The answer is: It depends. It depends on my perspective. If I view things from an either or perspective then one happens at the expense […]
Crocodile Water aka how our brains work
Crocodile Water aka how our brains work Imagine that you live in the jungle and you have to walk to the river every day to fetch water. There is a well-worn path to the watering hole. However, the water there isn’t the clearest or the freshest. Even worse, there is a crocodile that lives there […]
Is It Possible?
Is It Possible? Often times when we find ourselves resisting positive behavior change, the “it is not possible” story is in play. If it isn’t possible to slim down, why would I bother to eat healthy or exercise? If it isn’t possible to grow my business, why would I put in the effort? If it […]
A moment of grace
A moment of grace During some quiet time today, a picture of someone I don’t like popped into my head. Immediately after that a little voice said, “You know, God loves that person too.” Pow! I don’t have to now become best friends forever with this person. However, I also don’t have a valid excuse […]