Monsignors Dewey Cheetem & Howe Let’s hop in our time machine and travel back to the middle ages where we will meet some very slick con men who disguised themselves as priests. These bad boys hit upon an awesome scam – let’s misquote the Bible and in so doing convince people of 3 things: 1) […]
How do I overcome what my brain sees as normal, a set point?
How do I overcome what my brain sees as normal, a set point? I was asked this question today and here are a couple of thoughts: It’s useful to view ourselves as sculptors. They take thousands of hammer swings as they chip away and the work of art emerges. Every swing moves the project forward. […]
Closing our hearts does not help
Closing our hearts does not help Sabine’s friend hurt her knee while we were skiing yesterday. However, when we were in the first aid building it looked like Sabine was in worse pain. Ron, the ski patrol guy, was joking around and keeping it light while he did his thing. I was joking around. Sabine’s […]
Sloppy Language and questionable ownership
Sloppy Language and questionable ownership We are very careless with the words “I am” and “I have”. Those are words of identity and declaration that are very powerful. And we use them so haphazardly, identifying ourselves as or with things that if we stopped to think about it we certainly wouldn’t want to identify with. […]
Greatest gift
Greatest gift One of the greatest gifts we can give others is encouragement. Who have you uplifted, encouraged, or inspired today? Who are you going to do that for tomorrow? If you aren’t doing that for others, there is going to be a sense of something missing in your life. We are designed to contribute […]
OK to get paid
Selling Well
Selling Well When we sell well, we add to people’s lives! The head trash is that we are taking something away from them – their money! Instead focus on what is it that we are adding to their lives – solutions to problems, helping them to do better or to live better, opportunity, improvement, encouragement, […]
But what will they think?
We just have to ask
We just have to ask I was talking with my friend today. He’s a travel writer. When he travels he asks the hotels for complimentary lodging (because he’s a travel writer). Sometimes they say yes, sometimes they say no. But if he didn’t ask then it would always be a no. Saturday while I was […]