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When Helping Hurts
“Give a person a fish and they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime.” –Lao Tzu A few years ago, I was getting my daughter ready for pre-school and doing my usual rushing through my morning. She came down and sat at the bottom of the stairs...
Leadership During Crisis: Principles & Best Practices
With the recent events in Southern California, many of you may know people seriously affected by the fires. For that reason, I received a suggestion to post an article on leadership during a crisis. One of my favorite activities in the world is backcountry skiing...
Five Books on Money Everyone Should Read
“You either learn to manage money, or the lack of that skill will manage you for the rest of your life.” –Dave Ramsey At the start of a new year and after the holiday spending, money is a topic on many people’s minds. And according to Yahoo finance (July 2024),...
We Are What We Repeatedly Do
Today’s Big Idea—To a great extent, your life is the sum total of your habits. 99% of the time, people don’t change overnight. Change is almost always cumulative, it occurs over time. And your habits, good or bad—over time, will make or break you. Even centuries ago...
Do Not Despise Small Beginnings
“An overnight success is 15 years in the making.” –Dave Ramsey Above is a picture of the common water hyacinth—pontederia crassipes—a plant that is native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of South America. In one of the most important books I have ever read, The...
Have You Written Your 2025 Life Plan Yet?
One morning in 1972 Yogi Berra awakened his wife and three sons and piled them into the car to drive to his Hall of Fame ceremony. They were in a bit of a hurry, and it soon became apparent he had taken a wrong turn somewhere. He accelerated, hoping he would make it...
The Willingness to Look Foolish
“A wise person can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” –Bruce Lee A few years ago I read a passage in a book from one of my favorite authors (Mark Batterson) that stuck with me. He talked about the importance of the...
