Live Intentionally

As I mentioned yesterday, I recently read StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath and did the online strengths assessment.  After completing the online assessment a Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide was emailed to me listing my top 5 strengths.  It said my top 5 strengths are:
Analytical
Relator
Learner
Responsibility
Focus
I think that’s accurate for the most part, but I’m a […]

Strengths Finder 2.0 book review. A great book for discovering your strengths, leveraging your strenghts, and understanding the strenghts of others.

Thoughts on busyness, being busy.

One of the principles I try to live my life by is to put God first, others second, and myself last.  (If you don’t believe in God, substitute “principles” for “God” and I think you can still go along with this.)  Last week, this principle was challenged as my wife, Jennifer, and I read and […]

When you choose to live life intentionally and take on big challenges, you’re guaranteed to run into problems.  There will be times when you feel tempted to quit.  As the old Kenny Rogers song goes, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, Know when to fold ‘em…”  Here are 8 Steps to Take When You Feel […]

I was blown away once again by this year’s Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit!  From the thought provoking words from the speakers to the inspiring interviews to the inspirational music I’m returning home with my heart and my head overflowing.
But now comes the most important part of the entire Summit.  As I re-enter the “real world” if […]