Click here to buy I always appreciate the writings of Seth Godin. One of the books he wrote is The Dip. He describes the drop in something before you finally get to the benefit.... So starting something new causes you to lose productivity or income or momentum before...
This post is a little different than most of the others. It's written for a friend. Come Home When the struggles of your day are greater than you can bear – you know it’s time [to come home]. Jesus promised the load never too heavy, the burden is light with Him. ...
Today outside my window, a new day I see. Only I can determine what kind of day it will be. It can be busy and sunny, laughing and gay or boring and cold, unhappy and gray. My own state of mind is the determining key, for I am only the person I let myself be. I can be...
[It’s been a little while since I’ve made an entry in my blog. My commitment to spend a specific amount of time each day has been challenged a bit. Time to get back to the project then. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you. – Byron] One of the themes I’ve spent...
Who is the best in the world at what you do? It is a very important question. If you’re not the best at what you do, why not? What will it take to become the best? Is mediocre good enough? Who wants mediocre? Nobody starts out being the best in the world at...
I had a serious ah hah today. At least I think I had one. One of the biggest things that holds most people back is, oddness. Your family and friends look at you like you’re an alien. They tell you what you’re trying to do won’t work. You don’t have very many...
Don’t think about the elephant in the corner… Have you ever had a problem focusing your attention on a solution to the big problem over in the corner? An example might be the mortgage payment that is getting later and later. Maybe you have missed payments. The goal...
One of the more famous speeches of the twentieth century was given to a group of people who were at their lowest. The hope of survival was seriously in question as the power of the enemy rained down on them. The only hope of World War II Great Britain was hope. ...
One of my favorite stories as a little child, and one that I enjoyed reading to my children; The Little Engine That Could. Do you recall the story? Watty Piper wrote a story about people that pretty much matches real life. He used train engines to tell the story....
“I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. “ – Philip“Lord I believe. Help my unbelief.” – a desperate father What do you believe? a. “The earth is flat.”b. “The moon is made of cheese.”c. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt...