People talk a lot about what they love, where they wanna be, what they believe, and what they wanna accomplish in life. But when you look at how they’re living, things often point in the opposite direction. And more often than we’d like to admit, those people are us. We make proclamations about being devout [...] Read more>>
Breakthrough: When a Small Change Produces Big Results (Pause)
Have you ever had a eureka moment? You know, one where you’ve been agonizing over something for a long time but could never come up with the answer? Then one day you figure it out and say something like “Holy sh*t! That’s really all I had to do?!” I had one of those moments this [...] Read more>>
A Realization From a “Crisis”
G-Funk on Gchat: How’s everything going? Me: A lot in flux. Trying to get organized. Realized I been trying to do wayy too much and not sure if they’re the right things. But I can’t complain. G-Funk on Gchat: I feel like you’re always saying that. Stuff you’re doing and not being sure if they’re [...] Read more>>
Eff Em Friday
Yeah, I’m late. Certainly not the words a man wants to hear from a woman he’s been sleeping with, but fine for a delayed Eff Em Friday. I’m tired. Very tired. Most of it is my fault. Actually, all of it is my fault. Between that retreat and the 100th anniversary celebration of the greatest [...] Read more>>
A Quick Note
Hey, Just got back from my organization’s staff retreat and I’m exhausted. I may or may not write a post for Thursday depending how much longer the fatigue lingers, but best believe I have a ton of thoughts and ideas after spending 3 days with folks from Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan, India, and Europe. I look [...] Read more>>
Eff Em Friday
This week has been bananas. No alpha or innuendo. But, I didn’t wanna leave you without Eff Ems. Better late that never. Right? Right?!? Eff me reverting back to my crapping sleeping habits after getting the most sleep I’ve gotten in a while two nights in a row. Fatigue looooooms like the horror of the [...] Read more>>
Beginning at the End: How Do You Want to Be Remembered?
If you were at your own funeral and four people from the most important parts of your life (family, friends, work, and church or community organization) were speaking about you, what would you want them to say? … Yeah, I know. Don’t worry. When I read this question in the Seven Habits, I had to [...] Read more>>