A person’s success is directly proportional to the number and size of the failures they’re willing to risk. So, figuring how to fail better and more often will help us succeed.
Category: Self-improvement
Imagine
Setting goals is important, but what if before setting goals for the new year we start with a blank sheet of paper and… imagine.
Forget the Obama and McCain yard signs. This is what I want in my yard.
In the last couple weeks several of my neighbors have put up Obama signs in their yard. It’s given me the urge to put a sign in my yard, but not for…
Putting the Leadership Summit into action
It’s been a few days since the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit and I’ve had some time to look over my Summit notes, reflect, and pray. Here are some of my reflections…
The Key to a Great Day Is in the First Half Hour
You’ve probably been heard many times that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. What you eat first thing in the morning helps to determine whether you’ll have the strength…
StrengthsFinder – What are your strengths?
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…
Strenghts Finder 2.0 – Book Review
Strengths Finder 2.0 book review. A great book for discovering your strengths, leveraging your strenghts, and understanding the strenghts of others.
When to Quit
I tend to be a very determined person. I believe that often the difference between success and failure is the successful person just gets up one more time than he fails. One of my…
I’m Back
Thoughts on busyness, being busy.
Research Shows Exercise Improves Brain Function
“Conventional wisdom had long held that animal (and human) brains weren’t malleable: after a brief window early in life, the brain could no longer grow or renew itself. The supply of neurons…