10 Hardships In Marriage And How To Overcome Them
I was married at the age of nineteen and had no idea what I was getting myself into at the time. After being married for a long time, I am still trying to figure it all out. One think I know is that there are many things in this life that threaten any marriage and […]
Big Hairy Audacious Goals
There has always been a delicate balance in goal setting between what can be done and what could be done. Goals should be realistic and achievable but they also must be courageous and challenging. Safe is not good enough anymore and we must be willing to take risks that stretch us outside our comfort zone […]
The Five Practices Of Leadership
I am constantly reading new materials on leadership and occasionally I review great books from the past. One of the all time classics is The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. This very exhaustive book centers around these five simple but very powerful practices: Model The Way-Find your voice by clarifying your […]
10 Effective Ways To Help Manage Stress
We all live with the reality of stress, it has become a part of the culture we live and work in everyday. What we don’t have to do is experience chronic toxic stress that drains all of the margin out of every area of our lives. To learn to live with the normal stress while […]
10 Ways To Be More Productive
I am a high D personality that likes to get things done. So over the years when things get tough, I tend to just work harder and try to push through it. Now I have come to realize that sometimes taking a walk in the middle of the day may be the most productive thing […]