A Problem Without a Solution is a Fact
Like most of my best stuff, I got this from my friend John. But like most of his best stuff, he got it from another really smart guy, in this case, former Israeli Prime Minister…
Waiting for God
“I’m just waiting for God to give me direction.” “God says ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ or ‘wait’. Right now I’m waiting.” “I don’t want to get ahead of God.” We’ve all said these things. They’re part of…
Surrender to Who?
Another dimension of surrender has to do with who you’re surrendering to. Surrender is hard because it’s humiliating. It’s admitting you’ve got nothing left to fight with. It’s failure from an ego perspective, so it’s…
How Do I Surrender?
I’ve thought a lot about this idea of surrendering. It’s a word that isn’t used much in our culture. It’s almost anti-American to think of surrendering….to anyone or anything. Here’s what I’ve come to understand….
The Striking Hour
When you hear profound stuff, you want to share it with others. I often quote my friend John Richie in these posts, but when he shared his decision-making paradigm with me, I said “This is…
With or Without God?
Little kids come in crying, telling different stories about what happened. Most of the time, parents can figure out the truth pretty quick. Sometimes both versions of the story are true, depending on the point…
Don’t Promise When You’re Happy
Don’t reply when you’re angry Don’t decide when you’re sad. The first time my sweet wife flew on a small plane, she was scared to death. She was NOT going! Period. Her fear made the…
Think With Your Head, Not With Your Heart
A young friend sends me an email draft. He’s about to ‘blow the head off’ an important person in his business life. He’s frustrated . . . even justified to ‘tell it like it is.’…
Not Deciding is Deciding
What about those deals we don’t ever really decide? We think one way for a while, then we think the other way. Back and forth we swing. “Maybe I will….nah, I don’t think I will.”…
Cloud vs. Server…Dependence vs. Independence
In technology circles, cloud computing is all the rage. Keep your music, contacts, apps, projects…everything… in the cloud. When it’s on your computer or server, it can be lost, stolen, corrupted, or get out of…
