“Resentment (anger) is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” ~ Saint Augustine For awhile now, I have noticed more and more folks outwardly expressing anger and frustration towards one group or another, or one person or another. I am sure you have seen the same thing, you just have to…
“Leadership is influence.” ~ John C. Maxwell One of the biggest challenges facing a leader is the ability to step back and influence others to get results. The key is to get results without doing the work yourself or micromanaging your folks into becoming clones so they do the work the exact same way you would.…
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis B. Smedes The topic of forgiveness is a prickly one because some folks believe that there are situations in life that not only unforgettable but equally unforgivable. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I think it…
“The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.” ~ Mehmet Oz Have you ever been in a situation involving another person where you thought to yourself, “You know, if they just worked harder they would be so much better off” Maybe you exited from the highway and at the end of the ramp…
The Problem of No Pain… Years ago, I read a book entitled, The Problem With Pain. The book was written by C.S. Lewis for the Christian audience, but that isn’t the point. The point is that the title implies that pain is a problem. Before I go any further, I am not proposing that we…
My Worldview: It’s What I Make It Mean! Sometimes a quote comes along and just smacks me upside the head. That happened recently when I read this quote from Richard Rohr, “Most of us do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.” I think this is profound, because it quickly…
Judging Others & Projection Have you ever been in a situation involving another person where you thought to yourself… “You know if they would only: apply themselves, work harder, smarter, do what I do, take my advice, be more like me, etc. they would be so much better off?” Maybe you exited the highway, and…