Today am publishing an article with Bill Blankschaen. Bill is a ministry and life coach and a writing contributor at patheos.com. He and I are in a race to see who can have the most kids. Right now we are tied at 6. To find out more about Bill visit his blog or follow him […]
Last week I told you that you can’t change the world. It doesn’t matter how right you are. It doesn’t matter how much money you have. It doesn’t matter how eloquent or beautiful you are. You can’t change people. But you can choose to be somebody’s friend. The kind of friendship that matters is about […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by J.D. Meier, author of Getting Results the Agile Way. To read more from J.D. visit his blog. We have a little saying at work that goes like this: What’s the Moon Shot? By Moon Shot, we mean, how are you going to go for the moon? What is your […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Melissa Gallo. Mom to two wonderful kids, Melissa used her experience in motherhood to get her daycare business going. She loves sharing her ideas and tips with other moms who hope to get their start-ups off the ground. The wisdom and self-acceptance that comes with growing older and […]
I love the riddle section of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. (Affiliate link.) During the epic battle of wits, Gollum offers this riddle for Bilbo’s consideration. This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountains down. The answer, of […]
Habits are powerful. In many respects, we are the sum of the things we do. If you write every day, you are a writer. If you run every day, you are a runner. If you sit on the couch and eat and watch television, you are a couch potato. Habits are the little things in […]
Do you consider yourself creative? Chances are you said no, but I want to convince you otherwise. When the word “creative” is used, we imagine a beautiful painting. Or a cleverly designed building. Or a novel that is so well written it moves the deepest parts of our soul. All of which require creativity. We […]
There are two different ways to write your story. Two ways to choose to live your life. One is for the short term. To win acclamation and praise now. To do whatever it takes to get what you want today. To live for a purpose that only matters for a moment. The other way is […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post from Nathan Rouse. He is the lead pastor of Raleigh Christian Community Church. You can find him on twitter: @NathanRouse and check out his blog here at: NathanRouse.org. With those I lead, my words carry a lot of weight. With these weighty words I’ve blown it and crushed […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post from Jim Woods. Jim spent years acting like and adult and then found that life was more fun when you stop. You can have more fun in your life by connecting with him at his blog or on Twitter. For years, I was obsessed with playing guitar. I […]
