Habit Breaking
The Road Trip of Life Part 1
I don’t know about you but there is nothing better then a GREAT road trip. I have had plenty most of them very good. Not only that but I have been blessed with a wonderful partner that likes to drive so I just sit in the passenger seat and enjoy the ride. The pastor in […]
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
I first read Stephen Covey’s masterpiece, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, in the late 80’s. I was profoundly moved by the message communicated in that book. I regularly read the book over about once year. I am into the middle of the book again and I am amazed at the timeless nature of […]
If Only…. or I Am…
Where are your thoughts focused? This is an important question because it will help you answer some of the pressing problems you may have in your life. Our habitual way of thinking is very instrumental when it comes to our results. If our thoughts are on the issues outside of us in the form of […]
The Power is Taking it from Idea to Market
I have been thinking a lot lately about ideas. We all have them. We have an idea for a book, a movie, an invention, a way of improving something that is already on the market. How about this… about ten years ago you were thinking about this contraption that you thought would be really useful […]
Key to Staying Motivated: The Patterns in our Life Hold the Key to our Success
As usual, I was up this morning to be at the gym at 4:30 AM but today I was up a little earlier than usual. I normally get up at 3:55 AM but today for some reason I was up around 3 AM. I used that opportunity to catch up on a little email and […]
Key to Staying Motivated: The Power of Habits in Your Life…
Habits are one of the most important things to consider when we are looking at our lives and what we want to change in our lives. Our lives are nothing but a bundle of habits, some of them serve us and some of them hold us back from what we truly want to accomplish. The […]
Key to Staying Motivated: How do you feel about yourself?
This is a very important question… How do you feel about yourself? The picture that we have of ourselves is often shaped by what the opinion of others has been about us. We have had opinions leveled about us from the minute we took our first breaths. Some of them have been good, some of […]
Key to Staying Motivated: The Power of Daily Progress…
One of the best motivators when it comes to successful goal accomplishment is daily progress. When you actually see your goal coming into reality everyday, it helps to keep you motivated to continue forward progress the next day. The key here is to make sure you are making forward progress everyday towards your goals. If […]
Key to Staying Motivated: Get Going… NOW!
Are you living up to your God given responsibility? Some of you may be saying, “John, What is my God given responsibility?” Well here is my definition of what I feel our God given responsibility is in a couple of parts: 1. We are responsible to discover our unique skill and strengths – This is […]
Key to Staying Motivated: The Right Time to Start on Your Goals
I can’t believe it, it’s August 23rd and the summer is almost over… In some states in the US, the kids are already back to school. I remember when I was a kid, it was always this time of the year that I would start to get a little anxious to get back to school. […]