One of my favorite Bible verses is found at 2 Corinthians 10. Paul is writing to a church in ancient times and he tells them, among other things, to "take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ." Here we see him addressing one of the biggest battles that we all must face - the battle of the mind. You see, we tell ourselves all kinds of stories. Stories about ourselves. Stories about our spouses or children or family. Stories about our friends, our church, or even our pastor. And stories that we tell about complete strangers that we...
I Need A Vacation!!
Last week, I took a vacation with my family to Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a great trip filled with family time with my wife and 3 children as well as some one-on-one time with my wife. By the end of the week, I felt refreshed and re-energized. It was just what I needed after moving through a very busy period of time for me at work. I am a big advocate of using all of the vacation time that is allocated throughout the year. I hear of folks that have unused vacation hours at the end of the year...
A Great Tool for Any Leader – Wunderlist
I have been using Wunderlist for about a year now and it has revolutionized the way I am able to lead people - and I'm not even being paid to say that! It truly has... The people that I lead include an IT Director, Administrative Assistant, Graphics Designer, and Maintenance Director. And I use Wunderlist with all of them! Simply put, Wunderlist is a to-do list that is share-able and easily use-able on any of your electronic devices. So, I use it for my own to-do list. For example, I'll get an assignment during a meeting and I'm able to add...