Morning Routines: Just Like A Tarp
(This is the third installment in a series entitled “Morning after Morning.” Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2) I grew up doing a lot of camping. Camping was a family event at times, and I also spent many weekends camping with Boy Scouts. Now I am teaching my boys to love…
Read MoreMorning After Morning – Part 2
After discussing the importance of repetition and action last week (no more excuses!), this week I want to encourage you to take action in the morning. One of my goals for this year is to define and stick to a morning routine. It’s not always easy getting up but if I don’t start extra early…
Read MoreMorning after Morning – Part 1
Success takes work and repetition Results come from repetitive action in the right direction. You’ve probably read about how I think you should align to do the right things but it certainly doesn’t stop without action. (You haven’t read it? Check it out here) After you align your values, goals, priorities then it is time…
Read MoreKeep It Simple
My boys and I were playing outside this morning when they began throwing pinecones over and through the 2nd story playhouse. On a particular throw of the pinecones, one landed just on the outside of the roof of the playhouse. My oldest wanted to climb up to get it, so he started working his way…
Read More4 Mistakes With Team Goals, and Tips to Avoid Them
Each of us should set and achieve personally goals, but most of us work or live with a larger team. I have teams at work, volunteer teams at church and community organizations, and of course my family at home. Each of these groups have collective goals that we are reaching for together. Teams are usually…
Read MoreHabits I learned from Grandma
3 years ago, I took my Grandma Doris to the cardiologist for her annual checkup. The doctor, after exchanging the normal pleasantries, made a comment that I wasn’t expecting. He said, “Doris, I wish I had your genes. If I didn’t know you and was just looking at your tests and vital signs, I would…
Read More1 down, 11 to go
Did you set a New Years Resolution for 2016? Research shows that 45% of Americans usually make a New Year’s Resolution. If you set one, are you still keeping it? We are a month into 2016 and means 36% of you have not kept up your resolution!1 As we get set to roll into February,…
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