Focus is an important part of life and work. We are never able to accomplish anything whether it’s cleaning our rooms or building an organization unless we can focus. But is it possible to get too focused? When does productivity in one area start to lead to erosion in another? I think it happens more often than we like to …
Navigating The Need To Be Needed
Most everyone wants to feel they are making a difference and are contributing in a meaningful way. However, have you ever considered needing to feel as if you are making that contribution can actually short-circuit the success of the endeavor? Is true success “being the go-to-guy” or being the parent or leader that “has all the answers” and is the …
Are Men The Problem With Everything?
Thanks to algorithms and pop culture it is almost impossible for you to have not heard about the new movie Barbie in theaters right now. I doubt Ruth Handler ever envisioned the doll she created for her daughter back in 1959 would be the source content for a giant Hollywood blockbuster in the year 2023, but here we are. There …
Loving Hearts Bleed
I would imagine it is impossible to number the songs, poems or plays that have been written about love. The idea of love is ubiquitous in societies and cultures world-wide. Love is hardwired into our souls as being of the highest order and greatest importance. The challenge is, something of such power and value is wonderful when we possess it …
Buried on a Hill in Bosnia
I originally wrote this post after a trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia in October of 2016 to visit my dear friends Robert & Sandrina Jurjevich. I was reminded of it after recording a podcast with them recently. Click here to hear it. Their lives and their friends Bob and Eileen have impacted me greatly. I believe their story will impact you …
My Heart Is Full
This will be on more of a personal note than most of my posts. I write this blog each week as an effort to steward the gifts God has given me and discipline myself to get thoughts out of my head and into a clear (hopefully helpful), shareable format. However, there are days like today when it is simply an …