During our 40 life lessons video series, I wrote this post on character. The question…
Month: February 2014
Don Miller is right but I still disagree about church.
In 2003, I read “Blue Like Jazz,” the book that has become somewhat of a…
How not to use Twitter for customer service
Social media a powerful tool today. Everyone with a few followers now has a megaphone…
Confessions of a Closet Cheerleader
Today, our guest post is from Tabby Finton. Tabby is a regular contributor to Bridging the…
7 Mistakes you might be making using PowerPoint
PowerPoint. Some see it as a necessary evil. Some see it as just evil. But…
Why Customer services agents shouldn’t ask how they can help.
A bad day had just gotten worse. My flight out of Springfield Mo had been…
A simple test to know if he loves you.
Today is Valentiines day. As my sister comically put it “Welcome to Full Price Chocolate…
Stop making excuses and start making memories or No Avoidable Regrets
Stop making excuses and start making memories “Daddy, can we go sledding?” Everything in me…
Here comes the Boom! Why Leaders don’t pile it on.
Leaders don’t “pile it on” When I was in kindergarden, we lived beside the elementary…
Know thy neighbor
This is a guest post by Linda Feriera. Linda blogs at http://livingintherightturnlane.blogspot.com. I strongly suggest you…
Don’t ask how you can help.
Don’t ask how you can help. 4 years ago, my wife and I went though…
Be smart about being stupid. Life Lesson #40.
My bucket list is pretty much full of holes. In 2002 I went scuba diving…
What a pacifier sucking 3 year old taught me about detours: Life Lesson #39
Detours lead to “Oohh” moments. My daughter was a pacifier addict. Binkey, Nook, Dummy,…
No isn’t just for 2 year olds. Life Lesson #37
OR “No is a perfectly acceptable answer.” Ever met anyone who won’t take “no” for…
Bad trumpets ruin band concerts. Life Lesson #36
Bad trumpets ruin band concerts. Or as Mr. Carlson said “When in doubt, leave it…
Be the butt of the joke. Life Lesson #35.
Laugh at yourself. I gotta admit it. I HATED being laughed at. As a kid,…
Why singing isn’t worship, or why demon possessed people don’t sing worship.
I’m fighting a losing battle, I know. About singing and semantics and worship. But just…
You already have endorsement contracts. Just not with Nike. Life Lesson #34
What you allow, you endorse. “To each his own, man.” That’s the mantra of the…
Crazy people aren’t the only ones who hear voices in their heads. Life Lesson #33
Be very careful of the voices you allow in your head. Most of us keep…
Some people should be fake. Life Lesson #32
Always be real. Unless you’re always real negative. Then be fake till you change. Please….