This is an adaptation of a previous post. Almost three years ago we started climbing “Jones Mountain” just after the sun arrived to warm the chilly Colorado air. It was not a technical dangerous climb, but it was one that many adults would find difficult to complete. The air was thin and legs were wobbly, but several factors allowed six …
A Good Compromise
Happy Lighten up Monday! This is a fun and true story about being invited to one of my first corporate speaking events. I told this story at our SCORRE™ Conference as a set up to a key question every speaker must ask. “Will the content of my talk meet the needs of my audience?” I certainly learned one of the …
Two Choices that Lead from Aimless Drifting to Life Fully Alive
What happened to the spark of life we felt as a child? Remember those youthful days when you would jump from bed thrilled with the possibilities that the day would hold, resisting bed time because of the fear you might miss something? Why is it that as we grow older our first thoughts in the morning tend to be of …
Out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death
I debated whether to share this story, but I have no choice. I have run into so many people who are struggling and wonder if there is any hope. This is exhibit “A” that there is hope! In this post is the unbelievable entry I wrote in my journal over ten years ago and the story of how God’s amazing …
When You Have a Dream, Where Do You Start?
Almost weekly, I receive messages from men and women who dream of doing what I have done for over 45 years. They want to make a living doing what they love to do, speaking, writing or providing a service that changes lives. They are talented people stuck in jobs they don’t enjoy. There is one major question each of these …