Archive for the ‘Life Balance’ Category

Thoreau once said, “It is not enough to be busy…The question is: What are we busy about?” Americans are busy people. I’m reminded of that every time I travel overseas. If you’re like me, the to-do list never ends. To have a day free from commitments, I have to block (Continue reading…)

 It’s hard to believe it’s almost that time of year again. My own daughter is graduating from college. It’s hard to believe that much time has already past. I remember her first day of school like it was yesterday. (I know every parent says that, but it’s true.)  I’m not (Continue reading…)

 No matter how hard I try, I’ll never understand… …why anyone has to go to sleep hungry at night. …why kids are expected to be adults when they are still kids. …why education can be free to the public yet limited it its effectiveness. …why someone must live a life (Continue reading…)

Ron Edmondson is a friend and influential pastor. I really enjoy reading his blog and would highly recommend that you subscribe if you haven’t already done so. I especially appreciated his recent post, “The Difference in Knowing and Doing.” He even included this self-drawn graph:   The margin between those (Continue reading…)

 I’ve heard a growing chatter that “blogging is dead.” But I don’t buy it.  It’s been almost a year ago since I decided to iest in this blog with a degree of intensity that I had not done so previously. The same reasons that led me to this resolve are as (Continue reading…)

 You are rich if… …You own a car …Live in a house …Have attended (or are attending) school …Eat at a restaurant …Have health insurance …Buy grocercies …Drink clean water …Have more than one set of clothes …Have your own pair of shoes      I know it doesn’t seem like (Continue reading…)

 I have the privilege of talking to different leaders from across the country. Many of them share with me some of their biggest frustrations and paralyzing fears about being leaders. The reality is that few people understand what it is like to be the leader. Few people ever lead; most (Continue reading…)

The response to the launch of Almost Isn’t Good Enough has been incredibly humbling. Hundreds of you are buying the book, sharing it with others, & putting shoes on people’s feet all at the same time. Everyone told me not to release a book in December. “You’re crazy!”, they said. (Continue reading…)

Reclaim Your Life    I chose to leave my corporate career and make Soles4Souls my life’s work. Just because I made that decision doesn’t mean that is the only option you have available. Maybe you’re in your twenties, thirties, fifties, or whatever age and wondering what you can do. You (Continue reading…)

I really appreciate what Ron Edmondson had to say in his post: “Take Time for Excellence.” Some of the biggest mistakes I’ve made can be traced back to times when I didn’t take the night to sleep on it.  I remember when a friend and I decided that we were (Continue reading…)