Not long ago I was at my son Chance’s school preparing to go on one of his field trips.  There were many parents present at this time and as usual I was one of a few Dad’s that was there.  The third graders were all excited for the trip.  While standing behind one of the parents of one of the kids, I noticed that she had several tattoos on her body including several around her neck.

During the chaos of the group I took advantage of the distractions and was able to read some of the words on her neck and to my shock and amazement, she had the profanity four letter word “F ** K” on the back side of her neck in plain sight.  I let out a spontaneous, audible gasp, “Ohhhh!” and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.  I then quickly tried to wipe the dumbfounded look of surprise off of my face before anyone noticed.  I then took another closer look to make sure that I wasn’t wrong, and yep, unfortunately I was right.  More »

Our actions in one tense moment of anger and frustration can have lifetime implications.  As this is true, I invite you to consider the following.

It’s in our best interest to make sure that we apply my T5 Technique before taking any drastic action when anger and hostility is coursing through our veins.  When this type of rage is present our state of mind can cause us humans to commit some unthinkable atrocities that we would never consider with an otherwise clear head.

What is the “T5 Technique” you may ask?  Well, it’s simply “Take Time To Think it Through.”  Yes my friends one moment to think it through can prevent a lifetime of heartache, regret and despair.

I’ve learned over the years that our natural response in anger is usually not the correct one and if given the chance to undo a negative outcome of anger minutes later, many people would jump at the chance to undo what’s been done.  So my good word to you today is, Take Time To Think it Through before you do…

If put into practice, this little breadcrumb of wisdom could save you much more than a heartache or heartbreak.  It could quite possibly save your life.  Let’s keep leaning forward and continuing in our noble efforts to make it GREAT!

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I’ve come to realize that in life we’re all running a race against the king of all marathons.  This runner has a distinct advantage against anyone who dares to lace-up a pair of shoes and dawn the track of life.

This juggernaut of an opponent has never, and never will be beat.  It actually even appears as if it was created specifically to run and not be weary.  It treats its race like a job and runs it without passion or prejudice.  It takes no prisoners, shows no mercy and makes no apologies for its actions. More »

Even if you search the world over you will find few things that are a better example of what patience and persistence can do then the age-old seed of the Chinese Bamboo Tree.

Within days of being placed in the ground of fertile soil this small seed goes to work pushing its roots deeper and wider into the earth’s surface setting up the foundation that will eventually support a tree height that dwarfs many others of its kind.

The catch is the results of the work that the seed is doing beneath the earth’s surface will never be seen by its caretaker for several years.  After toiling day-in and day-out feeding and watering the seed, many may become discouraged and eventually succumb to their lack of visual confirmation and affirmation of their diligence. But those faithful few who cling to the promise of persistence and perseverance will eventually have their payoff.
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I’d like to encourage any-and-everyone within eye and ear-shot of my written message today to continue to have patience and persevere through your storm embracing the thought that one day you will be able to leverage your storm-story for the good of inspiring someone else to believe that they can overcome too.

Please understand that in your moments of struggle and despair that you have not been unfairly singled out.  Yes even the greatest among us all have had to at one-time-or-another walk this challenging path and endure pain and hardships from time-to-time.  For the great ones understand that such things are a prerequisite for success in any noble and just endeavor. More »