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When Being Teachable Takes More Humility than Smarts
Early in my career, an email changed my life by helping me realize I was unteachable. Thankfully, I took it to heart and have grown more than I ever would have had it not been sent.
What it Means to Take the Fork in the Road
Baseball had just lost one of its greatest personalities with the passing of Yogi Berra when I originally wrote this post in 2015. In addition to being a great player, manager, and war veteran, Berra was well-known for his Yogi-isms. Upon first hearing many, they...
What the Bible Says About Making Comebacks
God is a God of Comebacks. I know this to be true. You see, when I first wrote this post back in 2016, I really wondered if I could stage a comeback, or if I was done for. I was down and out, feeling very much a failure. Emotionally spent and clinging to hope, I asked...
Refining Life, on Purpose
Refining life, on purpose–at the core–is about personal development. In a deeper sense, it’s personal development of character and progression toward who we’re meant to be.
It’s a discipline (don’t worry – “discipline” does not always have to equal “bad”) that is sorely missing from many homes, schools–and even churches–in our modern world.
This why I was led to start 1Glories. In fact, I struggled with the decision to make that pivot before I did. But now that I have, I cannot tell you how significant it has been to my own personal journey toward becoming the person–the man, husband, father and friend–I want to be portrayed when my eulogy is written.
1Glories
Let’s address the most obvious question; what’s with the name, 1Glories? Essentially, it’s a way of saying there’s “ONE God, who gets all GLORIES.” It’s a name that sort of came to me after realizing I spend too much time chasing personal glories for my benefit and not to bring glory to God.
Chad Gramling
Founder