Even when it doesn't feel like it, we can be high achievers. No matter what this year or any of the years that came before it were like, next year can our best year ever. And it's with that achiever mindset that we should pursue it. It doesn't just happen though. It...
It's our wedding anniversary. Fifteen years ago today, I got into my Chevy Blazer and looked at the beautiful young lady that was seated in the passenger seat and said, “You’re my wife.” I think she responded with a simple, “Yep” but I really don’t remember. I was too...
I’ve been called a dreamer both as an insult and as a compliment. Regardless of the intent, I take being called a dreamer as confirmation that my life and actions are on a path that will lead to amazing outcomes. Oh, that’s good. I'd love for you to tweet that!...
There is no doubting that every blogger who has committed time and energy to their craft has a set of blogs posts like those I am going to share with you today. These are the posts I produced with the belief they would be much better received than they were. They are...
What do you mean by “refining life, on purpose” - I get that question from time to time. And I understand why. It’s a bit ambiguous. At core level, it’s about personal development. In a deeper sense, it’s about the personal development of character and the progression...
This is an updated repost from 10/11/2014. As a blog, 1Glories has been around for a handful of years and absolutely nothing had come of it until recently. There had been few readers, no following, and no cohesion despite genuine efforts to replicate the blogging...
This being the last day of 2015, I wanted to take a moment and share my gratitude to everyone who has encouraged me and taken part in refining life on purpose here at 1Glories throughout the year. I’ve personally learned a lot and experienced a lot of growth as a...
My second daughter was baptized in March of 2008. The pastor asked my wife and I to pick a scripture we wanted to read for the day. He said it didn't have to relate to baptism and it could be more about Stella and our hopes for her life. It proved to be a bigger...
I’m a planner by nature. I like to have a set of check boxes with clearly itemized tasks so I can check them off and move onto the next to make fully sure that things are on track to the end goal. That’s my nature. If I were to pigeonhole myself according to...