I’ve heard many sports talk personalities debate the existence of a momentum effect. It’s also sometimes called psychological momentum. Some will swear it exists and then immediately dismiss their credibility by suggesting there are also curses and responses to not...
Sometimes you have to change status quo when things aren’t moving in the right direction. You may be trying to get out of a rut or predicament. Or you could be needing to get past “we’ve always done it that way.” I think about this a lot, mostly because of a scene in...
Mother Teresa experienced a lifetime of helping others and impacting lives in countless ways. She built hospice centers, orphanages, and centers for the blind and disabled (among MUCH more). She cared for and served the needs of people who hospitals refused to admit,...
I learned about something called Impostor Syndrome a few years ago. It gave me an understanding of something I intuitively knew, but couldn't label. In short, it’s a concept describing high-achieving individuals who have a fear of being exposed as fraud. They are...
I have heard about the rise of the Millennials for the vast majority of professional career. And, as one of the youngest GenXers, born just a couple years before the commonly accepted Millennials origin date, I've had a unique perspective. On the one hand, I am the...
As a parent, I've always believed in the impact of reading to kids. Though my kids are getting older, I'm always looking for fun and engaging books that teach powerful, spiritual lessons without purely preaching. John Ortberg's new book, Your Magnificent Chooser...
You may be familiar with the phrase, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It's practical advice. Unfortunately, though, it discourages the taking of risks.I Iwas am reminded of a time when I was challenged along with a group of other like-minded individuals, to think...
We find ourselves in the midst of a Great American Stalemate. That's the conclusion I am coming to after having considered what has been going on in my country over the last many months. In fact, I have felt pretty helpless since the election of Donald Trump as...