“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t… pays it.” – attributed to Albert Einstein, but I couldn’t find evidence…
Think ahead. Think long term. Think with the end in mind. That was one of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. What would Future You want to say…
After a reminder to the world that January is Coming, I recently did a short series of posts on Building Habits (Principles, Mechanics, Support Structure). With those tools in our…
Are you nervous in social situations? Do you get anxious because you don’t know what to say? Do you worry about what other people will think of you? These fears…
The Vikings were fierce warriors. Hard. Tough. Some of that toughness is because of the land from which they came. It was a hard, tough land. Cold. Windy. Weak people…
So far in our Building Habits learning journey, we have looked at The Principles and The Mechanics. Now we will look at The Support Structure. Although these posts are in…
In Building Habits #1 I discussed the Principles around building habits. If you haven’t read it, read it first. These are the most important ideas. There are probably many different…
A disclaimer: If you haven’t read Atomic Habits by James Clear and/or Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg, please do. They are incredible books. Although there is overlap in ideas, they…
When I was a vocational pastor I had a magnetic sticker I made and put on my whiteboard. It said, “You’re Not Jesus.” It was a very helpful reminder. I…
January is coming which means New Year’s resolutions are coming. It is a time when people around the world hype themselves up to make big commitments… only to disappoint themselves…
I have a lot of thoughts about life, leadership, faith, and trying to be a better human. I will share them here.