Category Archives for "Rethinking Success"

Sometimes we identify progress with speed. And on occasion that is synonymous. But direction matters more. And sometimes direction isn’t as simple as we believe. C.S. Lewis said something to the effect that we think the guys running fastest are making the most progress. But sometimes, the guy walking in the opposite direction is the […]

We all know that bad friends can lead us astray, and take us places where we never intended to go. Stupid rubs off! In his book “Simplify,” Willow Creek Pastor Bill Hybels devotes an entire, long chapter to choosing your friends carefully. He says that your friends are part of what makes your life complicated […]

Everybody fails. But failing is only final, if you don’t get back up and move along. Your best life is just past splat. I used to believe that every time I failed I had to start over from zero. Turns out I was wrong. Set-backs are not do-overs, they are just set-backs. You still have […]

There are few character traits or attitudes that are so underrated as humility. Humility is the strongest foundation to your confidence you could ever wish for. Why then is humility so underappreciated? You would think that Christians at least, would get this, and yet, we don’t seem too. I just finished an awesome book by […]

Perfectionism will stop you in your tracks more often than it will help you succeed. We don’t care if your product isn’t perfect, we care that we get it. It is true, we like quality. Aiming for quality is a requirement for success. We need to be the best we can be. We need to […]

You do not create art because you are an artist. You are an artist because you create art. And creating art is putting the best you are NOW into what you do. What art are you creating? What is your art? Is it art in the traditional sense, as in painting, or making music? Or […]

So often we just think of faith as something that makes God do things. And while it may move God to action, it may be just as much about getting a revelation of what God wants to happen, and moving us into action. I don’t understand everything God does or why He does it. But one […]

Blame it on my Mennonite heritage, or blame it on my post modern enlightenment, either way, I have grown and am continuing to grow fonder of the minimalist lifestyle. Who knew though, that living simply could be so hard and counter cultural? Living the minimalist lifestyle takes a different mindset. It is a journey that […]

You can design your life on purpose to reflect what is important to you, or the universe will design your life by default. There is a great chance that the default life will leave you wanting. God created you for a purpose. You were no accident. He designed you with specific talents, interests and gifts, […]

In my experience, God never calls us to HAVE. He calls us first and foremost to BE and He calls us to DO. But what He asks us to do is still most often based on what He has called us to become. We spend most of our time concerned about having. Do I have […]