Easter is such a wonderful time!  The reminder of how Christ is Risen and all that He did and does for us every moment of our lives… It’s immeasurable!  I can get caught up though at home and at work with how commercialized it has all become. Easter egg hunts….

 “Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.” Prov 23:9 (NIV) Some things are better left unsaid!

I go into the office at least once or twice a week.  We have a nice small suite in a three story office building just outside of Nashville in a popular “office building area” with a bunch of other folks who are in the same office building.  There are a ton…

Are we “working” while at work or thinking about other things? Look at what Nehemiah said: “Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall.  All my men were assembled there for the work, we did not acquire any land.” Neh 5:16 (NIV) It makes a little more sense…

I just closed a loan on Friday that was one of the most difficult ones I have done.  But it was also one of the most rewarding.  The young man I helped was renting a house and the owner’s husband recently passed away.  She decided to sell her rental house along with…

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Phil 4:8 (ESV)  Let’s take the right “whatever” approach and make an effort to…

My morning routine has gotten in a rut.  The morning time has always been my most productive time and it still is, but lately I have found myself wasting it away.  Reading useless things on the internet, working on laundry, or even walking around in circles moving stuff in the…

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” Prov 21:5 (ESV)  Do you move quickly without thinking about what may happen like I do most of the time… or do you take a moment to make a plan? Which one do you…

Over the course of my career I have been in more sales meetings than I can remember.  Some have been productive. Many have not been.  My current weekly sales meeting is actually very helpful. We talk about some of the struggles and successes we all are facing with different clients and…

“To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.” Prov 12:1 (NLT)  Be someone who is teachable, so when someone points something out that you have done incorrectly at work you can take those words and become someone better! It’s not always easy for me to do…