Recently, one of my peers traveled to our home office for our sales meetings that we have 3 times a year, bringing his wife and four kids along with him this time.  What makes this even more of a story though, is he makes his home in California… and our…

How often do you turn off your Smartphone? Do you have a time during the day when you don’t look at it at all? I know in my last post I used the example of when we get up in the morning the FIRST thing many of us do is…

What are you putting into your mind these days?  What have you been reading, listening to, or watching on TV as of late? Everything we put in usually comes out… in some way or another. I used to listen to rap music a lot, especially growing up (yes it’s true…

I had a meeting to prepare for this week.  It took a lot of extra time away from my family to get ready for it.   In the past, I have had to do this for other meetings/projects from time to time as well. Have you ever had to do this? Spend…

Coming back from vacation there can be a lot of distractions.  My mind is still resetting from its peaceful and rejuvenating mode that is was in while I was away…and then all these things start to bombard me as soon as I get back. Emails that have piled up (lots)….

Taking a vacation is a critical part to staying sharp and on top of your game at both work and at home.  Stephen Covey calls this “Sharpening the Saw” (see  the book ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ – a must read).  Being a Real Christian BusinessMan means you…

Ever had the “back stab” happen to you?  You know, when someone tells you one thing, then goes right behind your back, does something else, just so they won’t be the ones to blame? This is one of the hardest things to deal with as you try to maintain your…

It happened to me again this week.  Something that used to happen to me all the time several years ago when I had a different job…  Something that always makes me feel so bad and awful inside… Venom… was spewed… out on ME… by a customer… A customer… that felt…

Are You for real?                   Did I really just say (or do) that? This is a question that I often ask myself.  …right after I put my foot in my mouth with my co-worker…  Or immediately following the time in that meeting that I spoke up and it was obvious that what…