Have you been Christmas shopping lately?  It seems each year things get a little less like Christmas and more like business.  Especially when it comes to check out time at retail stores.  The whole thing about not saying “Merry Christmas”anymore and saying “Happy Holidays”has turned into a big politically correct…

Wow. I heard this today, and it hit me like a brick between the eyes. Read the title again. Think less, act more. Do you know why this hit me like a brick? Because I’m one of those people… Those people who is constantly trying to improve myself. I think…

Have you ever lost something that was important to you? Ever had something that meant a lot to you personally and just couldn’t seem to find it? Well, I lost my favorite Bible a while ago. I had been searching for this item for so long that I had given…

How was your week last week? Were you productive or just active? Did it go along as it usually does – or did something exciting happen? I personally had a great week. We celebrated my daughter’s birthday by having a party with some of her friends; I got to see…

How long do you think it takes to change or to form a habit? I have read many times that it takes 21 days.  Traditional wisdom seems to say that.  Isn’t that what you have probably heard too? But I was proven wrong about it this week. A speaker I…

Do you ever run across those types of people at work that drive you crazy? You know, the ones who come by your office and then “sit” in a chair and start talking about random stuff, never leaving, while you are in the middle of writing a report… Or the…

I finished a budget project for my division recently that took me several weeks to complete. It was a great feeling to finally have this project completed! I reviewed it with finance and my bosses – everything looked good and was approved and accepted. I moved on to the next…

I fight every morning to do the same thing. You see I have had a bad habit I have formed and that I do first thing when I get up in the morning. Instead of praying first thing when my feet hit the floor, I have decided it is more…

I lost my cool a little bit this week with someone that I work with.  I had been pushed and pushed on a deadline by him, and for the first time in years of having a deadline to meet, I was not able to meet it.  My work that I…

Change can sometimes be hard to handle. This week for example, my workplace announced that our campus in downtown Nashville is up for sale (I say campus because our buildings encompass 14.5 acres making my company the largest landowner in downtown).  Our CEO indicated that although he would like our…