I just finished watching my favorite movie of all time – It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.  This year it was even more special, because my wife and I introduced this movie to my 7 and 9 year old and we watched it together as a…

I have been working on a project lately that involves a lot of detail.  There are pricing elements that must be exactly right, spreadsheets, signage, lots and lots of details that if errors occur it would cause our company to lose a lot of money. My tendency (and personality!) 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 am traveling again this week (as I do about 50% of the time).  As I have mentioned before, I don’t really like to be away from my family this much but currently my job requires this of me.  I can (and do, and have!) had a “bad attitude” about…

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…