JANUARY 7, 2022 CURIOSITY While I am no Albert Einstein, (Duh) I enjoy his quote which goes like this: “Learn from yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” So simple and profound yet many of us choose to let life happen to us by living in the past, rather […]
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DECEMBER 31, 2021 UNDERSTAND AND FORGIVE We have talked before about those things IN your control and those things OUT of your control. To Review and Summarize: Those things “IN” my control Those things “OUT” of my control What I say about myself Things people do and say How I treat other people How other people
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DECEMBER 24, 2021 HOPE FOR TOMORROW The Definition of Hope; Used as a Noun: “A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.” “A belief in things to come.” Words that might describe hope are; Longing; dream, faith, goal, wish, aspiration, anticipation. Used as a Verb: “To look forward to with desire
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DECEMBER 17, 2021 In the last few years, I have often reflected on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to understand what people want and need in life. In our present civilized country, (or what we hope and pray is still civilized) in trying to understand the human motivation, I have come to accept that we are
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DECEMBER 10, 2021 SELF-MASTERY While I don’t like to make these EG remarks about me, I would like to encourage you to know and understand your “end-game” by first, prioritizing YOUR thinking, followed by intentional actions to find the best version of yourself. So, here we go. (Using my context strength) I have often been
DECEMBER 3, 2021 GROW Last week, we outlined what we are doing with our Foundational Band of Brothers in Session #2 which begins in January 2022. We made an attempt at defining what it means to be an “Authentic Man.” In order to become an Authentic Man, there are certain skillsets that need to be
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NOVEMBER 26, 2021 C.A.V.E. For the past year, brother Randy and I have been working with an amazing group of young men here in Lincoln, Nebraska (Our Foundational Band of Brothers) who are all destined to be great leaders. All are already in positions of leadership and are able to influence others in their chosen
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NOVEMBER 19, 2021 CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THINGS How do you see things? Isn’t it great that we are not all the same with our opinions and perspectives? (Thank God we are all unique) Yes, we are all children of God, fully human, biased, prejudiced, bigoted, and maybe even a little racist at
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NOVEMBER 12, 2021 FEAR What is YOUR EQ? (Your Emotional Quotient) In 1995, psychologist Daniel Coleman wrote a great book titled; “Emotional Intelligence.) (Check it out) Ms. Teri gave this book to me years ago and I have enjoyed reading it again. While many in the academic world value IQ, I like EQ because it
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NOVEMBER 5, 2021 CHARACTER According to Bohdi Sanders, a best-selling author, “Your reputation is what others think of you. Your character is what you truly are.” John Wooden, famed UCLA basketball coach, reminds us, “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are while your reputation is
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