Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
We want to use our strengths a little bit every day. This includes utilizing our strengths as we live our calling and live a legacy. Often times we have a good idea of our strengths, but sometimes we haven’t thought about the full extent of our strengths. Here is what everyone needs to know about … Read more
We would like to wish you a happy new year. Our hearts wish for you to find 2014 a year filled with meaning an purpose. Happy new year.
Movies based on comic book characters are popular theses days. We watch movies about Superman, Batman, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and more. What makes these characters superheros is that they have super powers. If we were to ask each of them what their super power is, we might get answers like: I turn into … Read more
http://youtu.be/LA_uwWPE6lQ/embed] It’s really easy to want to play it safe in life. Why not? Every one else is. So we play it safe in many different areas–in our career, where we live, and how we invest, to name just a few. But by playing it safe, our lives will have a very limited impact. Because … Read more
Sometimes we have our plans all set and we’re ready to go, then life happens. it’s impossible to avoid. We might as well plan on having it happen at some point when we are working on our calling. It requires some flexibility. I know about it from my own experience. I have non-age-related macular degeneration. … Read more
When our older son Nathan was just a little guy, he would say, “Me do it! Me do it! All my by self.” At that age he was hungry to new experiences and he wanted to try and learn everything. Sometimes I get this same way. I want to do it “all my by self.” … Read more
Are we living in the matrix? Systems can be a lot like the matrix in the movie, The Matrix. We live inside these systems every day and often we are completely unaware of them. These systems are inside us, including me. Whenever I am resistant change, there is an internal system at work. A company … Read more
We all live in systems, but we don’t normally think about the systems in which we operate. If we want to pursue our calling and increase our impact in the world, it is important that we operate from a mindset of systems thinking. In it’s simplest form, a system is a circle of causality. A … Read more
People act like failure is a bad thing, like it’s the worst thing in the world. We hear about “epic fails” and “colossal failures” all the time. In fact, I used to think, “I’d rather die than fail.” The Benefits of Failure It’s a huge misunderstanding, though. It turns out that failure is a good … Read more
Angel trees, toy drives and bell ringers abound. We want to make a difference this time of year. But there are so many opportunities to be generous. It can be exciting and guilt-provoking at the same time. We can’t do it all. We’re going to have to say “no” to some things. What are the … Read more