3 Ways To Improve Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance Is Hard Work-life balance is hard, but it doesn’t have to be. A little work-life balance will make a huge difference in your life, but is work-life balance real? I’ll answer that in just a moment and give you some powerful actions you can take to balance your own life. First I want […]
Farewell & New Adventures
Before the Beginning Nine years is a long time, but not really. I mean it sounds long, but the last nine years have also flown by. With all that’s happened in my professional, family, and personal life there’s no wonder why it’s flown by. To get the story right, we must go back before the […]
Destress Vacation
Nobody wants a stressful vacation. Destress vacation with a few simple tips. Here’s a quick story to illustrate the point. Vacation time is here. At least for my family. Married to a twin, we often vacation with our extended-immediate family (my wife’s sister and her family – we live across the street – yes, it’s […]
Little Entrepreneur – Principles For Success
A few time-tested princples for every little entrepreneur (and us big ones too!). Here my son learns a few lessons that… [read more]
3 Tips To Enjoy Milestones Without Getting Overwhelmed
How to Enjoy Milestones I’m writing this from the parking lot of the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. Today, my Pop graduates from Liberty University. I’m waiting for him to arrive from the University Commencement Ceremony. Here at this church, there will be a ceremony to honor he and his classmates for graduation […]
Moms and Living Third
Happy Mother’s Day The smell of pancakes wafting through the house probably isn’t what woke her up. More than likely, the noise of dishes clinking and clanking along with hushed voices probably did the trick. All she wanted was to sleep in… and now she’s awake probably trying not to count the number of dishes […]
15 Minutes to Intentionality & Family Memories
When I was a kid there were several times when a major figure in my life was intentional about investing in me. One time that sticks out is when my grandmother, whom I affectionately referred to as “Granny”, gave me $100 upon graduation of high school. Now, $100 bucks may not sound like much to […]
Improve Marriage With A Performance Evaluation?
Marital Performance Evaluations – What Would Your Rating Be? Could you improve marriage with a performance evaluation? It’s that time of year. Time for Performance Reviews… The time we look back at the past 12 – 18 months, talk about how well or how bad we did at our jobs and shamelessly plead for a […]
Family Leadership – 3 Keys To Unlock Success
Family Leadership Family leadership is a core desire of fathers. As dads, we ultimately want to lead our families well. Most of the time we are just trying not to jack things up. Career, health, fitness, faith, and relationships all seem to get in the way. But what if they don’t have to? What if […]
Kids Savings Ideas – 6 Easy To Start Ideas For Any Age
Kids savings ideas make me smile. Little minds dreaming of the future? That’s good stuff. That’s why it is so important to prepare you with these six kids savings ideas. I cover several more of these here. Learning to save at an early age is the key to long-lasting foundations and a good relationship with the […]