“Trees Don’t Grow to the Sky” is a popular German proverb. Most often used in financial sectors to describe the dangers of maturing companies with high growth rate. It indicates that there are natural limits to upward growth. With the right conditions, a young tree will grow quickly but, as it matures, its growth in […]
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This was a challenging blog to write, requiring much prayerful reflection. It started as a simple blog based off a Bible podcast comment, regarding Jacob loving Rachel but tolerating Leah. However, the more I explored the contrast between love and tolerance, the more complex it became. As I was pulling all the threads together, I
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Metanoia – change in one’s way of life resulting from spiritual conversion. The word ‘metanoia’ is Greek with ‘meta’ meaning after or beyond and ‘nous’ meaning mind. It’s commonly understood as “a transformative change of heart” and used consistently to express a fundamental change in thinking that leads to a fundamental change in behavior. Transformation
I have been blessed with several great mentors in my life. Obviously, by reading this blog you know of my love for my Dad and the role he played as a mentor is ever present. Some of my mentors have been for just brief periods of time, others in a small but long-term role, and
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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak at a dinner honoring the man who was the Head Football Coach when I was recruited to attend college. It was an honor to speak, more so because of who he is as a man and how I relate to him today. He was the head
There is a saying, alternately attributed to Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni and the Theosophists, that goes: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Regardless of who came up with it, I think it’s a key concept to keep in mind when talking about individual change. When you consider that change is learning and
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One of my favorite quotes that I reference often is from St. Catherine of Siena, “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” It is really a simple thought, just be you and tackle your journey with enthusiasm. Author Max Lucado offers a helpful suggestion: “Want to know
Early in my sales career I was told that a main part of my job was to turn a customer’s want into his need. Someone may want to purchase your product or service, but until they feel the need they likely will not. When I was discussing this adage with my Dad, a career salesman,
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Stephen Covey’s 7th habit is called ‘Sharpening the Saw.” His point is that if we are too busy cutting to take time to sharpen the saw blade, it gets dull and takes more effort to accomplish the task. Eventually the blade gets so dull, it becomes impossible to cut. Similar analogies are taking time to
It was Monday and I was leading a customer panel discussion on emerging technology. While discussing his reluctance to look at the new product, the customer used the phrase “no one ever got fired for buying Cisco.” This phrase, which also uses companies like IBM and Microsoft in place of Cisco and dates to the
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