Startup Mindset We look at Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, the Google guys, Richard Branson. We think I’m not like them. We discount ourselves. We shut off the entrepreneur within us. …
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Introduction Your leadership matters because everyone wins when the leader gets better. Have you ever met a leader or business where they seemed to have IT? What about a business…
The Inner Saboteur I’m comfortable with noise. Yet I wasn’t comfortable with the noise of the voices in my head. That voice is the inner saboteur. “You don’t belong here.”…
The Need for Space When you start a fire, layers are best. It’s the space between the combustibles that fire cannot live without. The space is what makes the flames…
When I was growing up, there was only one super hero for me: Wonder Woman. She fought against the bad guys. She wore a cape. She had powerful bracelets. And…
Austin Maxheimer, One Life’s Life Group Director, and I share an office at in One Life West. We spend most of our time working independently on our own projects generally…
Over the past 10 days, I (along with other One Lifers) have been reading in the book of Acts. I recently read the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. I’ve…
I have a love/hate relationships with trains. The hatred stems from the fact that they always seem to be going across Franklin Avenue every time I head to the church building. Yet at the same time these inconveniences afford me the opportunity to marvel at these remarkable creations. I love how powerful they are, how one engine can pull thousands of pounds of commerce across the country with smooth fluidity. I love the artful designs that amateur artists decorate the cars with. Here’s what I really admire though: they are constantly moving down the track to their destination.
One of the biggest struggles that an individual will face in making a difference in this world is simply follow-through, staying on the project. I believe that the world is filled with entrepreneurs, innovators, artists and writers that the world will never hear of because they lack the discipline to stay on the track. They get derailed by circumstances, finances or simply a squirrel and never complete the project. To be honest, this has been my own struggle when it comes to writing. I let the ADD kick in and the perceived busyness of my schedule prevent me from growing and using my communication skills.
So what steps can you and I take to get on track?