How I’m Reading MORE in 2018

January 24, 2018

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Harry Truman

Year after year, among the most common New Year’s resolutions is to “read more books.” It’s right up there with “eat better”, “exercise more” and “spend less.” It’s a goal that I’ve personally set many times in the past, with limited success.

NOT THIS YEAR!

This year, I turned “read more books in 2018” into “read 15 books in 2018” and you’ll be happy to know that I’m currently on track to more than DOUBLE my goal! I’ve already completed 2 books and should have a third complete by the end of January – putting me on pace to complete 36 books by the end of year.

How I Set My Goals for 2017

January 11, 2017

“Everyone ends up somewhere, but not everyone ends up somewhere on purpose.”

That’s a sentence that I heard several years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since. Of all the fears in life that I have (airplanes, pushy salespeople, being stuck on airplanes with pushy salespeople), my greatest fear is getting to the end of my life and realizing that I missed out on what God had in store for my life.

The regret is too much for me to swallow. The feeling of “I missed out” on what God had planned for me or for my family or for my church drives me to be very intentional about the way I live my life and plan for each year.

I don’t want to just end up somewhere; I want to end up somewhere on purpose.

Living in the Moment

January 9, 2017

"Everyone ends up somewhere, but not everywhere ends up somewhere on purpose."

That one thought has always driven me to be very intentional about the way I live my life and the way I approach each new year.

In this week's message, I share about three "turning points" that we all need to make internally if we hope to get the most out of the new year and end up some place on purpose.

Do You Still Remember Your New Year's Resolutions?

January 4, 2017

It’s January 4. We’re now four days into the new year. Be honest… have you kept your resolutions for 2017? Are you still doing what you said you’d be doing? Did you even start? Is your year going the direction you thought it would by now?

Studies show that by the end of January, 40% of all New Year’s resolutions will have been tossed aside. And that number jumps to 75% just one week into February!

It’s amazing how easy it is to come up with things about our lives that we want to change and yet how hard it is to actually change them!

Why is that? Why can’t we keep our resolutions? Why can’t we make those changes that we know we need to make?

Did you know that...

...95% of those who lose weight on a diet regain it, and a significant percentage gain back more than they originally?
...even after a heart attack, 6 out of every 7 patients DO NOT make any enduring changes around eating or exercise?
...the average person makes the same New Year’s resolution 10 separate times without success?

Where Will You Be At the End of 2014?

January 9, 2014

One week into 2014 and by now, statistics say that 60% of New Year’s resolutions have already been abandoned. And by the end of January, that total will reach almost 90%! WOW!

But it doesn’t have to be that way – at least not for you. You don’t have to be part of the 90%. You can make 2014 different. Believe me, I struggle with New Year’s resolutions just as much as the next person and I don’t claim to have any secret tricks to make it any easier. But I have discovered some helpful hints throughout the years that have helped me stay on track.

The most important concept/idea to keep in mind is this (this is a good one to post above your desk or somewhere prominent):

We all end up somewhere, but few people end up somewhere on purpose.

Fasting & Discipline - Hungering for God Part 3

December 24, 2012

I'll be taking a break from blogging for the rest of week and probably through New Year's (everyone deserves a break during the holidays right?). Till then, I'll leave you with yesterday's finale in the HUNGERING FOR GOD series - Fasting & Discipline. A good one to listen to as you prepare to make those new year resolutions.

Have a blessed Christmas and New Year's and God willing, I'll see you all in 2013!

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