10 more Things

1.Have the courage to persevere
2.Hang in there long enough to win
3.Make a decision
4.When you reach a roadblock don’t give up
5.Failure is a learning tool
6.If you want to win stay in the game
7.Success is not forever and failure is not fatal
8.Choose the right attitude
9.Keep your eyes on new opportunities
10.Be easy on yourself and everyone else- we are works in progress

10 More Thoughts

1.Stay on course
2.Surround yourself with the committed and passionate
3.Clarify your commitment- what do you want to accomplish in 2 years using 20 words.

4.There will be enemies for many reasons
5.No need to create enemies they will surface on there own
6.It matters whom we hang with
7.You cannot please all the people all the time.

8.Success relies on integrity
9.Guard your integrity
10.There are no time outs with your integrity

10 thoughts for today

1.Are you driving or just a passenger?
2.How do you respond to the unexpected?
3.Being a victim and the excuses we make.
4.Learning to move forward, now matter what.
5.Not everything bad that happens is our doing.
6.We must take ownership

7.Expect the unexpected.
8.Look for alternatives.
9.Spend your energy looking for solutions.
10.Don’t allow the fear of failure cause you to fail.

small beginings

The Concept for Southwest Airlines began in a San Antonio hotel club on a napkin with 3 drawn circles and the cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio written in the circles. Lines were then drawn connecting each circle. The concept, a low fare commuter airline connecting the major cities of Texas with affordable air travel.

The rest they say is history. And bags fly free. WOW!

Small beginings

If you think your to small to have an impact. Try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.

The first night of Fed Ex operations in April 1973, 14 planes in 14 cities all landed in Memphis to count the 12 packages they were delivering that day. 12 packages for 14 planes. It was a long night. Things were so tough in the early day of Fed Ex some of the pilots used their own credit cards to fuel the planes they were flying. Today with 300,000 employees and revenues of 50 billion those early days seem along way off.

You have to start somewhere. Start today!

The Fip Side

Every coin has two sides. While there are some alarming shifts in the way things seem to be heading in the church world, it is also true that the church is poised for some of the most amazing growth in its history. The best days of the church are right ahead of her. We are seeing some very innovative ways that people are being engaged to hear the gospel.

Twitter, Facebook and video are exposing people to the good news of Christ daily. Teaching, preaching and worship are readily available online. I am excited about all the possibilities that are before us. The key is to capitalize on them.

The Unsettling Shift Part 2

We live in a world that has lost the meaning of loyalty and that same mentality has entered the church. It has become increasingly difficult to get a true commitment from believers. In fact in is not uncommon for a person to belong to several churches at the same time. The sad truth is many Christians do not see the missional importance of the church and have a lone ranger attitude. It is true to say that some of the blame goes to the church for not discipling believers about the mission of the church. But every christian should understand the importance and the purpose of the church.

There is a blurred vision when it comes to understanding how to reach those around us. Most leaders and churches are in the dark when it come to reaching this generation (I include myself). We must commit ourselves to change. We need to change our methods.