About 7 years ago I heard John Maxwell-- a leadership guru-- speak to a group of business leaders...

“If it’s not your dream,” he said, “then don’t do it. Do something else, do whatever your dream is…”

He closed his speech by encouraging the audience to...

One day, a lady named Mary stopped me in the halls at a business workshop. "I want to thank you for what you taught my husband at the recent Advance!" she said.

I explained that I'm not sure I could actually teach him anything. Her husband, Jay, is an incredible guy.

She laughed, then told me,...

“Success changed them.”

I’ve heard it a bunch. You probably have, too.

The truth is more like this— success didn’t change them. Rather, success—

removed the artificial constraints that time + money + position often impose on us

created space where we could...

One of the biggest we have... is our perception of TIME, and how much of it we have, or how long the dream will take, how much time might pass for healing comes, before we're able to launch into our next mission, discover our purpose... or whatever it is...

We don't like waiting...

Or, waiting...

The best time to invest in your present was yesterday. The next best time... is now. 

There's an ancient Chinese proverb which asks, "When is the best time to plant a tree."

The answer: "50 years ago."

I suppose the follow—up question SHOULD be (because a lot of us didn’t plant...

We are created in God’s image, so we are designed for relationships.

And I think we’ll never be totally fulfilled until we’re walking in healthy relationships with whole people. 

That doesn’t mean they’re perfect (no one is— which is why we need each...

Relationships are hard.

But they’re worth it.

And then there’s this…

When we avoid deep relationships, we limit ourselves from becoming all we’re designed to be, because God’s power & presence manifests through unified relationships.

Let me...

In the Advance Planner I outline three connected areas which are important to identifying your purpose:

1. Passions
2. Expertise
3. Financial Opportunities

Passions are things you really enjoy doing. You don’t care if you get paid to do these activities or not— you do them anyway.

...

Success is more like following a recipe than finding the right lottery ticket.

If it was a lottery ticket, that means…

‍ There’s a limited amount available

‍ If someone else wins, you lose (and vice versa)

But it’s not like that at all…

A recipe takes a...

Wherever we focus our time + energy will grow— for good or bad. So, it’s important that we focus on the things we want to grow.

That’s the “law of the harvest” and it works in every area of life…

In this short video— pulled from the Advance Planner...