It’s no secret that we live in a world where it seems everything is instantaneous … instant gratification with instant connectivity, instant cash, instant payments, instant answers to our questions, instant fast food, and the list goes on. And I’m afraid we’ve lost some appreciation for...
The first thing that came to mind when I began to write this article on persuasiveness was that I have been in ministry over 44 years. This means I have spent the majority of my life trying to persuade people to give their life to Christ, let their light shine, be strong in the Lord, love others...
The character trait for this month is creativity. Creativity is thinking about a situation, a task, or an idea in a new way. It’s easy to believe that creativity is an elusive trait reserved for artists, musicians, or writers. But creativity is so much more than that. Creativity is what...
It’s easy to look inside the pages of a dictionary and find the traditional definition of the word “loyalty.” You may discover the phrase “the quality of being loyal” or “a strong feeling of support or allegiance.” We’ve also heard terms like “loyalty program” or “loyalty members,” referencing...
If you have parented a child, coached a youth sports team, or mentored another person, there is likely something you were determined to accomplish. There are tactical things we want to teach – how to hit a baseball, study for a test, or manage a task at work efficiently. There may also be...
I accepted writing about the word availability and wondered how it was even a character trait. I have since learned two things. #1) I didn’t know what availability really meant, and #2) availability is a Force Multiplier. The operational definition of availability is “making my own schedule and...
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.” – Malcolm Gladwell, journalist, public speaker, and author of “Outliers: The Story of Success” and “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.” Cambridge English Dictionary defines decisiveness...
Honesty may be the most popular of all character traits, at least in the United States. This is likely owing to the esteemed “fathers of our country.” It was the young George Washington who was long storied to have said, “Father, I cannot tell a lie. I cut the tree.” While the truth of that story...
