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• You’re Not Being Funny Enough

  

  A couple weeks ago I read an interview in the New York Times with comedian Will Ferrell. The journalist asked him about his move from big screen film to a... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2011 BUSINESS, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, SPIRITUALITY

• Take Time To Give Back

  

  When I first started this crazy sidebar of writing many moons ago, one of the first pieces that pushed its way through my subconscious haze was an essay that... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2011 SPIRITUALITY

• Becoming a Spiritually Intentional Leader

  

  As spiritual beings, we are each on a quest to find a greater purpose and meaning in our lives.The journey is never-ending. It’s not like you wake up one day... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• (From the Archives) A Mysterious Encounter in Penn Station

  

  Here is a repost for you (again). This is one of my favorite true stories ever. Sorry I am being so lazy on the new material, but I am quite caught up in other... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Four Ways To Deal With an Intimidating Audience

  

  A friend of mine, Mark, was recently telling me of his harrowing experiences with his Board of Directors each month. I wouldn’t have expected him to be the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Guilt-Ridden People Make Better Leaders

  

  Hey, guess what? You don’t have to feel so guilty any more for feeling guilty!  A research study by Francis Flynn from Stanford’s Graduate School of... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Your Life is Perfect

  

  My management team got together the other day to review our progress on a major corporate initiative. About a year ago we had laid out a huge, exciting new... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 BUSINESS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bad Boy

  

  Like most healthy adults, I feel guilty sometimes. Not just for the bad things I do, but also for the list of things I could do, or should do but I don’t. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, SPIRITUALITY

• Your Company Will Save the World!

  

  Right before I left for my Caribbean cruise earlier this month, I grabbed some magazines piled high on my office desk and stuffed them into my briefcase. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 BUSINESS

• How To Know When You’ve Finally Arrived

  

  I once heard a story about Henry Kissinger falling asleep in the middle of a very important meeting. Everyone noticed, but no one dared say anything because he... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• All the Leadership Advice You Will Ever Need

  

  For all of you aspiring leaders out there, let’s just cut the crap and get right to the point.  Rather than dragging this out into six years’ worth of... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• The Short Shelf Life of Your Spring Break

  

  I am leaving soon for vacation, and decided this would also be a good time to take a little blogging break for a couple, oh, I don’t know, maybe three weeks. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• What To Do When You Are Completely Overwhelmed at Work

  

  This post was published at Christianity Today’s Faithintheworkplace.com earlier this week, which I thought makes it worthy of a repost right here at the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 BUSINESS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is There a Better Version of You Out There Somewhere?

  

  My wife and I were enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon last weekend when the conversation turned to alternate universes.Other than watching an occasional... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• Shut Up and Start Using Your Spiritual Imagination

  

  For years I have been complaining bitterly about the great divide between church and work. I eagerly joined the band of enlightened and indignant comrades in th... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• How Mindfulness Can Help You Be a Better Leader

  

  A couple of years ago, I began making some lame attempts at meditation, mostly in hopes that it would help calm the tangled frenzy of chatter constantly orbitin... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• In Praise of Marriage as Spiritual Therapy

  

  This past year my beautiful wife and I celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. That is certainly a long time for two people to be living together. In some... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• The Harsh Reality of Being a Christian Business Leader

  

  I usually don’t pay much attention to those dime-a-dozen reality shows sweeping the prime time cable line up. Whether it’s that creepy pawn shop guy, or the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• The Happiest Employee on Earth

  

  There’s a bright yellow band of construction tape blocking the administrative entrance to my company’s main building. Apparently there are a set of killer... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Know If You Are Doing A Good Job

  

  Last Friday I spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually doing it. I mulled over all that is going on, what I’ve been accomplishing, wher... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2011 BUSINESS, SPIRITUALITY