18 years ago my best friend told me “she’s way out of your league”.
Although it hurt to hear that, I knew he was right. She’s still way out of my league.
There’s something about her that can’t be described. But as I’ve watched her, and learned from her, and admired her for 18 years now, I believe it comes down to one thing. One thing that the majority of women don’t have. A virtue that has been lost in today’s world. ...
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The Green Lantern. I could hardly stay awake. I’m still not sure if it’s because the movie wasn’t great or because I chronically fall asleep if I’m not working on solving a problem. Either way, there was something that bothered me about the movie.
The Green Lanterns are supposed to not feel fear. Instead, they exert their will. Fear is what Parallax (the antagonist in the story) feeds off of.
The problem is, that’s not the way it really works. We all ...
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About 18 months ago I sat bawling in my car as I listened to this song for the first time.
Steven Curtis Chapman inadvertently wrote the words of my heart. I had no idea how badly I would long to have a baby girl until that option was taken away from us with Jill’s hysterectomy. I was totally happy with three boys. Boys are easy. Girls are whiney, catty, & sassy. Now, all I want is a sassy little ...
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Ok, I’ll admit it. I recently watched the first couple of episodes of X Factor with my wife. Bless her heart. She loves that stuff. Generally, I think TV is a waste of time. But, I was inspired in unexpected ways by what I saw. When an exceptional story emerges from the masses of hopefuls, the X Factor crew (just like American Idol), dives a little deeper to tell the back story of an individual artist.
The story of Stacy Francis ...
Continue Reading >>Finally the state of Arizona has deemed us fit to be parents. Funny how no one checked to see if we were fit to be parents before we had any of our first 3 kids. But, we’re excited the state has certified us to adopt. Our adoption profile is live online.
Please help us find our baby girl. If you know anyone who is in a position to place a baby for adoption, please direct them ...
Continue Reading >>I’ve often heard people say things like “Focus on your strengths” or “Don’t waste time trying to overcome your weaknesses, you’ll just burn out.”
It’s important to tease out what that means. Misinterpreted, those statements could cause some to believe that self improvement is not worthwhile.
If “strengths” & “weaknesses” are viewed as behavioral traits, and “talent” is viewed as innate ability, then things get more clear.
In our careers, we can each achieve greatness much more rapidly if we focus ...
Continue Reading >>We always hear people say “If I only had more time in the day…” or “There just isn’t enough time to…”.
I’m working on a theory that says we’re all wrong about time. My current hypothesis is that time is a limitless resource. Despite what most people think, we actually can have all the time we need to get whatever things done we want to get done.
Let’s explore…
How is it that God can hear and answer everyone’s prayers? There’s no way ...
Continue Reading >>I’ve always loved reading, studying, and learning new things. Being in Infusionsoft’s learning-rich environment has feuled the desire to read & learn more. Below is a list of the books I read in 2010.
I started off the year strong and then slowed my reading down to only a few books in Q4. In the end, 2010 was about getting more attuned to what it will take to get Infusionsoft to the next level, personal growth for me in various ...
Continue Reading >>It would seem that most people would agree on general issues of right and wrong. But, in many cases, integrity seems to be an entirely subjective thing.
Last week I was presented with an opportunity to make a judgement call on an issue where integrity was being called into question. You can read the details of the situation on the Infusionsoft Blog. We held a contest and one of the contestants had done something that was not ...
Continue Reading >>A few weeks ago I posted my personal internal commitment. The reason was to publicly declare how I am committing to living my life – not because I want everyone to read it – but only to hold myself to a higher level of accountability. Jill was concerned that people reading it wouldn’t fully understand. I told her I wasn’t concerned about that because I wrote it for me and for no one else.
So, now that I’ve been ...
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