Teaching A mentor knows how to stretch without insulting, affirm without flattering, release without abandoning us. (Chuck Swindoll, pastor and author) Who were the most influential people in your growing up years? Think about your high school and college teachers,...
Together It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. (Late President Harry S Truman) It’s said that a later president, Ronald Reagan, like Truman, kept this saying on his desk. In a day when politicians (and many others, no doubt) are...
Power The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. (French General Ferdinand Foch) We’re awed at the potential destruction from nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles. And what about natural disasters like earthquakes, tornados, and tsunamis? Wow, what...
Thinking As you think, so you shall become. (Bruce Lee, late martial artist) In this modern digital age, it sometimes seems as though you really don’t need to know much, except how to use your computer or tablet. If you need to know something, you can look it up on...
Education The brain originally is like an empty attic, and you have to stock it. (Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes mysteries) When you buy a computer, it is already loaded with basic apps and software. But to make it capable of processing the work you...
Freedom Freedom comes only through deeds, not through thoughts taking wing. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, martyred German pastor in WW II) On this Independence Day holiday in the U.S., we celebrate the freedoms that were won for us by the brave men and women of Revolutionary...
Humility Honorable: to do things that are honorable and not seek honor for them. (Larry P. Arn, president of Hillsdale College) Honor seems to be a missing ingredient among many leaders in America. Almost every day newspapers, magazines, and TV newscasters report on...
Success Part II Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of the process of success. (James Lenhoff, financial advisor, author) What do you do when your project doesn’t work as you had hoped? Do you give up and move on to another venture or do you re-work...
Success Part I Success is to be measured not by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles which one has overcome. (Booker T. Washington, 19th-20th century educator) We often think of someone who has reached a high level social status as successful...
Truth vs. Lies The fact is, truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are. (Abraham Lincoln) How many people have stumbled over this simple principle? We try to make lies more acceptable by calling them “fibs” or “white lies,” but that doesn’t...
Good Counsel A new pair of eyes can help solve old problems. (Chris Suitt, pastor) When you face problems that don’t seem to have solutions, what do you do? You can worry a lot; you can try to muddle through, or you can just give up. Of course, you can and should...
Starting Over You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. (C. S. Lewis, late British writer) How often have we wished we could go back and start all over again? Because we can’t, we may decide to give up and move...