I like what Benjamin Franklin said, “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” With every new year you have a fresh opportunity to evaluate what...
Over the course of this past year, I have enjoyed searching for inspiring quotes to both motivate and challenge me as a leader in my home and community. Sometimes they have proven to be just the thing that I...
Mother Teresa once said, “Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” A common mistake in many relationships is to start to measure what other person has or hasn’t done, and using that to justify what you do or...
Martin Luther is quoted saying, “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” What would relationships look like if both people focused on doing what Martin Luther...
It is said that the “depth of relationship that you have with a person determines the depth of influence that you have with them as well.” If this is true, then we must be intentional developing deep and honest relationships...
7. Pass on your legacy. Shannon L. Alder is quoted saying, “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched in the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” Today, you have the opportunity to...
6. Protect your legacy. G.K. Chesterton is quoted saying, “The true soldier fights not because he hates what’s in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” Isn’t that true in life as well? When a...
5. Model your legacy. Ever wonder why flight attendants give the instruction to “put the air mask on yourself BEFORE attempting to help others around you?” It’s because years ago NASA conducted a study on what happens when the...
4. Create your legacy. The famed artist Michelangelo is quoted saying, “I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” What is the “angel” that can only be set free in your life with focused...
3. Plan your legacy. Donald Rumsfeld said, “Think ahead, don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.” So many times in life we are so busy fire-fighting the challenges of life, that we don’t spend the time to make sure that...