I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: we’re all selling all the time. You may not believe it, and you may not want to believe it, but if you stand back and take a good, honest, and fair look at yourself, your life, the world around you, and your results, it’s true....
Monday, Monday For those of you who consume this Sunday Blog regularly, you know that the post last Sunday was about the national debt, social security, interest, and a few other smatterings of fear and loathing about the American economy that some who want our vote...
Note to readers: Today’s sermon is about the fiscal health of America current and future. This is an opinion piece built on facts. The backdrop of today is somewhat political, but I will do my best to call balls and strikes. After I share “the problem(s)” , I’m going...
I have this week’s blog about half done. I think it’s pretty good. I was going to finish if this morning and share it with all of you.I got a call last night that a young woman who I call “one of my daughters” has been in a terrible car crash. I don’t really have all...
If you live long enough and you pay attention, you eventually realize that you don’t find insights, they find you. This week I found myself in two conversations with two different people about the same thing – money. I love money, but sometimes I also hate it. I...
You may not think about it as you go about your day, but eventually you will leave this life. It’s true. And when you do you will leave a legacy behind. Your legacy is the unique thumbprint that only you can give us. It may be your child, it may be the hospital wing...
One of the most important lessons we ever learn in this life is when to quit. That’s right – quit. To walk away, hold up the finger, or simply say, “this just isn’t working”. There is no college course and no simple advice from a parent or pastor that will guide you...
Let’s say you’re just walking down the sidewalk on a beautiful July morning, and I come up to you and I ask, “How good of a communicator are you?” You look and me and you say, “Pretty good”. Then I ask, “How do you know?” You reply, “Ummmmm”. We all communicate...
Someone asked me this week what advice I would give myself 50 years ago (I’m over 50). After a bit of ruminating, pensive deliberation, and thought ping-pong, here’s what I would tell the 12-year-old version of Joe in 1974: 1. Figure out who you are. It takes a while;...
From the time you popped out of the chute until this very moment we’re in together right now, one common denominator has followed you your entire life: your relationships. If you take a snapshot of any moment of any time, the state of your relationships typically...
