We are the culmination of our habits. As Brian Tracy says, “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” It stands to reason, that if we’re not where we want to be, our habits aren’t leading us where we want to go. In my pursuit of living a rich life, I’ve made it a point to redefine my habits—an intentional choice to swim upstream. I’ve learned that if you want to redefine your life, you must redefine your habits. For the past seven […]
The following is a true story and an excerpt from my book, Redefine Rich. Gary Weller has every reason to pin blame. He was an active, athletic man, full of life and energy. The majority of his adult life was spent engaging his passions, football and people, earning him the affectionate title of Coach. Coach was well-known and well-respected in his community, as he spent fourteen years running the sideline, coaching his players as the head football coach of Pine Forest […]
I am so thankful for YOU – each one of you – my readers. For the last 75 days, I have been walking this new path. I’ve been blessed by the journey and hopefully, somewhere along the way, you have as well. I want to make sure that I’m understanding YOUR feedback because, at the end of the day, I write to help YOU. If you would complete the survey below, it would be a huge help as I continue […]
What Are You Seeking? My 2nd principle on the journey to living richly is Invest in Others. Hopefully, this story will shed light on the power that simple principle carries. Back in 2010, my wife and I engaged with a ministry through our church, Port City Community Church, called HOPE 127. At the time, we really didn’t know any details, just simply responded to a call to start giving to the ministry. We were told that the gift would be […]
“God cannot tempt to virtue as we do to vice. He wants us to learn to walk and must therefore take away His hand; and if only the will to walk is really there, He is pleased even with our stumbles.” ~ C.S. Lewis The quote above gives me incredible hope for all of us. C.S. Lewis is saying that God doesn’t tempt us to good, to a virtue; He doesn’t work that way. He just desires for us to […]
Humble Yourself With Confidence The phrase almost sounds like a contradiction: Humble yourself with confidence. How could you be confident and humble at the same time? The world would tell you that you can’t have both as it pits them in competition with one another. However, there is a special blend of confidence and humility that is required to obtain the richness we desire. Our society, our culture, has little room for humility. In a world where everyone is out to make […]
I ran across a passage from 1 Chronicles 28 this morning that caught me off guard but captivated my imagination. As you seek this Saturday, don’t lose heart in doing YOUR work. King David is dying. He is old and knows his life and time on earth is coming to an end. His dying vision is to build a temple for the Ark of The Lord, but God has revealed that David will never see the fullness of this vision. […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
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