Systems

Systems

Recently, I received an email saying, “Every successful business/organization needs FIVE systems to run. It then stated the five systems are… Leadership: A proven system for finding, hiring, and developing people. Marketing: A proven system for generating perfect...
Unchanging

Unchanging

Look at the picture above. What do you see? Yes, it is a photo showing the tread of a boot. Whose boot is it? It’s astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s boot footprint, which he left on the moon in 1969. Scientists say that footprint is likely, unchanged after all these years....
Interdependence

Interdependence

A friend recently took a trip to the western part of the US to visit a few national parks. One of the stops he and his family made was at the Sequoia National Park. The picture above is one he took of a great sequoia tree. This is the McKinley Tree name after...
Stewardship

Stewardship

When it comes to escaping the comparison trap, there may be no more helpful illustration than the Parable of the Talents found in the Bible: Matthew 25:14-30.  The parable focuses on a Master who “entrusted his wealth” to three servants. “To one, he gave five bags of...
Flourishing

Flourishing

Spring is a time of flourishing. Winter has passed, and the time of new birth arrives right on schedule. Things start greening up, plants break through the ground and reappear, flowers begin to bloom, and it’s time to turn the soil, reseed, fertilize, and plant. The...