The One Word You Must Say to Reach Your Potential
Every four years, millions of Americans gather around their TV’s to watch the Olympics. We marvel at the athlete’s physical feats and watch slack-jawed as their athletic prowess captivates the entire world. By the time an athlete has worked her way to the Olympics, she has spent tens of thousands of hours training for those […]
The Perils of Social Media: Choosing Our Words Carefully
Last November, I, along with many of you watched in horror as my home state of Tennessee suffered its most destructive fire in over a century. The spark started in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and rapidly spread to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Officials determined that two teenagers started the fire that killed 14 […]
Stop Forgetting Who You Are
Henri Nouwen said, “One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.” Last night I spoke on the phone with my Dad who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. As we talked, I asked about his time in the Navy. There was a long pause, which isn’t unusual, but then I […]
Fuel For Your Faith
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright made history when he became the first man to take flight. For twelve gravity defying seconds he flew 120 feet along the banks of North Carolina. In the biography, The Wright Brothers, David McCullough explains how aviation experts point to that day as the beginning of air travel. But […]