In football, there is a common expression designed to keep players focused on what they can control. They are coached to “compete from the snap to the whistle.” This, of course, means that each player is supposed to give 100% from the time each play starts (when ball...
Norman Borlaug has taught me a lot over the years. How much? Well, enough that I’ve talked about him in three of my books (The Butterfly Effect, The Boy Who Changed the World, and The Lost Choice). For those of you who are not familiar with Norman Borlaug,...
If you have kids or ever were a kid, you know how concerned parents are with what kind of friends their children have. Why? Well, obviously it’s because kids tend to take on the behavior of their friends. If your child’s friends are constantly getting into trouble,...
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments. You can probably even rattle off most of the commandments without thinking too hard—don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t covet, don’t kill, don’t commit adultery, etc. But if you have...
Cover your eyes, because I’m about to type it. That’s right, the “D” word. This word is something that has a bad rap in the minds of most people, and I’m about to explain why it’s time to change the way we think about it. After all, you wouldn’t have formed a single...
Instant Wisdom. That phrase or idea sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? After all, isn’t wisdom something we can only obtain once we are old, seasoned, and possess a long, gray beard? Don’t we have to live things before we can possess wisdom about them? Actually…no....
