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Leadership: The Moses – Joshua Connection

May 15, 2012 in Soul Food with 1 Comment

Today I’m writing at Allen Madding’s blog… it’s a piece called “Leadership: the Moses – Joshua Connection.” I believe this may be the most inspiring lesson in the history of mankind regarding leadership. Please follow this link to read today’s post!

Allen is a follower of Jesus and writes about his passions at Harley In The City. I’m guessing it’s pretty obvious that Allen enjoys riding a Harley (ha!), he’s also a guitar strummer, computer geek, hiker and traveler, and the Director at Feed the Hungry Forsyth, Inc., a non-profit located in Forsyth, Georgia.

Bonus: In our early e-mail communications Allen used the Dude word… that’s when I knew we were on the same page. Right On Dude

4 Steps To Bringing Out The Best In Others

May 7, 2012 in Soul Food with 11 Comments

Stay in tune with a positive vibe!

Whenever I think about the people who are close to me I want to not only try to surround myself with good people, I also strive to bring out the best in others. This, to me, seems to go right along with love your neighbor as yourself.

How do I go about doing this?

Focus: How This One Simple Adjustment Changed My Whole World

April 11, 2012 in Soul Food with 9 Comments

Focus... a matter of perspective.

In some ways, we’re very simple… yet, very complex. Most of life is just that way too.

I was reading a Michael Hyatt post from a couple of days ago… bad habits and how to “Just Stop It”… Bob Newhart handed this advice out for next to nothing… freely… this advice seems pretty simple really… like God’s grace, in a way, I guess…

Step into my friend Moe’s world… two days ago Moe’s world and post were filled with “background noise”… this background noise, The Rush And The Roar, is the stuff of life…

Background noise… at times it seems like background noise whitewashes out the eternally relevant and significant…

When we toss our lives into one big box we find that the background noise can be rather loud… it’s there for Bob Newhart’s patient… for Moe… and for me too. The world around me hasn’t really changed all that much… background noise… it’s still there… but by making this one simple adjustment my whole world has changed… what is it?

Believe: Looking In… Looking Up… And Then Look Around.

April 3, 2012 in Soul Food with 4 Comments

A personal goal for 2012 is to focus on the word believe. Why? It’s one of the most important words in the Bible…

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

I’ve been doing some research…

Our journey to believe is extremely personal. For sure, we can talk it up and maybe we should… kinda like writing about it I guess. Sharing is splendid… worthy… especially when we’re talking goodness.

Creativity, Your Environment and Adapting to Change

March 30, 2012 in Soul Food with 2 Comments

I believe that everyone is a creative.

Often when we think of creatives we think of artists and writers… however, we all use creativity in a unique way when we apply our gifts. For instance, if your gift is to serve, you might think outside the box and commit a random act of kindness… show God’s love, hope and compassion to a homeless person on the street… giving them your time and encouragement… listening to their needs, helping them and praying with them. You’ve just completely changed this person’s day… creating a loving environment… maybe even reconnecting a lost soul to the body. Post it on your Facebook status if you like… or just give Him all the glory and keep moving and grooving on your blessed day!