I tried giving up my phone, but I wasn’t making it easy on myself. I’m giving up my phone this week because after reading the story about the Rich Man in the Bible, I realized that of all the things I have an attachment to in this world, the phone is probably the most difficult…
Productivity
Redefining the “Passion” in “Follow Your Passion”
One of the most popular forms of career advice that this generation has heard is “follow your passion.” To most people it means doing what you love. It is an invitation to the freedom of work that you enjoy versus the drudgery of meaningless work that is boring and repeated. The promise of “following your…
Why Not Us? Why Not Me?
“I remember my dad asking me one time, and it’s something that has always stuck with me: ‘Why not you, Russ?’ You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, ‘Why not us? Why can’t we be there?’” –…
Do you have a dream?
“Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.” — Martin Luther King, Jr., 8/28/63 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. MLK, Jr. is known for so much, yet one moment…
The Purpose of Setting Goals
Every now and then you hear something that makes you think, “Wow, why didn’t I see that before?” As if it was right in front of you the whole time but you just never realized it. I had one of those moments a few months ago while listening to Jaime Tardy’s interview with Seth Godin…
