Most of us believe that the best way to motive ourselves and others in with external rewards like money. That is a mistake. Learn the secret to performance and satisfaction at work and at home.
The Power of Full Engagement by Loehr & Schwartz
Managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness and life balance. This is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully.
Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud
When executed well, “necessary endings” allow us to proactively correct the bad & the broken in our lives to make room for the professional & personal growth we seek. “Necessary endings” for Employees, Businesses, and Relationships that all of us have to give up in order to move forward.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny
Learn how to hold effective crucial conversations when the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. Prepare for high-stakes situations. Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue.
Great By Choice by Jim Collins
Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? In “Great by Choice,” Collins and his colleague, Morten T. Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute
The authors expose the fascinating ways that we blind ourselves to our true motivations and unwittingly sabotage the effectiveness of our own efforts to achieve happiness and increase happiness. Learn how to dramatically improve all of your relationships.
Family. Money. by Greg Wills, David & Parker, Terry & Sperry – National Christian Foundation
Written from a Christian worldview, this book outlines the dynamics of family money & how to avoid the common pitfalls of wealth & inheritance. This is a thought-provoking book from 3 of the country’s leading experts on wealth transfer, David Wills, Terry Parker, and Greg Sperry.
The Good and Beautiful God
We all have ideas we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives (or if he does). This book invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God.
The Truth About Market Lies
If you read the business section of any major newspaper or website in the last month, I’m sure you saw headlines suggesting what would happen in the markets in 2019. There are as many perspectives, as there are articles. Why is that? Because no one knows. So why do we expect someone can predict the future? Why are we always looking for that perfect fund manager?
Reflecting Through These Challenging Times
This blog is meant to encourage us to grow personally through the current pandemic. Unfortunately, tragic loss has been suffered personally by so many. We mourn with those who are experiencing such loss and recognize there is no benefit in your loss. One of my favorite speakers and authors, Andy Stanley, has a saying: ‘Pain with no gain is a shame’.