There was one instrument on my brother’s plane that he called the “attitude instrument.” This device determined whether the plane was climbing or descending. It indicated whether you were gaining altitude, maintaining your altitude or headed for the ground. Attitude isn’t everything but it certainly is important. John Maxwell describes it as “the paintbrush of the…
Have you heard about the “48 Hour Challenge?” The headlines stirred memories of a similar challenge that was popular when my wife and I were teenagers. That challenge involved fasting for a couple of days and donating the money saved toward famine relief in a particular country. However, as I read the article, I soon…
Our society has been flooded with self-help programs. We have told our children that they are “a promise, a great big bundle of potentiality.” We are a culture that is filled with platitudes and weak on performance. Work with people has taught me that there are three core values that must be established if we…