Are you successful on paper but feeling empty inside?
Tired of carrying the burden alone?
Ready to move from successful misery to Kingdom significance through authentic brotherhood?
Are you the husband/wife, father/mother, and leader God Created you to be?
The Mirror of Leadership: How Your Triggers Reveal Your Blind Spots
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!When someone's behavior consistently frustrates you, it's often a mirror reflecting your own unconscious patterns. Perception is projection - what triggers us in others is usually what's unresolved in us. Kingdom Family Leaders must catch...
When Success Feels Empty: The Hidden Difference Between Wants and Needs
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: Achieving everything you want while ignoring what you actually need leads to successful misery. The key is understanding that wants are external desires about how others see you, while needs are internal essentials about who you truly...
How to Activate God Mode: Master Your Mind Under Pressure
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: When high-stakes moments trigger your fight-or-flight response, you can activate "God mode" through three proven psychological techniques: stepping into observer perspective, labeling your emotions, and taking strategic pauses. These...
From Victim to Victor: Breaking Free from the Effect Mindset
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: When you catch yourself saying "Why did this happen to me?" or "The world's against me," you're operating from an effect mindset where everything controls you. Mature leaders recognize this victim thinking as a signal to shift into cause...
From Running Away to Running Toward: The Motivation That Changes Everything
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: Your biggest successes likely happened when you were moving toward something you wanted, not away from something you feared. Understanding the difference between toward and away-from motivation can transform how you approach challenges...
Stop Taking Every Piece of Advice: Why “They Told Me So” Is Ruining Your Success
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: Just because someone recommends a tool, system, or approach doesn't mean it fits your specific situation or more importantly God's plan. Successful leaders learn to evaluate advice against their actual business process and family needs,...
Staying on Course When Everything Goes Wrong: Lessons from a Chaotic Sailing Night
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: A fumble filled sailing race on Lake Superior teaches us that when life throws multiple challenges at once, the key is to keep pointing toward your destination while systematically cleaning up what needs fixing. Just like seeking God's...
Who Not How: Breaking Free from the “I Can Do It All” Trap
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: Successful Christian men often fall into the trap of trying to solve everything themselves instead of seeking the right people to help. Learn how shifting from "how can I fix this?" to "who can help me?" transforms both results and...
Kingdom Come in Dark Times: Finding Our Role When the World Gets Worse
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: While the Bible says the world will get worse before Christ returns, our response isn't despair but faithful action - focusing on our kingdoms (homes, communities, workplaces) and being God's Kingdom Come in every way we can, through...
Let It Go: The Grace of Imperfection and Moving Forward
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!TLDR: Perfectionist syndrome can paralyze us, but learning to "let it go" when mistakes happen - like a botched newsletter or sailing mishap - demonstrates the maturity to point ourselves in the right direction and trust that everything will...
Happy Independence Day: Communicating with Aliens (Lessons from the Movie)
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!Happy Independence Day! Back when the movie Independence Day came out in 1996, I was a student teacher and used it to teach my students the most important lesson about success, abundance and wealth. What's the solution to every problem in the...
Original Habit 7: Stop Striving and Sharpen Your Saw: The Art of Receiving
Top o' the Mornin' to Ya!Note: This was actually my first recording of Habit 7, which I found after re-recording the topic. I believe this version captures something valuable about the "stop striving" message that's worth sharing alongside the other version.TLDR:...
