Category: Monday Motivator

Colleen and I recently learned that one of our good friends had been told those three words that make your blood run cold. “You have cancer”. Much has been written about how to care for a recovering cancer survivor. But there isn’t a lot of advice out there for those of us who are thrust into…

Listen to an audio version of this message.”How many times in your life,”my friend, Brian Willis, asks, “has someone told you that you can’t do something?”Today I want to expand on Brian’s recent blog post about “The True Meaning of ‘I Can’t’“.And he shares this nugget of wisdom from Sean Stephenson: “If someone tells you, ‘You can’t’…

“Carpe Diem!”This will be my 327th Monday Motivator.Our weekly visits have been an often enlightening exercise in self discovery. I’ve enjoyed the discipline of studying life’s ups and downs and finding a deeper understanding the habits of happiness. It has stretched my mind, helped me over some of the bumps along the way and crystallized,…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.” ~Timothy KellerWe are a judgemental species, filled with division and prejudice. We are influenced by provocative sound bytes that are often inaccurate and oversimplify complex issues. Tightly held paradigms build walls that can blind us to opportunity. Fear…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes – from A Scandal in BohemiaOne of my favorite phrases comes from Ken Blanchard, author of  The One Minute Manager:…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“I believe that I am the product of my choices — not my circumstances.” ~ Mike RoweMike Rowe has become a well known personality as a result of hosting “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel. He’s also a terrific writer with a great sense of humor and some laser…

Listen to an audio version of this message“The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.” ~Japanese ProverbWhat would you do if you witnessed and act of injustice at work; something you knew was very wrong? Would you speak up? And what if those who had responsibility for dealing…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Once a photograph of the earth, from the outside, is available, a new idea, a powerful as any in history will be loosed.” ~ Fred Hoyle – 1948One year ago this week, I waded through a massive throng of people who were crammed into the 160 acre postage stamp…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away..” – John SteinbeckWhen our children ask us about the complicated miracle of love, our answer is often demonstrated more by our actions than by our words. Author John Steinbeck was a…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.” – Baltasar GraciánAt an away game this several years back, a Spartan Freshman crossed paths with a young woman in home town regalia. She looked at his MSU Green and White and said, “Michigan State: The school you…