Category: Monday Motivator

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” ~ C.S. LewisListen to an audio version of this message.During the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in Chicago, I had the chance to overhear a conversation among a group of Indiana fans. The Hoosiers might have been talking about their amazing…

“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles KetteringI like to say that “Spartan teams are never beaten. Sometimes the clock just runs out before we score enough points.” That was the case tonight in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines were a better team tonight. But we were still competitive. Just…

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon HillListen to an audio version of this message.One of the regrets I have about the intensity of my great gig at MSU is that I don’t have nearly the time I would like to spend with people who want…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.“ –Ralph Waldo EmersonAnyone who aspires to lead quickly learns that leadership is a lonely business. From the moment you are tapped for the job, everything you say and do…

This is the time of year when lots of so-called important things are happening. The Super Bowl, with it’s multi-million dollar commercials. The college basketball season is heating up. Who will win an academy award? Who’s marrying, divorcing, pregnant, fighting, making up? What do I have to get done tomorrow? We rush from calendar item…

Listen to an audio version of this message.”Someone receives a promotion, gets an important assignment, makes a major discovery, or moves into the president’s office. An envious person would say that he is lucky; He gets the breaks; they’re always in his favor. In reality, luck or the breaks of life had little or nothing…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson MandelaI’ve been thinking about the President tonight. He is expected to make everyone happy. He won’t. Whatever he says or does, someone will attack it. He can articulate big dreams and…

Listen to an audio version of this message. “If it is to be, it’s up to me” William H. Johnson Life is ultimately Single Combat. And Rick Warren’s opening volley in the Purpose Driven Life, aside… It really is all about you.It’s up to you to find a purpose and pursue it.It’s up to you to keep an…

Listen to an audio version of this message. “The superior person is modest in speech but exceeds in actions.” Confucius Let this be the year when you make something happen.Most people will stay stuck in unpleasant current realities in 2013. They will close their minds to possibility. They will blame others for their situation. They will accept the…

I’m in Florida celebrating the holidays with Colleen and the kids. I won’t kid you. This is one year that I’ll be very happy to put in the rear view mirror. But both The Queen and I are grateful for the many good things that were revealed among the challenges.It’s a time worn maxim that…