I was helping out in my daughter’s elementary school 4^th grade class today having a ton of fun with the kids making holiday-specific crafts and stuff and I suddenly and unexpectedly had my little world rocked by an unlikely dude under 4 feet tall.

I made a special point to interact with all 30 of the students over my short one hour stay and they were super-surprised when just before the end of class I was able to call all 30 of them by name, one-by-one.  Even the three other parents there were impressed that I even included their names too.

I learned a little known secret several years ago about names and it never fails to create a huge connection with people, because a person’s name is said to be the sweetest sound to anyone in any language.

Minutes before I left the room I was blindsided by one of my daughter’s classmates when he approached me in confidence with the following statement.  “Man, I wish you were my Dad.”  Caught off guard a bit, I paused for a few awkward seconds then said, “If your Dad found out that I was your Dad he would probably be pretty upset.”  Then he smirked and giggled nervously as he said, “Nahhh…  He wouldn’t care, I never see him because he lives in Vegas and he never talks to me.”

Well, needless to say folks, that comment broke my heart.  I wish I could say that I’m surprised by his plight and situation, but unfortunately I’m not.  You see my friends, our country and world is littered with these types of kids.

I have several group-home boys and other “spare” neighborhood, absentee fatherless kids that I commit more than 18 hours of my time to every week and I always wish that I could do more but even I have my own limitations with only 24 hours in a day and 7 days in every week.

So today I say to all of those within eye and earshot of my message please reach out, reach over or reach down to scoop one or two of these “casualties of an absentee” up and sow some quality time into them.  They’ll be glad you did and you may just be surprised what it actually does for you too.  🙂

Let’s make a little time to help others to Make it GREAT!

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I was chatting with a good friend recently and I was reminded of the fact that many people miss valuable lessons in life because the package it was being delivered in didn’t meet their standards.  They managed to misjudge the message because the person delivering it didn’t have on an Armani suit with a silk tie and shiny shoes and a toothy smile to match.  Hmmm…

I invite you to consider today that the most powerful messages in this “life” thing can oftentimes come from the most unlikely and unusual source.  Knowledge and wisdom have no respect of persons.

So don’t miss your opportunities to catch your messages and Make them GREAT!

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I was talking to a good friend of mine about “Potential” and the act of “Service” and as a result I came away from our conversation with a theory or notion that may make something that may have been obscure at one time now a little bit more clear.

I simply asked the question of if we had only one swing at bat would we give it an average effort and swing for the dugout, or would we give it our absolute best shot and swing for the fences?

After pondering this question for a few seconds we both agreed that the obvious answer would be the latter, I mean who wouldn’t want to swing for the fences, right?  Well, I invite you to take out the baseball in this analogy scenario and insert “Life”.

What if I told you that we only get one shot at this “Life” thing, would the answer to the question of what would you do with it be as obvious as the previous scenario?  Well then, surprise, surprise, surprise… We only get one shot at this life and one body to do it with, no repeats or do-overs allowed.

Reaching our highest “potential” and making the absolute best use of our talents and gifts in “service” to others should be the ultimate goal for all of us because of course no one would ever intentionally just aim for the dugout of average and mediocrity right?  Are would they? Hmmm…

So a good question today to jump-start your week with is, “What are you doing with those God-given talents and gifts these days?”  Are you actively involved in your “Highest and best use” or just your “Highest and best excuse”?

I would trust that your answer to this question is one that leads you to Making it GREAT!

AWESOME WEEK FRIENDS!!!

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The biggest form of Failure is the Failure to take ACTION!  Don’t let this be you.  Realize that Failure is an unavoidable prerequisite for success, so expect it on your journey and keep on pushing.

Now get off your rusty-dusty and start Failing your way to success and Make it GREAT!

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As it relates to the investment of time, true passion knows no bounds.  When operating in the area of one’s true passion long days frequently have a way of flowing into night and long nights seamlessly flow into days and the only thing that appears to fuel it all is that seemingly unquenchable thirst to know more, do more and create more.

Glancing at the clock repeatedly and swearing that the time must have wings because it’s just flying by is a common occurrence, but still our silent chant is, “I can’t stop now, because I’m in the zone.”

What “Zone” is this you may ask?  Well it has nothing to do with a football end zone and it’s definitely not a twilight zone although sometimes it may feel like it.  🙂

No my friends, it’s a system of flow that produces material and content that’s sure to add value to our fellowman and woman.  So often is the case that I experience this feeling and I must admit that it never gets old.

My prayer for you today is that if you have yet to find that area of passion it will not elude you in the short term and you’ll soon be on your way to Making it GREAT!

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