I fell into some old, time-wasting, unproductive habits and lost a good portion of my time yesterday but today I will win again, PERIOD!

Yes my friends, truth be told we all have a proverbial “thorn or thorns” that can distract us and keep us in need of a little bit of grace and mercy from time-to-time and I’m definitely not foolish enough to pretend that I’m some type of exception. Yes indeed, to be perfectly honesty, sometimes I loss and sometimes I win.

The good news is that over the years I’ve gotten reallllly good at winning most of the time and I can put long distances of days, weeks, months and even years between some of my losses and I’m happy to say that although I may loss sometime, never am I defeated. Why? Well, it’s simply because being defeated means that you made a choice to stay in the “Loss”, and believe or not even NOT making a choice is actually making a choice.

Yes indeed my friends we will fall down in this “life” thing but we have to continue to make a conscious decision to get back up and run again to win. I’m convinced that our Creator delights in the comeback stories of our lives. So may my transparency today be a sign for you, You and each of YOU within eye-shot and ear-shot of my written words that to error is to be human and he or she who says otherwise or proclaims to be without flaws or hang-ups is two-kinds-of-crazy and three-kinds-of-foolish.

It’s ok that we may at times fall, drop, fail or flop. The thing that makes the difference is whether or not we stay in the setback. The great speaker Willie Jolley once said, “A Setback is just a setup for a comeback.” But, I think my friend Apostle Paul said it best when he wrote in my favorite book called “The Bible” his encouraging, reaffirming words hundreds of years ago to a group of people from Corinth to inspire and encourage them to boast all the more in their weaknesses for it is then that they can become stronger through the help of the one who created us all. (2 Corinthians 12: 7-10)

So, “GET BACK UP!” I say and get back into your race because someone is quietly counting on you to WIN much more than you loss! So, let’s keep pushing to Make it GREAT!!!

It’s a GREAT DAY to WIN again!!!

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I showed up unannounced at the gym today in search of one of my old friends whom I hadn’t hung out with in a few weeks. I knew he would be there hanging out in his usual areas so he wouldn’t be very hard to find. This friend is definitely one of those rare friends of mine that I have a love/hate relationship with but he’s guaranteed to always produce results in me in more ways than one.

Many of you may know this friend of mine and may also have similar stories of how he’s helped you to produce desired results too in the past. For those of you who haven’t quite figured out who this friend of mine is yet, please allow me to introduce you to him. His name is PAIN.

Yep that’s right my friends, good-ole’ Pain is his name and he also has a couple of cousins named Adversity and Strain and I’ve found that they too are equally as talented at producing results and making me better.

I encourage you to get to know these cousins Pain, Adversity and Strain on a personal basis because it’s there you will eventually find the GAIN you seek.

Now get-on out there and Make it GREAT!!!

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Feeling like you’re at a fork in the road and the odds are stacked against you making it through this crucial point in life unscathed? Well, the words “fear not” appears 365 times in my favorite book which is commonly referred to as “The Bible”. Yes that’s right my friends, there’s one “fear not” for every day of the year. Coincidence? Hmmm… I think not. And, even on leap year I guess we can assume that we’re supposed to continue to “fear not” on that extra day as well.

So, I may not know you but I bet I know you have those days when this reminder is absolutely necessary. So, “FEAR NOT” my friends as you embark upon your unpredictable journey and take solace in the thought that there will be a lesson designed to make you better hidden inside whatever choice you make on your way to Making it GREAT!

So, FEAR NOT and make it an AWESOME WEEK!!!

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Well, I was up a little late last night and you know what that means. Yep, I wrote another poem that is sure to speak to somebody out there in cyberspace. Enjoy and don’t be afraid to pass it on:

Please lend me an ear all parents far and near and take a peek at what I’ve seen.
In a world full of truance and kids greatest influence is now radios and video screens.

But this notion shouldn’t shock you, knock you or rock you, nor should it come as a surprise.
How the media’s prominence is asserting its dominance and controlling our kid’s minds and lives.

The biggest clear and present danger is not coming from strangers abroad with terrorist like Al-Qaida and ISIS,
It’s the information being viewed and downloaded from Youtube on our kid’s electronic devices.

They retreat to bedrooms and online chat-rooms for private-time with their electronic friends,
This opens the door of their minds and much more for corruption that starts from within.

The things that they hear through their I-pods so clear soon will flow from their head to their heart.
And the things that they see on their phones and TV’s can deceive them and set them apart.

For Example…

The songs now-a-days that the radio plays makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck,
With the words the artist say and the actions they display it’s no wonder many kids have no respect.

And you absentee fathers that don’t even bother because you have more important things to do.
Don’t worry my friends for the media will gladly step in and be that surrogate replacement for you.

Media comes in many shapes, sizes and colors and now access is in the palm of their hands.
But when access becomes excess they may fail at their best test which is “life” and they won’t stand a chance.

This may be a bit harsh but I want to use my voice to put others on notice and act as a warning.
Now a change can be made but it may take several days, start now and don’t wait till the morning.

So you fathers and mothers and big sisters and brothers take heed to my short little rhyme.
Influence can be fleeting with the media competing so stay involved because you can’t get back the time.

Let’s stay relevant in our kid’s lives by staying involved and our influence just may last a lifetime. Let’s Make it GREAT!!!

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So, I’m sitting in my office right now listening to the idle-chatter of conversation that’s coming from my kids and their Mom in the other room. They’re all swapping funny stories of past events and as they all are laughing I suddenly found myself smiling at my desk as I realize how blessed I am to have kids who are genuinely joyful and almost never in need.

Then I’m reminded of the fact that they won’t always be here sharing these four walls of our home together. Yes, they will eventually grow up to have their own families and be tasked with making their own memories inside their own four walls. Well, it should come as no surprise that we as parents will all one day have to realize this sobering reality.

So since this is true, I believe that it’s vitally important that we model a home of love, kindness, understanding, respect and reasonable stability. These things will no doubt increase the chances of us producing kids with a healthy mind and an internal joy that is not easily taken away by the outside world.

Yes my friends, nothing makes me smile more than knowing that my wife and kids have a sense of comfort in knowing that they can continually let their hair down, laugh, cry, speak openly and express themselves and be themselves without fear of reprisals or repercussions. I pray that many of you are fortunate enough to experience the same inside your four walls as well.

Yes, I’m feeling a little bit blessed right about now, so I think I’ll stop writing and go in there and join my crew 🙂 LOL… Let’s make this week so Awesome that last week gets insanely jealous.

MAKE IT AWESOME !!!

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