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I used to think it was talent was the most important thing for success. Now I’m convinced hustled is the most important thing. Talent can’t be controlled. Hustle can. Talent is good. Hustle is better. But like peanut butter and jelly, they are best together. Talent + Hustle = Unstoppable
MoreIt’s easy to criticize. It’s easy to take cheap shots in a tweet or on social media. It’s easy to be snarky or sarcastic. It’s easy to play armchair quarterback. It’s easy to launch drive by insults. We do it all the time – against celebrities, politicians, friends, and strangers. Stop. Get to know someone. […]
MoreLately, it seems best to keep my mouth shut. There are always opportunities to say inflammatory things. It’s easy to spout opinions. It’s easy to want to be right or to argue. It’s easy to talk. Listening is hard. With all the conversations around politics (and any other controversial topic), it’s easy to want to […]
MoreThere are literally thousands of lessons from trying to start and run a company. I’ve learned more in the past 5 months than I have at many other points in my entire life. One of the lessons that has been a theme for me over the past year and a half is persistence. I used to […]
MoreSeth Godin talks about The Dip. The Dip is the point in any venture where it gets hard. The Dip is when effort doesn’t seem to be getting results. It’s the point where most people quit. And The Dip is real. I know because I’ve spent time there. In some areas of my life I’m […]
MoreI love reading. Not just a little bit. I love it immensely. It might be a borderline addiction. Knowing that I will never get a chance to sit down with all the great theologians, physicists, marketers, evangelists, investors, and (insert a profession here) is troubling. There’s so much knowledge that they’ve gained over the year […]
MoreThere’s a tendency in our church culture to focus far more on belief than action. Belief is certainly important, but so often we excuse ourselves from action because we “believe” the right things. Or we waste time and energy arguing over what we should and shouldn’t believe. After all, check out this parable: Matthew 7:24-26 […]
MoreThere’s a huge temptation to see people as heroes or villains. We look at politicians, business people, artists, and we make snap judgements. There’s no room in our minds for someone to be anything else. But issues are complex. Example: I love the humanitarian work the Gates Foundation is doing. I also completely disagree with […]
MoreOne of my least favorite words in the entire English language is the word deserve. When people use it around me, they use it fundamentally differently than other similar words like earned. To deserve something often seems to imply a moral obligation that you get it. Earning something implies that you did something and are now […]
MoreProverbs 16:9 says a man plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps. For us, this means two things: We should be planning (knowing of course that God is going to change things anyway) We should be moving. (When we say God directs steps, it assumes that we are stepping.) So by all means, plan […]
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