I want to rebrand, ASAP! You’ve probably noticed the surge of marketing rebranding that has recently occurred. Everything from Cracker Barrel to Pepsi, Adobe, LG, Walmart, Lamborghini, Nokia (didn’t even think they were still around), even Amazon. Seemingly everyone is rebranding! Consequently, I want to rebrand, ASAP.Let me explain what I mean. The acronym “ASAP” typically means “as soon as possi...  Read More

God demands to be first in your life!The book of 1 John closes with a simple warning. “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols (1 John 5:21). The New Living Translation says it this way, “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts.”The famous quote by Ricky Bobby, in the movie Talladega Nights comes to mind, “If you ain't first, you're last.” This may seem ...  Read More

It’s never too late to chase your dreams!As a kid, I remember constantly being told to chase my dreams, not to sell myself short and always reach for the stars. I was encouraged by teachers, adults and my parents to have high aspirations for my life. “You can achieve anything you put your mind to,” they would say. Yet somewhere along the way, so many of us lose sight of these high aspirations. We ...  Read More

You were made to be extraordinary! I recently had a conversation with some young people about their favorite movies of all time. As you would imagine, superhero, anime and feel-good animated movies where at the top. So of course, I went to IMDB and looked up the highest grossing films of all time. To my surprise, 8 out of the top 10 all-time grossing films were movies which consisted of a hero mot...  Read More

I know many of you, including myself, are deeply disturbed and sickened by yesterday’s assassination of Charlie Kirk. The overwhelming sadness, heartbreak and sense of hopelessness is palpable. I have spoken to many of you over text messages, phone calls and some even dropped in for prayers yesterday. We are all trying to process in real time at a very deep level this senseless act and what it mea...  Read More

Karl Bushby may be the most inspiring story of determination ever; and you’ve probably never heard of him. Karl is attempting to be the first human in history to walk an unbroken path around the world. His journey is dubbed the Goliath expedition. Originally from Hull England, Karl gave himself 2 rules when he started. First, he cannot use any form of transport to advance: no cars, boats, vehicles...  Read More

I recently came across the story of Kansei Matsuzawa, the current kicker for the University of Hawaii’s football team. At 20 years of age, he was living in Tokyo and working as a waiter at Morton’s steakhouse. He had never played football before, but on a trip to the United States he went to an NFL game and fell in love with field goal kicking. He went back home and taught himself how to kick a fo...  Read More

On July 17th, 2025, Disneyland in Anaheim California will turn 70 years old. Since its inception Walt Disney has coined and marketed the theme park as the “the happiest place on earth!” And every year 17-18 million people visit the park with the hopes of achieving this elusive, euphoric happy feeling.Yet if you have ever visited Disneyland, you realize happiness is relative. The long lines and wai...  Read More

I was recently watching a movie with my son and suddenly he began to scream at one of the characters, “She’s in the other room! Don’t go into that room!” This was during a climactic moment in the movie in which the viewer had more information than the character. This got me thinking, “If your life was a movie and people were watching the story of your life up to this point played out in movie form...  Read More

Graduation season is here. It is so inspiring to hear about the dreams, desires and plans of so many young people as they venture off into the “real world.” My encouragement to these graduates is always the same, “Let your light shine!” This year a student responded with, “I love that! But how?” What a great question! How do any of us let our light shine?This reminded me of an obscure, and rather ...  Read More

“I can’t anymore! I need to get away, I really need a vacation!” I think it’s fair to say that, from time to time, we all reach our limit of being around people, co-workers, and kids, and we grow tired of the everyday grind of life. What do you do when you’re running on empty or are fatigued and on the verge of burnout? What do you do when the “Do Not Disturb” and “Out-of-Office Replies” are activ...  Read More

Do you pickle? If you haven’t noticed, pickleball has been taking recreational sports by storm. Pickleball participation has grown by 311% over the last three years. It seems like every tennis court I drive by has been taken over by “picklers.” In fact, Novak Djokovic, former world’s number one tennis player, said, “tennis has become an endangered sport” because of pickleball’s ascension.I persona...  Read More