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Teaching Kids the Value of Focus in a Distracted World
How important is it to teach you kids the meaning and application of focus. It is very important, screens will pull your kids from every direction. Instant gratification the brain is immediately latching on to those screens. You should know how easy it is to get distracted with a cell phone. Our lives improve dramatically…
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Building a Legacy Your Kids Can Be Proud Of
Your legacy. I am not sure how many people think about their legacy. You have to ask yourself what your life would be remembered for, what is most important? As a Christian, I want my legacy to be one that glorifies God. Being remembered for my business acumen or financial success is not my goal.…
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Why Being Present Matters More Than Extra Finances
It is easy to deceive yourself. We convince ourselves that we need to provide the perfect home for our family. Justifying the longer hours, the late nights, missing out on playtime. We tell ourselves that if we can just reach the next milestone, it will be worth the sacrifice. Your family cares more about the…
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Balancing Fatherhood and Ambition: Lessons Learned
I am 36 years old, I have 5 kids and a beautiful wife of 13 years. As you can imagine balance between work, family and personal time is a challenge. I want to emphasize that it is possible, and no I don’t mean that you will be walking a razor wire to balance everything. That…
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Seconds, Minutes, Hours
Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Years.’ I know I write a lot about distractions. It is relevant to me at this moment in time. I am honestly smacking myself for getting sucked into my phone. I came upstairs to write and work on business related items and workout. I started working out after watching…
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Oh the Distractions
“I want to start a business” “I want to write a book” “I want to do more.” “Why don’t I have the time to do xyz?” It is truly amazing how easily we get distracted. Can anyone say “SQUIRREL”!?!? Gallons of ink have been spilled (And pixels filled) on books about the reasons behind our…
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Keep Going
Wow. Another post. Go me! We have to keep going. When a baby falls down, we encourage them to get back up and try again. In most cases they decide this on their own. Imagine if babies had the same mentality we do when we screw up? “Welp I messed up already why bother trying…
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Consistency
The 11 letter word. Consistency… I do not know about you, but staying consistent is a challenge. Strong starts, great intentions followed by a seemingly inevitable fade into obscurity. “I planned on consistently writing this blog.” “I intended to shoot and upload a YouTube video every week.” It is a challenge. I write this wondering…
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Motivation
Being motivated to get up and do something can be difficult. Have you had a dream that you wanted to accomplish but have not done it yet? I’ve been there, its rough. We have a desire to do something, to conquer and move forward but we get lazy. Stop. Do not be down on yourself.…
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I forgot!
I completely forgot that I had started a blog. And that makes sense, I am a father of 4 beautiful children and husband to an amazing and beautiful wife. Life gets busy, in fact we are currently pressing into starting a home bakery. Sarah makes delicious sour dough bread and I plan on making gourmet…