Emotion may motivate an action but emotion is not an action.  You can feel a certain way and choose not to act on it.  You may feel like punching someone that offends your beliefs but you do not always do it.  You may feel like kissing or touching someone that is attractive to you but you do not always do it.  Emotions are chemical reactions in the body and they come and go.  Action is permanent.  It will create results.  Take care with which emotions you follow up on with actions.  When properly directed your emotions and drive will create actions that create outcomes larger than life as you ever could have imagined it.  Now ask your self what is one outcome in life you are looking for.  How do you feel when you imagine accomplishing this outcome?  Hold that feeling and look for associated actions that you will take towards the outcome.  One move at a time, you will achieve your feeling or outcome with focus and discipline.

Love Always - Coach J

One definition of patience is the ability to endure through difficult situations.  This definition is the reason I never wanted patience in my life - I figure why ask to endure difficult situations?  Why not tackle them head on?  Take the fight to the situation and keep your eyes open to learn the lesson- live life to the fullest!  Recently the word patience was broken down for me to finding another's pace.  All you are doing is pacing yourself to another speed of action.  This is far more tolerable for me and even welcome when I come from the mindset of adjusting my speed to the issue at hand for final resolve.  It is not about enduring, it is about recognizing the speed of the situation and dealing with it as is.

Love Always - Coach J

There is a feeling of renewal at the new year.  The past is let go and the future holds excitement.  The actual calendar new year is nothing different than the day before and yet we have set a mental program that we use to get a fresh start.  Going over this thought as I woke today I asked myself how refreshing it is to take this approach each day.  Leave the bad and good of yesterday behind.  Fully embrace the potential of today.  Be open and aware of the blessing that awaits you today.  Driving forward while looking in the rear view mirror is not wise.  Come into each day - not just the new year - fully expectant of the miracles that are just awaiting your arrival and permission to activate.  Start each day fresh and renewed.

Love Always - Coach J

You are the champion of your life.  Only you know what you can accomplish and what you should have accomplished.  It is not for you to judge yourself against another.  Their purpose and drive are not yours.  Their gifts are not yours, their story is not yours.  You have been given specific gifts to execute on your time here and only you can discover them and share them with the world.  You are a champion, but no one else can crown you, only you will know when you have achieved the crown and how sweet that is when you know in your heart you are doing what you came to do.  If you are not sure about your purpose, such has how to discover it or next steps once you have discovered it drop me an email or comment below.  I'd love to be part of your magnificent story.

Love Always - Coach J

Experiencing a new joy through someone you love is so amazing.  Watching them learn something new or just watching them be fulfilled and in a joyous place just charges me up.  Watching your son catch his first fish, your smallest child build a puzzle on their own, you older children become amazing young adults, and dancing the night away with your wife like you've just met and she has your heart in the palm of her hand all over again feels so good.  If you haven't had a first time with the ones you love in a while do so tonight.  Buy a something or prepare a new dish for dinner.  Lay out a blanket in the floor and have dinner like a picnic with no TV on.  Anything to have a first time experience each day with the ones you love.

Love Always - Coach J

Having good friends increases the quality of your life.  Making new friends is an investment in future quality.  There are few things as precious as a good friend.

Love Always - Coach J

Have you ever had an experience where you were working on something or having a physical experience and the self talk in your head was telling you to quit or give up?  Have you ever felt like you are not smart enough or strong enough?  I am not sure why that wall is there.  Many times I have read and written walls are put up to keep the people out that don't want it bad enough.  I know you get stronger and smarter by pushing past that voice and performing regardless of what it says.  When those thoughts come (and they come to us all) replace them with positive self talk.  Try switching it up just a little from "I'm not smart enough" to "I don't have all the facts yet but I am researching them now" or "I'm not strong enough" to "I can do this one step at a time".  When you break it down to stages and look back you will find you are incredibly smarter and stronger than that voice in your head ever believed.  Smash the mental wall.




Love Always - Coach J

First identify your strengths.  As you build your team you can look of others that fill in areas where you are not as strong.  This requires you to first understand where your strengths are.  One resource is the Gallop Strength Finder.  A search of this term will bring you their page.  The test is $10, well worth the investment.  Have your team take the test as well.  Gallop has identified 34 strengths and will give you our top five.  They also break the strengths into four categories Executing, Influence, Relationship Building, Strategic Planning.  All the strengths will fall somewhere into these four headings.  You may find your top five only filling one or two headings.  Look for gaps and see what team mates fill those empty spaces of yours.  Do this not only at your office but at your home as well with the most important team you have - your family.

Love Always - Coach J

Take wise action today drawing from all of the knowledge you have acquired up to this point.  With this approach today will be perfect in its intended form. 

Love Always - Coach J

What does prayer mean to you?  Is it a repeated set of words?  Is it deep concentration and stillness?  I offer that prayer simply be a connection to your source.  A refresher and renewal of your call to action.  If your parent gave you a set of directions to accomplish the family mission and you stopped to check in do you think it would be refreshing if you found out there was a more efficient way of moving forward with your task?  Why would you wait until your work is done to see if there is another way or if you are on the right path.  There are many distractions in daily life.  Check in and reset for clarity and peace of mind.

Love Always - Coach J