Love Always - Coach J
Last night during the most intense thunder and lightening storm we have had of the spring I have to admit I had one of the deepest most relaxing slumbers I have had in some time. The bedroom window was cracked so I could hear the downpour. At some point in the night there was a crack of thunder that shook the house and I expected the children to wake a little disturbed. I heard no stirring and fell back to sleep quickly. In the midst of this intense event I was able to rest. It is amazing that having a sound home (family, values, knowledge of self and God) as well as house (physical support) can get you through all kinds of storms.
Love Always - Coach J
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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 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 I will care for you now so that you may grow. I will wash you now so you know cleanliness. I will provide for you now so you need not work. I will teach you now so you can understand the lesson. I do these things as a reference point for you to draw from as you grow. And once you are grown you will know the righteous ways to carry yourself and even grow and develop other individuals. Even at that time if you'd like to revisit lessons with me, I'd be honored. Now, Later, and Forever. Love Always - Coach J Yesterday teaching my youngest son about giving we were going through clothes that he had outgrown that we would donate. As I looked around his room I knew it was time for him to learn to part with some of the toys he has accumulated. As I laid out his impressive hot wheels collection I had two show boxes, one for "other kids" and one for him. He lined all the cars up and started slow at first picking up one car and talking about it then deciding if he would give it away or not. As he placed the first car in the giving box he began to move rapidly through all of the cars and before I knew what was happening all of them were in the giving box. I figured he misunderstood so I explained that he was giving them all away to other kids, to which he said "Okay". So I went through this scenario a few more times going as far as asking about specific cars "Are you sure you don't want to keep this one?" and he would say no. I found my lesson to him end up being one for me. My giving heart had a limit and his did not. Care for what you teach your children as they will take it and multiply the lesson. Love Always - Coach J A wife was made to help the husband. When you consider this it is important to understand that the husband must be engaged in his work - he God given passion and purpose. When he has his path and work he can have a helper. A helper must be just as strong or stronger to assist you. On this blog I often push you to find your work, but today let us celebrate the help that gives us a lift and enables us to more than we ever could alone. Love Always - Coach J The process of birthing a child is called labor. Sometimes this can last a few hours and others it can last days. Sometimes the woman is cut open to have the baby removed. Reflecting on the labor it takes to birth a child how amazing is it that a woman will have more than one child, or even just the first one? This shows us the beauty and connection created during this process. A selfless service that brings life to Earth. The beauty in the Mother child relationship is an awesome thing to consider. Love Always - Coach J Every great idea and movement begins with a few supportive minds collaborating and cooperating. I recently heard a man speak about creating your audience or platform and he mentioned a carpenter from 2500 years ago that started something huge. Many of us have heard of this movement called Christianity. The speaker said that sometimes when we are looking to create an audience for the message we want to share and we are not satisfied with the number of people that subscribe to our email list or visit our blog. Don't be concerned with the number of people that join your podcast, just love each of those that do. develop and refine your message and your audience will share your message and it will grow. His point was Jesus confided in 12 men and grew his message to the world because he was not concerned with the number of followers, he simply loved his audience. Love your audience and find your 12. With that in mind I want to thank each an every one of you that visits my page and shares it with others. Feel free to add a comment or email me for any topic you'd like to see covered or presented to the group. I am not Jesus by any means. I do appreciate and Love each and everyone of you that share a little of each day with me on this blog. Drop me a line - I'd love to hear from you. Love Always - Coach J My Sun was telling me last night about giving your best effort in the moment so you have no doubts. When you give your best in each moment he says you do not have to waste time looking back or wondering about the what ifs. I am honored to hear his message and moved by the part that is most neglected yet yields the most results - action on your knowledge. He was speaking from a place of realization due to action. Take action on your knowledge. Love Always - Coach J |
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