Kids rarely rise above their parents’ level of exceptionalism . . . or mediocrity. In a world of participation trophies and tenth-place ribbons, extraordinary people are increasingly rare. It’s not due to a lack of knowledge. We’re more knowledgeable than ever. It’s also not due to education. More people are educated too. So why is [...]
Make it your mission . . . to make it your kids’ mission . . . to hear, “Well done!” MLK had a dream – that his kids would be judged by the content of their character. I too have a dream – a defining mission. It’s so vivid, so enrapturing, so consuming because, like [...]
What is vision really? Vision – the ability to turn what is into what can be – is what separates godly families from godly legacies. If vision is so crucial, though, why is it so hard to understand and even harder to pass down? And if companies can have a vision, why can’t families? Why [...]
Humility is a prize pursued, not a prize possessed. “Yea, me!” My toddler daughter loved shouting those two words. Incredibly cute for toddlers, but not so cute for adults. As adults, self-absorption and selfishness don’t get better; they just get subtler. We may not say, “Yea, me,” but we act like it. We demand rights, [...]
Your ability to change well determines your opportunity to live well. Is change good or is it bad? It depends. Proverbs 24:21 says, “Do not associate with those who are given to change.” But Romans 12:2 says to keep on being “transformed by the renewing of your mind.” So how can both be true? The [...]
