There is great power in being refined. We’re going to really break down what that means, and take an in-depth look at the process and the...

Stephen Covey wrote about a concept in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that I’ve been thinking about differently lately. He called it the Time Management Matrix: a four-quadrant grid that sorts everything in your life by two criteria: urgency and importance. Quadrant one is urgent and important: the crises, the emergencies, the things that demand your attention right now or there will be consequences. Quadrant two is important but not urgent: the long-term investments

I had a conversation with a friend not long ago who just lost his job, and is overwhelmed by the thought of starting over. He shared with me that he didn’t know what he was going to do now, since he’s getting older. That made me think of Colonel Sanders. Bear with me, it’ll make sense in a minute. Most people know about KFC but not many know the real story of Harland Sanders. Before he changed the entire fast-food industry: he painted horse carriages at thirteen. He tried the

I’ve learned something about myself that I can’t unsee, and now that I’m aware of it, I don’t have the luxury of making excuses anymore, so I have to fix it. In times of interpersonal conflict, especially with my wife and daughter, I’ve developed the ability to check out completely. It’s something I learned at a very young age, and it has followed me into adulthood. My dad helped teach me this, and he did it to try to protect me. When I was very young, six or seven years old,