Episode #002 We serve a gift-giving God. He is the only One who decides which gifts He gives to which people. We shouldn't long for different gifts, nor should we believe our gifts make us superior to others. Jesus was superior--but he came as a servant...

This was Personal Productivity Week! We looked at cell phone usage, procrastination, things we should stop doing, start doing, and some really good advice for students.

Episode #010

SHARE THIS EPISODE with a student that you care about! At one point I was thrown out of my university because my GPA plummeted to 1.8! But then I received some phenomenal advice. My GPA turned around immediately and I went on to be at the top of my class in my Master's and PhD programs. I share a little bit of that advice in this episode. It works.

Episode #009

What's the "secret" to being more productive? There are not one but two things that you can start doing today to see your productivity skyrocket! Listen to the secret agent music at the beginning of the podcast! The first secret relates to HOW you work, the second one relates to how you PLAN what you are going to work on. So go to your secret hideout and listen to this 9 mins that could change your life!

Episode #008 Procrastination temps all of us. Some people are great at fending it off; most of us are not. Are the researched ways to help us fight procrastination? YES. I've broken them down into 3 easy steps: Ready, Set, Go. Forming a simple plan, Setting yourself up for success, and then a surefire way to LAUNCH (before your brain starts making excuses).

Episode #007 Procrastination temps all of us. Some people are great at fending it off; most of us are not. Are the researched ways to help us fight procrastination? YES. I've broken them down into 3 easy steps: Ready, Set, Go. Forming a simple plan, Setting yourself up for success, and then a surefire way to LAUNCH (before your brain starts making excuses).

Episode #006 Forward this to friends who are ALWAYS on their phone! Research shows that cell phone use is out of control--and very little of the time we spend on our phones is actually talking to another human being. In this episode we look at three very real issues revolving around our phones: distraction, depression, and less than optimal sleep. Solutions are suggestions for the fully-addicted, the "sort of" addicted, and the overachiever. 

• My wife called me out on this in front of a friend
• Cell phone addiction is an epidemic
• Our productivity decreases 21% every time we're distracted
• Cell phone addiction is linked to depression and irratability
• Suggested solutions based upon how bad you struggle
• Reference JamesClear.com

Episode #001

Weekly encouragement for faith leaders around the globe. This week: God wants us to join Him in fulfilling His purposes. But not because of “our righteousness.” God wants to use us in spite of our past sin and mistakes.

My Saturday podcast consists of the short daily episodes back to back to back. This week we looked at Harvard Business Review report listing the four behaviors of ultra successful CEOs. Each of these behaviors or something that you and I could apply every day.

Episode #005

“I don’t need a Messenger Boy, I need a Delivery Boy.” That’s what a CEO told me. Here was his point. He delivers reliably, and he needs to surround himself with the same kind of people. The best CEOs deliver over and over. How? They start by setting realistic expectations!

• ‍94% of strong candidates for the top job have this quality...
• The mistake made by 60% of first-time organizational leaders
• 100% of low-scoring CEO's scored high on integrity--what happened?