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Cory's, Kelly's, and John's 10-10 Lists #LifeDesignWithMe

More Examples to Stoke Your Imagination!

Cory Hartman has become a good friend this past year as he began to work with me as a collaborative writer. Our big project was to complete the forthcoming book, Younique: Designing the Life God Dreamed for You. (Read the Much thanks to Cory, Kelly and John for granting permission to publish their lists. As you know, these are very personal. Many of you have sent in your lists or are mentioning that you are following along with this initiative. [...]

Feb 5, 2019

Advance Your Life Dreams with 20 "Boxes of Possibility"

If you are following along with the #LifeDesignWithMe adventure over a 90-day period, this is a BIG POST. I want to show you the single greatest step toward accelerating your 100 Dreams List. If you are just jumping in now, be How do you accelerate work on your 100 Dreams List? I want you to creatively think of your four storylines right now. How would you name the big narratives in your life? Why is this an important step? Because its going Getting Started with the Life Dreams List Worksheet Now that you are armed with the knowledge of storylines and the five kinds of aspirations, you are ready to jump into the worksheet. You are not going to believe how this [...]

Feb 4, 2019

The Simple Power of a 90-Day Goal

Apply the great secret of how to focus in life

My life's greatest secret: I don't work hard, I work focused. (But don't tell anyone.) By introducing the simple power of a 90-day goal I am doing double duty with two current series. First, we are continuing to review the7 Now back to the excerpt from my forthcoming book: Younique, Designing the Life God Dreamed for You. There is something about a 90-day period—approximately one quarter of a year—that is entwined deeply with the operating system of human beings. Ninety days This crucial principle is missing in so many life-planning approaches, but businesses are beginning to figure it out. The fourth quarter of the year is almost always a company’s most productive, sometimes more than the previous three put together. That’s Top Ten Benefits of Focusing on One Goal Every 90 Days One 90-day goal makes it easy to focus attention daily without having to adopt a new system or tool or app. One 90-day goal powers your prayer life in [...]

Feb 2, 2019

Find Your One Thing: Clarity Spiral FREE eBook

Based on the first master tool of the Younique Personal Vision Journey, the Clarity Spiral eBook provides an overview of the 4 break-thru practices to find your one thing in life.

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Jan 4, 2019

Prescriptions for Peak Performance at Life’s 3 Crossroads

Critical advice for every age and life stage.

Achieving peak performance in life requires asking and answering three crucial questions at three of life's major crossroads: the quarterlife, midlife and three-quarterlife "crises." Use these prescriptions for each one.

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Jan 3, 2019

Life Goals 101: How to Imagine a Better Future and Create a Simple Life Plan

10 Life Hacks for Using the Five Kinds of Goals in Life

The bad news is that time is flying. The good news is that you're the pilot. So what are you planning to do next? How will you use your time as the sand falls through the hour glass? Perhaps a The most important aspect of designing this time is to make it life-giving. What place energizes you? What activities motivate you? Do you like curling up with a warm cup of hot chocolate on the sofa, or would you rather Once you have a good handle on the kinds of goals you have to work with, it's now time to put the life planning puzzle together. The secret to creating a simple yet powerful life plan is to have the 10 Life Hacks For Creating a Life Plan (Once You Know About the 5 Types of Goals) Create a "future context" by working on goals furthest away first.Develop one to three sentences that describe your ultimate contribution or what we It's now up to you to create a simple life plan and start dreaming about your future. Remember you need to block a good chunk of time. Why not get your calendar out right now and make it happen! If [...]

Dec 29, 2018

5 Biblical Principles for Personal Visioning

Two new initiatives have marked my ministry in 2015 and have me spending more time on personal visioning.The first is leading my first personal vision cohort. Fourteen people have joined with me for a 12-month journey of finding and aligning [...]

Apr 3, 2015

Unlocking the Five Motivations for Work in Your Ministry Leadership

We all have motivations that get us out of bed in the morning. And, we all have a wide array of forces that impact our sense of identity as it relates to work. I have found it helpful to identify these [...]

Mar 7, 2014

Take 2 Minutes to Reflect On Your Unique Purpose in the Universe...

A pastor and friend of mine, Rick Duncan, is a guy who leads with clarity. He recently passed the baton of lead pastor at Cuyahoga Valley Church (outside of Cleveland) to his protege to focus even further on leadership development [...]

Jan 2, 2013

4 Times in Your Life When You Must Plan More Downtime

Okay, these "times in your life" may be a little unexpected but they are extremely powerful (and even scary for me.) I wrote them a while back for my own life but never shared them. They are questions that reveal [...]

Dec 26, 2012

4 Essentials to Achieving Your Life Goals

This post is the fifth and final in the Bucket List series. I want to focus now on the tenacious chase of your dreams. How do your really "get-r-done," when it comes to big life goals? How can you stay focused Essential #3: "MONEY" is about Values Prioritization to resource The third essential is money. That's pretty straightforward, right? Your goals will require resources. Surely  some goals will have no direct connection to money (like spending some special extra time, one-on-one with your kids.) But [...]

Aug 5, 2012

The 5 Major Obstacles to Personal Vision

This post is the fourth installment of my Bucket List series, prompted by my bucket list trip to Santorini island.It's very important to diagnose your life concerning the common obstacles that keep you from things like setting goals, defining your Obstacle #4: DISTRACTION Everybody has things they like to do. I'm talking about fun little things like hobbies, routines,  television, games, and the all of the knick knack things that fill our lives. One for me is video games. Again these [...]

Jul 27, 2012