Look at the statistics below and guess whether it describes the NBA or the NFL.
36 accused of spousal abuse
7 convicted of fraud
19 caught passing bad checks
117 business bankruptcy’s caused directly or indirectly
3 doing time for assault
76 cannot get a credit card
14 busted for drugs
8 convicted of shoplifting
21 defendants in lawsuits
84 arrested for drunk driving within the last year
Answer: wait for it,,,,, it is neither. It is the United Sates Congress. KT
I believe one of the biggest mistakes people can make in their life is to think that they did it all by themselves. One of the dumbest terms I have ever heard a man say was “I am a self-made man.” What he meant was he did it all and that God played no part in it. I think when those words come out of your mouth, you will find that you just crested the hill of life.
I remember the Beatles in the mid 60’s. They were all things to music around the globe and their popularity was unprecedented until John Lennon was interviewed in 1966. John Lennon said publicly that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. He went on to say that Christianity will vanish and shrink. Well, right after he said that, the Beatles had to cancel every America tour and their albums were pulled from the shelves. After than, the Beatles were never the same.
Deuteronomy 8:18 says; “But thou shall remember the Lord thy God, for it is he that giveth thee the power to get wealth.”
I heard a man say one time that the more wealth or prosperity you gain, the harder it becomes not to take the credit for it. I believe one of the fundamentals of life is to always keep in your mind and heart how you got to the place you are and never take the credit for it. KT
We get caught up in life and forget to recognize that one day, what we see today will be over. When you are in it, you sometimes take for granted the gift that today really is.
I was getting ready for work today and thinking about our company, office, people and my role within the company. Then the thought struck me that in 10 years from now it may all be gone. The magic, the people, the company may not even exist. I may even drive by the office building and long for the times that I am in today. Today will not last and a day will come when I will wish that I had today again. I want to say that again. Today will not last and a day will come when I will wish that I had today again.
It is much like the same feeling you get when you drive by homes where you used to live. In some cases it is the home where you grew up or the home you lived in when you just got married or the dorm room you had at college. It is all memories and some of those are good and you want to remember all the details and some of those are not so good and you want to forget.
A year or so ago I took a drive around to some of the homes where Elaine and I have lived since we have been married. While I was looking at the homes, I remembered the ages of my daughters and the activities of our life while living there and remembering some special moments that occurred there. I suppose that is what life is like in that we many times don’t recognize the beauty and gift until that period is over.
Look your surroundings, your family, your job, your age and take it all in and recognize the beautiful gift that today is. KT
This is not generally a good idea. I will tell you two stories that lay this out. Both of these stories make me look back and ask myself, what were you thinking?
Story one – some years ago I was driving into Eagles Landing subdivision and got behind a person that believed the posted speed limit should be followed. Go figure. There is roundabout circle that you have to go around to get to the street our home is located. When the slow driver reached the roundabout and started going the proper direction, I went around the other way to get past him. This obviously irritated him and he therefore sped up (go figure) to follow me home so he could offer me a piece of his mind. So here I am going toward my home with the other driver now on my bumper and showing signs of being somewhat mad. I didn’t want to pull into my driveway and have an altercation in my front yard so I drove past my home and circled around the subdivision for 20 minutes until he got tired of the cat and mouse. After he went his way and then I could go home, it was probably a half hour later. So I ask you. Did my vehicle maneuver save me time or not? Ha
Story two – A couple of weeks ago Elaine and I were coming through downtown Atlanta and traffic was jammed up for about an hour. At one point there is an area where two lanes converge and the vehicles were to take turns going ahead. Beside me was a panel truck with three guys in it. I choose not to let them in front of me so I wouldn’t have to be behind a panel truck for the next hour. I cut them off. They cursed me out the window and then got up right behind me going through traffic. After the traffic broke up they stayed right behind me. I thought oh my goodness, these guys want to follow me to some place and have a little chat with me. Which they would have. I thought, I have to disarm the situation somehow. I moved over to the right lanes and slowed down so they would be forced to move on ahead. After we got home I just had this uneasy feeling and had to go look out the front door several times to make sure they had not followed me home. Now I asked you, did cutting them off really save me time and keep my blood pressure in check? Ha.
The moral of the story is that sometime it is best to just lay back and take your turn. Otherwise it could take you a lot longer to get where you are going. This could apply to driving and also other areas of our life. KT
This blog is not about driving a vehicle. It is about keeping your control when you are angry. I call it, keeping your foot on the brake. In some ways it is like driving a car when you have two pedals to choose from. You have the gas pedal and the brake pedal. In a stressful situation you have to be very careful not to let your foot slip off the brake pedal.
I have found that when you let your foot slip off the brake pedal, you can and will say things that you can never get back. Many sales, jobs, marriages, relationships and all manner of life have changed because someone let their foot of the brake and started saying things that cannot be undone. Once that barn door opens and the words leave your mouth, all the apologies in world cannot get the relationship back to the place it was before you said what you said.
We have all been there when we said something or wrote something and as soon as it leaves your mouth or your inbox, you wish you could take it back. The problem is you can’t. Anger is one of the subliminal tools Satan uses on us. He knows if he can get us to let our foot off the brake we will usually say or write something that will hurt us or those around us.
Keeping in check while under stress if one of the greatest characteristics of a true leader. A calm and controlled response is a very very powerful thing. It allows you to stay in control of your tongue and allows you to keep a relationship in tack versus destroying it. It keeps the bridge between you and the other person and while the other person will never admit this, it builds their respect in you and will allow you to very possibly find a solution to the situation. KT