Relevant Light: The Experience

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In my last post, I talked about creating a personal development seminar called Relevant Light. In this seminar, which starts on a Friday night, audience members are taken on a journey to the end of their lives, and shown how life choices will affect their Legacy. Through a vivid stage play, taking place in the [...]

A Handshake and a Lapel Pin: Why Personal Goals Are Important

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As I sat in the audience of over a hundred people, names were called one after another. After a few moments, my boss stood up and called my name. I walked forward to the front of the room. The Superintendent of the school district where I work shook my hand and handed me a lapel [...]

Make An Impact: You Are A Unique Gift To The World

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I was listening this morning to a podcast by one of my favorite speakers, Erwin McManus. In his talk, entitled Beauty – What we leave behind, he talked about how we are all unique. How there are no “ordinary” children born. He mentioned how we each have unique gifts to offer others. Yet, he said, [...]

Make An Impact: Start With Impossible

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If you want to make a significant impact in your life, or in the lives of others, you need to start with impossible. You need to make the goal big enough that it extols excitement, and seems, at the time, impossible to accomplish. Some people call this type of goal a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious [...]

Leaving a Legacy

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The old building was dark and musty. Organ music played softly as the few people in the audience slowly got up and walked by the casket to say their last respects. As the organ stopped, the funeral director asked if anyone would like to say something in remembrance. The room was silent for a minute, [...]

A Vision of Light

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As I write this, It’s Easter morning. The sun is shining. It’s a nice day. I can’t help thinking back over 40 years ago, to a Good Friday in 1971 that changed my life. I was in High School then, out for a cross-country road run with a couple of track buddies, both with the [...]