The Void

When a person with money meets a person with experience, the one with experience ends up with the money and the one with money leaves with experience. – Warren Buffett


We all have blind spots, King Solomon called it a “void of understanding” in Proverbs 7. Whatever you want to call it, sometimes we just don’t know what we don’t know. We are all gonna take some falls, make some “bone-head” mistakes, and look very foolish from time to time.

Aside from sincere apologies, I have found one thing to help in almost every failure… HUMILITY. Humility opens a frequency of communication between us higher than the current situation. Humility opens the door to empathy, kindness and love.

Every failure is a fork in the road. The path marked “Humility Highway” leads to learning and growth. “EGO DRIVE” takes you right back to where you started.

Keep pressing toward the mark.
-T

Finding Purpose

Finding purpose, starts with doing something on purpose.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Psalm 17:3 KJV

The Right Thing

Often, as an entrepreneur, you have to turn off the noise. You have to stop listening to what other people are saying and do your thing. Some of the greatest ideas and inventions have been brought into existence in spite of what others think.

In the midst of the chaos of creation, it’s good to regularly take a pause and evaluate.

Is this what I wanted?
Am I missing something BIG?
Is there any collateral damage?
How many people am I helping?
Is the cost still worth it?
Is this the right thing?

Clearing the calendar and the smoke for a day or two to think deeply about these types of questions will save you lots of money, but more importantly…TIME. Perfecting the wrong idea is always a bad idea. Some of our ideas should be executed, and others should be executed.

Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? [2] He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

Psalm 15:1-2 KJV

The Head

Are you the Head Honcho? The big cheese?

I remember an old saying, “If you want a fresh drink of water, go to the head of the stream.” In other words if you want the truth, ask the person who knows; or if you need permission, ask the person with the authority to grant it. Many systems and organizations are so opaque and complicated, it’s hard to find the head.

Here are a few things we can do to keep our organizations flowing freely.

Don’t just train, teach. 
If you teach someone WHY, you unlock personal genius and they become a better team player. Understanding creates confidence creates initiative creates efficiency.

Allow failure.
An environment where small failures are actually praised and shared is magical. When people are allowed to TRY without fear, new ideas come to light. A few winning ideas can be a game changer.

Encourage and invest.
People care about people who care about them. When we CARE it positively affects productivity and bottom lines; but more importantly, it changes lives.

Everyone has a BOSS.
Regardless of where you are on the ladder, you have a boss. Like it or not, one day you will be asked to give account for your work.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; [4] What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Psalm 8:3-4 KJV

Progression

Our lives are constantly changing whether we want it or not. The good news is that you have great influence over the direction of the change. 

Consider the four pillars; health, wealth, relationships, and spirituality. Intentionally make a positive move on each one every day. It doesn’t have to be huge. Eat a salad, send a note, pray, save… the small things we do consistently set the trajectory of our lives.

We grossly underestimate the compounding effect of tiny movements in the right direction. It’s never worthless and it always matters!

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 1:1 KJV

Correction

Understanding correction is a superpower.

Understand correction is not personal.
Understand correction as a blessing.
Understand correction will keep you from mistakes.

A wise man embraces and understands correction.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Proverbs 17:10 KJV

High Road

The high road or the low road?

In the heat of an argument…
When someone does you wrong…
When everyone else is doing it…
When nobody is watching…

Take a deep breath and then…
Take the high road.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Proverbs 16:17 KJV

Separation

You are the average of your five closest friends.
You become the people you hang out with.
Show me your friends, I’ll show you your future.
You can’t soar like an eagle, running with turkeys.
And the list goes on…

Why are there so many similar clichés and quotes? Because it’s TRUE! 

Look at the following list. Are there people in your life in the wrong category?

Inner Circle (Most Influence)
Friends / Family
Acquaintances
Occasional Contact
Limited Exposure
Complete Separation (Least Influence)

It’s 100% your responsibility to tend your garden of influence. There might be hurt feelings when you limit your time with Negative Nancy and Paul The Prideful. You might even be “labeled” by some of your friends when you stop going out with them. It’s ok. Immediate discomfort, it’s far better than regret.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:7 KJV

Good Word

We all have a “good word” for someone today.

Prepare to share.
1. Have an excellent morning routine. Set your trajectory before you fire the engines.
2. Plan your day. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
3. If you find yourself in a funk, change your state. Physical movement like bouncing, screaming, forced laughter and walking will oxygenate your brain and release hormones that can get you back on track.

The person who is ready to share a good word is also the person who is capable of receiving one.

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Proverbs 12:25 KJV

Trouble

Even if you are not looking for it, sometimes trouble just shows up.
Sometimes it’s trouble from a bully.
Sometimes it’s trouble from an unwanted diagnosis.
Sometimes it’s trouble from mother nature.

Trouble can come from almost any angle at any time.
Question is what are you gonna do when it arrives?

Remember, God always has a plan.
When trouble comes, He expects us to stand.

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Job 3:26 KJV

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