mindset

I get the privilege of traveling around the country with the amazing Momentum team, speaking to pastors about the journey toward financial maturity for the body of Christ. Recently, we journeyed to the college town of Columbia, Missouri. We had churches from around the country that came to find a better way of handling all

I’ve noticed a trend at restaurants lately, where some of the servers are going out of their way to be nice…when they hand me the check. It’s funny because it seems like the person who gave me the bill is not the same individual who served me throughout the meal. I’m not saying they were

Without customers, your business doesn’t exist. How about that for an opening sentence? You can make the greatest product in the world. If nobody buys it, though, you’re going to have a lot to give family and friends at Christmas. Therefore, you need to take care of your customers. Make sure you always go above

Everyone knows it’s back-to-school time. Just turn on your TV, and you can’t miss it. But did you realize it’s also the season of our second “New Year.” What do I mean? Well, in the helping-people business,  January 1st and when the kiddos go back to school are when most minds flip a switch and

Many leaders believe leading is not parenting. I hired you as an adult to do an adult job, so I should be able to treat you as an adult. The problem is, we ALL have childhood traits that carry over into our adult lives. And most likely, our working lives too. Just because I’m an

I don’t consider myself to be an artistic person. In fact, I don’t know of anyone who would refer to me as artistic either. But there are times when I know how something should look. In marketing Live Events for 10 years, there were plenty of times when I knew our promotional stuff needed a

The number one issue for fights inside of a marriage is money problems. Some studies show that 57% of the fights inside of a marriage are over money. So if it’s that bad at home, what happens when a couple works together with the business finances? Well, here’s a very common question from one of

In the movie What Women Want the fantastically talented Judy Greer plays the character Erin, a file girl who essentially never gets noticed. She’s the girl around the office who takes care of everyone else’s needs, but nobody really even knows her name. Therefore, she gets treated like…well…crap. Later in the movie, Mel Gibson’s character

With the economy down, there has been a growing trend among churches — giving is down. It makes sense really. People are tightening up due to a lack of funds. Unfortunately, they view giving almost the same way they do a luxury item. Therefore, they stop “spending” in that category. While a lot of churches