My 13 year old sister-in-law is visiting my wife and me for the summer. To avoid a whole week of her watching TV while we’re at work, we signed her up for a summer gymnastics camp. She went the first day. And it turned out, it wasn’t exactly age appropriate. She spent about an hour…
In the Bible, a group of people were trying to occupy a new area of land. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt previously, and they didn’t have a land to call their own. So they invaded a neighboring area occupied by multiple other people groups. In order to conquer the area, they had attack…
I’m writing a book about overcoming criticism. With a topic like this, I’m relying mostly on my personal experiences for the content. And what that translates to is about 20,000 words about myself. Here’s my struggle: How do I proceed writing this book without it becoming an exercise in narcissism? How do I translate my…
We were in Argentina, staying with some of my wife’s family. She wanted to show them some of what I do, so she introduced them to my blog. They aren’t huge in the blogosphere. I’m not sure they read any blogs or even saw the value in them. As they tried to understand what my blog…
At any given time, I have about 23 different companies sponsoring what I do with my websites. And each month, I have to give them the opportunity to renew their relationship with me or to discontinue it. Every month I get this pit in the bottom of my stomach. What if one of them doesn’t renew?…
I know a guy who’s writing a book. He’s pouring loads of money into it and written a ton. Most self-published books don’t do very well. Especially if you don’t have a huge audience. But this guy thinks he’s the exception to the rule. He’s writing articles for tiny magazines. He’s pimping himself out to speak places.…
I have no hard statistics to back this up. But I’ve met more people who have changed their religion than have changed what NBA team they root for. I’m willing to bet it’s more likely someone will change their religion than their fanship. That’s actually a great opportunity for Christians. Unfortunately, in the last couple…
As a teenager, I had a big dream. I dreamt that I stood in front of thousands of people as they listened to me. They wanted to hear what I had to say because I was the expert. They laughed at my jokes. They responded thoughtfully to my deep sayings… I had influence. I don’t…
I’ve read tons of books that tell you how to get people to do things for you. Some books are about wise leadership principles. Others are about manipulation. In fact, did you know that if you want someone to choose your preferred option between two options, you can change the way your phrase your question? By…
Sunday| Mag is probably one of my best ideas. It’s not necessarily the content of the site or the design. But the way it functions makes it much more successful than it might be otherwise. You see, it works great for advertisers. It allows them to make a small investment and get a huge return—longterm—on…