I think everyone should get an education. But at the same time, I’ve known many people who have succeeded without one. In fact—while I value education—I think it’s a complete farce. Education will not make you successful, even though that’s what it promises. It won’t even always teach you what you need to know in…
This isn’t my typical blog post, but I love this idea. BJ Novak of “The Office” fame, created a kids book with no pictures. Talk about a limitation. Talk about a bad idea. Yet he made it good. And it so perfectly illustrates two of the ideas in Created for More. The first is the…
I’ve found the biggest enemy to following your dream isn’t being busy. It’s not an overloaded schedule. Almost everyone deals with that, even those who accomplish their dreams. The biggest dream is knowing that you can follow your dream tomorrow. “I’m busy today. I’ll work on my dream tomorrow.” Unfortunately, tomorrow turns into a week…
Church Leadership
CFCC (2014)
Created for More released September 1st. My next book comes out October 27th. Don’t worry, I think I won’t have another for a few more months. *wink* Unwelcome is a book for churches. It talks about some of the things churches do that scare away first-time guests. It’s a mixture of personal experience, ministerial philosophy, and fun…
Have you ever met someone who simply drips wisdom? You sit with them at a table and, no matter what you ask, they have beautiful things to say about the subject. They have short tweetable words for you and illustrations that simply blow your mind. How can they be such experts? What do they have…
There I was on a bridge. Train tracks a few feet behind me, water 50 feet below me, and nothing but fear ahead of me. “You’re sure you’ve jumped off this bridge before? The river is deep enough?” “Ya man. Me and some friends have totally done this before.” I was expecting him to take…
I had just been fired. Now I had to go home and share what happened with my wife. When I opened my front door, I was greeted by the maintenance guy from my apartment complex fixing my dishwasher disposal. I tried to be polite and cheerful to him. I was waiting for him to leave…
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will cut you deeper. At least that’s what the Bible indicates when it says there’s both life and death in the power of the tongue. One idle word or sentence at the wrong time can discourage you. Dissuade you. Destroy you. But there’s one word that…
Every child understands one economic principle. It’s the principle of scarcity of resources. I learned this as it applies to pizza. Whenever my parents would order pizza, it seemed like there was never quite enough for each of us Malm children to have our fill. So in order for me to get as much pizza…
