In JR High and High School I had a tutor. I never felt like I didn’t understand what I was learning in school, I just didn’t apply myself like I should which sometimes resulted in lower grades. As it turns out, my tutors where a pivotal influence in my life. Here’s why. In JR High [...]
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What Does The American Flag Mean To You?
I’m a fairly patriotic guy. I love my country and everything that makes it unique. I love our heartland and all the things that make America a melting pot of a wide variety of cultures. I’m thankful this country was founded on principles of freedom. I love the word liberty and I love the colors [...]
What Is The Heartland Of America?
I’m trying to figure something out and I need your help in answering this question… What is the heartland of America? No… I don’t really need to know where it is exactly as much as What it is… What does it mean to you? Is it baseball and apple pies? American flags and Chevrolet? Ford [...]
Living A Better Story
Last year my friend Lindsey Nobles kept telling me I should read Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles In A Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. Well, I finally did… and I loved it. But before I get into why I loved it, I should tell you a couple of things about [...]
Why Saturday Is My Favorite Day Of The Week
When I went through my divorce, Saturdays became one of the key ingredients of healing for me. Every Saturday I was home, I planned out what I called “the perfect Saturday”. For me it consisted of getting up early for a run or bike ride in a beautiful part of Nashville or Franklin (usually Belle [...]
Feeling Overwhelmed? Start With The Low Hanging Fruit
Sometimes I get so much on my plate I don’t know what to tackle first and I feel overwhelmed. Have you been there? When I’m advising people on how to beef up their online presence, they tell me the same thing… This feels overwhelming, where do I start? The first thing we talk about is [...]
What Does The Hat Mean To You?
A couple of weeks ago, I was doing a few things around the house and had the TV on an Indiana Jones Movie Marathon. One of my all time favorite movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark. As I watched, there was a scene where Indy was in a major fight where his hat was [...]
Sunsets Lock Me Into Life
Whether I’m in Franklin, TN or traveling elsewhere, as long as there is a sunny day, I know there’s a good chance I’m going to get to see the sun set. When I know the setting I’m in is going to be perfect for a sunset, I will wait… and wait… and wait… until that [...]
Some Friends Really Are Friends Forever…
This past weekend Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant started The 2 Friends Tour. They haven’t toured together like this in twenty years. The show is everything a fan would want to experience from these two and nothing short of some very sweet moments. In fact, there are so many elements to the night, that [...]
Where Does Your Inspiration To Dream Come From?
This week I’ve been in California and today I went for a run around Disneyland and Downtown Disney. Yes… I’m a Disney fan but our hotel happened to be next door to the park and I needed a run. So I did… As I’m running, I’m watching families head toward the park and noticing all [...]
The College Years: Advice For Future College Students Pt.2
This piece of advice I’m about to tell you really came from my older brother, Scott. I was two years into my marketing degree, when I found myself wanted to change my degree to music. I was at a real crossroads and didn’t know what to do. So I called my brother, Scott, for his [...]
The College Years: Would You Do It Differently? Pt. 1
This past week while I was in Honduras, we met with two of Compassion International’s Leadership Development students. They are college students who are formerly sponsored children and now have been given the chance to go to university. In all, it’s my favorite part of Compassion’s work. You can read more about it here. As [...]
