Pete Carroll's 3 Rules: 1. Be Early "It's all about being organized and showing respect." 2. Protect the Team "Are you helping or hurting the team? Every decision has an impact." 3. No Whining, Complaining, Excuses "Positive attracts positive. Negative attracts negative."

A man there was and they called him mad; the more he gave the more he had. -Bunyan #MondayMaxims

Just heard this truth in a meeting: "You can act yourself into a better way of feeling much easier than you can feel yourself into a better way of acting."

"Help people: If your focus is on what you can put into people rather than what you can get out of them, they'll love and respect you." -Henry Gruland

"Employees are motivated by jobs that challenge & enable them to grow & learn,and they are demoralized by those that seem to be monotonous or lead to a dead end.Talented employees who feel trapped often leave their companies to find new challenges." bit.ly/nohria2008

"In order to study the ethical, every human being is assigned to himself." -Kierkegaard

Sometimes its the simple and seemingly obvious statements that have a weight of profundity: "Managers are not paid to make the inevitable happen. "

Conscientiousness was associated with higher college grades, a robust association that persisted even when controlling for gender, SAT scores, and high school GPA...(Noftle & Robins, 2007)

The strength of a man's virtue must not be measured by his efforts, by by his ordinary life. -Pascal (Pensees Section VI)

Excited to be teaching freshman entering Abilene Christian University's College of Business Administration this Fall. Can't wait to meet you all and journey through a semester overview of the business world!

If someone is criticizing you and the criticism is mostly mistaken, identify the 10-20% of the indictment that is fair. Without excuse be willing to take it to heart. The strongest Christians are the ones most willing to repent.

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Here is an excerpt from one of my favorite sermons from him. Preached at Dexter Avenue Baptist in 1954. #AbundantLife #Jesus kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/do…

For anyone interested in comparing the predictive validity of the Big Five personality scales versus the MBTI and Enneagram. (via Clearer Thinking) clearerthinking.org/post/how-accur…

I had a great conversation with Andy Crouch & Wendy Suzuki about spirituality and flourishing. We talked about how kids in religious families fared better post 2012, and "allness of heart," and how phones can be "spirituality blockers" Veritas Forum youtube.com/watch?v=aGoRRd…

(S x E)T = Results ([Strategy times Execution] multiplied by Trust equals Results) (Covey, The Speed of Trust)

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." — Viktor Frankl

Just read this, pondering... "What we conceive as the purpose of something will determine when that something is acting appropriately. The purpose determines the way the thing should operate, and hence in a manner of speaking, the responsibilities of the thing."

Welcome to all my BUSA120 - Intro to Business students for the Fall 2025 semester at Abilene Christian University. It's gonna be an awesome journey and I'm so excited to walk it with you. Let's go!