Fred Smith (1915-2007) left a legacy as one who stretches leaders. He was friend & mentor to men like Zig Ziglar & Ken Blanchard. While he has moved on, his teaching remain & continues to stretch others today through the Breakfast With Fred foundation (BWF) run by his daughter Brenda Smith. We have been &… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Peace & Balance in Life
Weekly Q&A: I feel stuck in my family life, where should I start to change?
Question: I feel stuck in my family life. We seem stuck with habits that we know aren’t good but just don’t know where to start and how to break out of it. Any suggestions? Answer: Here’s a difficult question my mentor once asked me “Stop telling me what you’re going to start doing. Tell me – what… Read more »
Leader & Marriage (Part 4/6) – Shared Finances
You can find the first 3 parts of this series here: Shared Vision, Shared Values & Shared Time. Today we tackle what some consider to be one of the greatest friction & tension in marriages – money. The lack of trust stops us from sharing our life, our time & money wholeheartedly. Trust affects everything in our life…. Read more »
A Fulfilled Life: Balancing Ambition with Contentment
By: C. Glenn K. Lopez We create a foundation for our future through the things we do today. We study and finish a degree with the hope that this will help us achieve our dreams. We work hard, both for the family and ourselves, in order to live a more comfortable life and eventually achieve our… Read more »
Leader & Marriage (Part 3/6) – Shared Time
If you missed the first 2 important parts of this series, you can find them here: Shared Vision & Shared Values. Today, we focus on how the understanding & use of our most valuable resource – time – is the defining difference of strong & weak marriages. Peter Drucker wisely observed that nothing can be… Read more »