Are you living a distracted life? The short — and honest — answer is YES. Our culture has made it both acceptable and expected that you will multitask — or attempt to engage and be quasi-attentive to several different things at once. This invitation to live a distracted life and fragment your attention into a […]
You’ve likely heard of the band Mumford and Sons. Well, it was their song Roll Away Your Stone, from their debut album Sigh No More, that served as the inspiration for my forthcoming book CAMPUS gODS. The language is rich, honest, and at times raw — and seems to so accurately and eloquently paint the […]
With the release of CAMPUS gODS: Exposing the Idols That Can Derail Your Present and Destroy Your Future now just 10 days away, I wanted to put the first chapter in your hands — for FREE! That’s right. I’ve got a digital copy of chapter 1: the gOD of Achievement for you to download. It […]
Does this image look like it could have been captured on your campus? Would you fit into this photo? And what I mean by that is, have people learned to recognize you by the top of your head and the casing of your phone — because you’re always looking down at it? For as fun, […]
Could you benefit from a change of perspective? Is there a situation, circumstance, relationships, or some other context in your life that would be well served from you reconsidering it from another vantage point — or another’s vantage point. Truth is, we could all benefit from this, from time to time. Yet there often come […]
In a culture that suggests we should share every moment of our lives — on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or elsewhere– how do you live an authentic life? Do you know what I mean? How do you live a life that is true to who you are, and what you are really about — without trying […]
The world needs more love — and more loving people. How can you help the world in this way? How can you be a beacon of love on your campus? How can you make a difference in someone’s life today? Be the love you want to see in the world.
Do you run from responsibility? Or do you embrace it? It’s a fair question — especially given the season of life that you’re in. Not long ago (until sometime during the 1960s or 70s) graduation from college signaled a transition from adolescence to adulthood. Young people back then received their diploma, got a job, got […]
Don’t over-estimate your role or potential impact this year — but don’t under-estimate it either!
Are you a leader on your campus? You don’t have to have an “official” title in order to be a leader. And just because you have a title doesn’t mean you’re a leader. Leadership can look, sound, and feel like a lot of different things. And if there’s one thing I’ve noticed that seems to […]
Have you ever stopped to notice how noisy our world is? How noisy your world is? In many ways you’ve grown up with a near constant buzz in your ear. TV, movies, music, the internet — all available to you on a variety of devices — that make it entirely possible for you to stay […]
What do you think about this statement? How about the fact that it was written long before most of you were born — a much more simple time, for sure. Noise. Hurry. Crowds. How do these three words define your life? If you measured each of those areas, on a scale from 1 t0 10, […]