by The Howitzer I have a good friend who is really good in accomplishing the important things on his list. He doesn’t seem to complete everything but consistently achieves his top priorities. I want to be more like that! If you have more than seven goals you are probably confused. We live in a complex [...]
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By Greg Primm Something’s been bothering me for far too long. It’s a question some of my friends and I talk about from time to time, but mostly we just ignore it. We ignore it, push it down. But it keeps popping into my mind lately. How am I supposed to reconcile these two pictures? [...]
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by The Howitzer A newfound interest of mine is NASCAR. To be honest, I have never had much interest in a bunch of overgrown teenagers racing around an oval track. With the exception of some fantastic wrecks (where no one seems to get hurt) I never really understood the NASCAR junkie. That is until my [...]
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by The Howitzer CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF OUR NEW PLANNER! There is an old adage that says, “if you fail to plan then you plan to fail”. There is an even older adage that “without a vision the people perish”. With the pace of life that most of us live, a lack [...]
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by The Howitzer One of the secret anxieties of many men is a nagging question that sometimes never gets answered. The question is simple yet profound: DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Do I have what it takes to be the leader in my family? Do I have what it takes to be an indispensable [...]
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By The Howitzer Things are going to get better, aren’t they? My finances are going to stabilize, right? My job is going to become more satisfying? My kids are going to stay out of trouble and reach their potential? My wife is going continue to love me, right? The politicians are finally going to get [...]
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by The Howitzer This summer, I spent a good amount of time working systematically through a Life Planning Model that we have developed here at RAL. You might be able to even say that this model is “the vision” we are trying to share. Years ago, I worked for a group that was really good [...]
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By Greg Primm As I wrote in my last post, I’ve been reading through the book of James lately. This small book is jammed full of practical, every day advice. Last time, I wrote about tough times and how we are to handle them. In this post, things get a little tougher. Those of you [...]
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By Greg Primm When my kids were younger, they had a jack-in-the-box. Not the hamburger, the toy. You probably had one growing up, too. It’s the box with the door on top where the scary-looking clown pops out after you turn the handle (just for fun, check out the video here). I remember watching my daughters [...]
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By Greg Primm My lawn is looking really good this year. It’s green, weed-free, and it feels great to walk on. The last couple of weeks, I’ve felt an odd twinge of pride as I pull into the neighborhood and see the green blanket of sod in the yard. It’s only taken two years, hundreds [...]
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