Jeff's Musings

You may be the world’s number-one neat freak, but you can still have clutter in your life. Clutter comes in many forms and shapes that we sometimes do not recognize. We tend to think of clutter as stuff piled up on a desk, clothes accumulating in a closet, or the messy interior of your spouse’s ...

I have to admit, I tend not to be a focused person as I go from one thing to the next, one project to the next, one person to the next. I confess, I am writing this post more about me than you. I need laser intense focus. One of my all time favorite animated […]...

Definition of Integrity  (from Webster’s Online) “Integrity is the quality or state of being complete or undivided or incorruptible.”  This is saying that you can’t compartmentalize your life. Integrity means wholeness, unseparated, you’ve got it all together. Mark Twain, talking about t...

I write about leadership quite often here on my blog, only because I believe there is a large, gaping hole in leadership in churches, non-profits, government, and corporations. If only we would have men and women step up and be leaders, things would be quite different in all the domains I listed abo...

Self-awareness seems to be a buzzword in ministry and the marketplace as people seek to understand their giftedness, passion, and abilities. Many tools for discovering who you are exist either online or through personal life coaches you can hire. I really never gave much thought of how this topic wa...

I am a couple of days late on this one, so I apologize for that, but this topic is more difficult than what you might think. I have had the responsibility to draft, edit, and approve many vision statements for companies I have worked for in the marketplace and probably double that in the ministry [&...

The American dream and God’s dream are two very different things radically worlds apart. The American dream used to be a very easy thing to get 30, 40 years ago. It meant you buy a home in the suburbs, Dad goes to work, Mom stays home and bakes cookies. Ward and June Cleaver. Ozzie and [&helli...

Give yourself away through some kind of service. I’m convinced that to be spiritually and emotionally healthy and balanced, that everybody needs some form of service on at least a weekly basis, where they voluntarily give themselves away without receiving any personal benefit in return. I thin...

Are the plans you have ones that you just think up and then ask God to bless? Or are you getting your plans from God? How do you know the difference? If you’re getting your plans from God they’ll be big enough for Him to fit in them. Someone said: “Make no small plans for […...

If asked the question, “What do you need most to succeed or reach your goals?” most people would probably answer, “resources,” “encouragement,” “guidance,” or “someone to believe in me.” Few would say they needed advice. Often, people fail to become all God wants them to be or do...