Tim Sanders and Dave Ramsey + Dan Miller

Today is the day that Tim Sanders will be interviewed on The Dave Ramsey Show. As an added benefit we all had the privilege of of hearing Tim speak in our weekly devotional here at Lampo. Tim is an an exceptional author and speaker. I am a big fan of his and enjoyed his talk immensely.

Anyway, as you may already know, Dave Ramsey and Dan Miller are friends. So, this morning Dan came to join us for our weekly devotional. Afterward, I wanted to shake Tim's hand and tell him "thanks" for the information he shares in his books and gripping videos he puts on the Web. As I walked up, there stood all three authors (Dave, Dan, & Tim) having a discussion. It was a sobering moment. In front of me stood three icons of "success". I just stood back for a moment and observed.

I saw three men, who were just that...men. Men who work hard, who are passionate about what they do and teach. I saw integrity. I saw humility. I saw greatness. I saw wisdom.

I was reminded that Father has blessed me. I really do work in an extraordinary place. Today, I am especially grateful for my "workplace". Today also marks the beginning of my fifth year with Lampo. What a way to begin this work year, huh?

No More Mondays

Perhaps I should have waited to talk about this on Monday, but there's no time like the present. A few weeks ago, life coach, author, and radio show host, Dan Miller came to speak at one of our devotionals. He left us all with a copy of his latest book No More Mondays as a gift.

As I read through his first book, 48 Days to the Work You Love, I had a hard time getting into it. It suspect it was largely due to the fact that I really liked my job and I was not into reading as much. Well, this time around was completely different. I loved the book. I took a lot of great quotes and examples from every chapter. Just being in the book made me feel confident about chasing one of the dreams I've had for the past few years.

Here are a few excerpts that I was glad to find. Enjoy the book and keep reading.

People often ask me how I find time to read as much as I do. (I read at least one new book a week.) The answer is that I'm afraid not to...

...The marketing guru Dan Kennedy says he's observed that people with tiny bank accounts tend to have no libraries, but they usually have big TVs.

A Stanford University study has indicated that if you read thirty to sixty minutes each day in your field of interest, in four to five years you will be a national authority.

All leaders are readers.

- No More Mondays , p198.

Back in the saddle

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of an old friend coming into to town to visit. We enjoyed the snow. It was my son's first big snow and he seemed to have fun. He wasn't sure why his mom and dad were throwing that white stuff at each other but when it was time to go in, he wouldn't have it. Then as the weekend came to an end, my 2/3 of my household became sick and I was one.

I'm better now, and it's nice to be back in the saddle. So, before you think this post is pointless, I just wanted to jot down my experience from this morning's devotional at work before I forget.

We had the honor of hearing Dan Miller author of 48 Days to the Work You Love (which is a great book) and radio show host speak to us this morning. Dan also provided each of us with a copy of his latest book, No More Mondays which I will read in the next few weeks and let you know what I think.

This morning Dan spoke about opportunity. He gave several good examples from his line of work as a personal coach. I'm not going to spend a lot of time telling you all of the examples, but I do want to remind you that if you are in a work situation (or other life situation even) that appears to have very limited options or you don't like the options available, there are often other options available that you overlook. Exercise some patience and resist the knee-jerk reactions to a bad situation. Whether it is a layoff or you simply don't like your job, there are more opportunities to your situation than you might think about.

Here is a blog post on Dan's blog about opportunity.