By Michael Holland Burning the candle on both ends and in the middle makes us feel like we are being successful. The momentum and pace provide the rush, and we complete our days so exhausted, we we must be making progress. Right? Wrong. In our frantic pace, we work "just another 25 minutes", [...]
By Michael Holland In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I started on a quest in early 2010 to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. I achieved that goal in late 2012 and now, each year, I strive to read as many books as possible while also listening to [...]
by Michael Holland In our fast-track worlds, we all develop a priority system that helps us to make sure we are accomplishing as much as humanly possible. The reality is that we’re actually over-committed most of the time, which results in us stealing a bit of time from here and a bit of [...]
by Michael Holland I hiked Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks with some men recently on a drop-dead gorgeous day. I'm sure we expelled a good bit of sweat to reach this mountain's bald summit, but the 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and lakes of the Adirondacks was certainly worth it. To the east [...]
by Michael Holland Your potential is determined by your inner circle: those closest to you. Basically, your success as a man builds from the strength of the immediate team that surrounds you. This team can enable you and make you stronger or hold you back. You need strong, dedicated, forward-thinking, and positive players [...]
by Michael Holland As you eat breakfast, make mental notes on some aspect of each of your kids’ activities from the previous day or evening. Visualize the situation and make a mental movie of the impact of the activity or behavior had on them and/or others. During your afternoon commute home, take [...]
by Michael Holland As my friend Jerry says, you can have a bad day or bad month or even a bad year, but it’s pretty hard to have a bad 5 years. And what is important in life is not individual days or months, but your trend line. And the measure of your success [...]
By Michael Holland It's the little things that help a marriage keep it's momentum. Each morning, I walk my wife to her car as she leaves for work. It's a rather small ritual and could be seen as insignificant in the hectic world in which we all choose to live. At times I feel [...]
In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I am on a quest to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. Below are the books I read from January 2012 through June 2012 which puts me at a total of 83. Current Books in Progress: Soul Print -- Mark Batterson Start with Why [...]
In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I am on a quest to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. These are the books I read from August 2011 through December 2011. True Measure of a Man Richard E. Simmons III John Adams David McCullough Surprised By Joy: The Shape of My [...]
