1. You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do. You will only be remembered for who you are, and who you are is defined by what you do not what you dream.
2. Motion and action are not the same. You can look like you’re doing a lot without really accomplishing anything. We all know these people. They’re in our office, our church, our schools. Don’t be one of them.
3. Most of the roadblocks holding you back were put there by you. Self-sabotage is to blame for most people’s aborted dreams. Don’t be your own worst enemy.
4. Inertia works for you and against you. It takes a lot of energy to overcome inertia and get moving. But once you do, your momentum makes it more difficult to be stopped. The trick is gaining traction.
5. The answer to “how” is “yes.” I learned this one from my new friend Blaine Hogan, a creative guru at Willow Creek. My job, like Blaine’s, regularly requires pulling off what other people see as impossible or too difficult to try. By answering the “how” with “yes” the idea moves into the realm of the possible.
