tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18639627602857775562011-11-27T16:48:13.102-08:00Thoughts, ramblings, and encouragement.Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-76867320280571706192009-11-13T04:59:00.001-08:002009-11-13T04:59:25.302-08:00

  Ran across an article this morning that was a tribute to Former OU Basketball Great, Wayman Tisdale.  Toby Keith has written a tribute song and produced a video for the song.  After watching this and getting a little teary eyed, I found myself thinking about how people impact our lives. Now Wayman was at OU when I was a teenage boy in high school.  I know it’s hard to believe that a teenage

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  What is IT?  How do I get IT?  What do I do if I’ve lost IT?  IT could be many things in many different circumstances.  In Craig’s book he tries to answer these questions and give you practical ideas on how to keep it or get it back if you lost IT. Craig goes over seven things that he feels that are components of those with IT and those without IT.  These things are Vision, Focus,

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  Obstacles – if you are breathing, you have either had or have them.  So the only question is how you will react to them.  In the book Obstacles Welcome by Ralph de la Vega, he uses his life examples to help lead us through ours.  Starting with his scary lonely trip from Cuba to Miami at the age of 10 to his current journey as President & CEO of AT&T Mobility, Ralph shares what he has

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-63916055053854042232009-10-22T05:08:00.001-07:002009-10-22T05:08:49.081-07:00

  Life has a way of getting in the way sometimes.  It’s been a while since I have posted anything to my blog.  It’s not that I don’t have things to say, it’s that I have been lazy and haven’t taken the time to write about things.  I think we all get this way at least on occasions for some people. To help catch you up on what’s been going on, about 3 weeks ago, I went to KC to a conference for

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-64908564238931714162009-10-02T06:17:00.001-07:002009-10-02T06:17:26.750-07:00

  We’ve all heard it time and time again, “be careful how you spend your time.”, “time is money.”, “wasting time.” We are constantly reminded that time is ticking and that we cannot get it back.  Time is our greatest asset and we should guard how we spend it.  As Franklin Covey says, we should put first things first.  But what does that really mean?  If you are like most people, you are too

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-18735741858043792552009-09-11T19:46:00.001-07:002009-09-11T19:46:25.337-07:00

  Life goes by so quickly.  This is a statement that everyone has heard time and time again.  Another saying that we’ve all heard is that time flies when you are having fun.  So can someone tell me, does life go by so quickly because time flies when you are having fun or is it because time flies that life goes by so quickly? It has seemed that the last month and a half for me has disappeared,

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  Fear, it’s something that we all have.  No matter who you are, what you do, how successful, how young or old you may be.  We all have fears in our lives about something.  Those fears change as we grow and learn to look at things differently.  Here’s you a good example: how many of you remember being scared of the dark?  Be honest, we don’t want to have to ask your parents.  But today are you

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-3158805510143507402009-08-16T19:45:00.001-07:002009-08-16T19:45:48.074-07:00

  One part personal testimony, one stories from around the world and one part call to action.  This pretty much wraps up the book “The Hole in Our Gospel” by Richard Sterns.  The book intertwines Richard’s personal story and calling from God with stories of people that have either been helped by or have helped others through World Vision organization. This book delivers an entertaining story

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-53961345240518925242009-08-14T05:25:00.001-07:002009-08-14T05:25:27.575-07:00

  This week in my readings, I ran across a quote that is really good and thought that I would share it and my thoughts.  The quote is by William Sloane Coffin and says “I love the recklessness of faith.  First you leap, and then you grow wings.” This is such a true statement.  You have to have the faith in everything you do, but the first step is to just get started doing it.  There are a lot

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-60506988930835474472009-08-02T21:47:00.001-07:002009-08-02T21:47:49.204-07:00

  As I continue to work and become better at organization, time management and implementing the Getting Things Done (GTD) system of David Allen, I continue to see things vertically.  From the big picture, down and from the smallest details up, which is something that David’s book talks about. This morning in our Sunday School class our discussion was centered about the Ten Commandments found in

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-85050475870791762442009-07-22T05:13:00.001-07:002009-07-22T05:13:36.951-07:00

  I am well over half way through my summer 90-day cycle.  I have been out working and talking to people and using new stuff that I have been learning through self-improvement.  This is something that I find very important in my life.  I just don’t feel right unless I have a book or a CD that I am reading or listening to.  I feel that we all were put on this earth to do something great and that

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-13607846603112374082009-07-03T19:04:00.001-07:002009-07-03T19:04:01.540-07:00

  I had the privilege of listening to some really great speakers on June 30.  It was a cross section of very successful people that had come in to speak and to motivate us.  I would recommend to anyone to attend one of these seminars at least once.  The first piece of advice that I would give you when going is to take a pen and a notebook and actually take notes.  I would do this anytime I was

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-12524752088732969802009-06-27T05:27:00.001-07:002009-06-27T05:27:22.081-07:00

  Andy Andrews poses the question in his book “The Noticer”, “What would other people change about you if they could?”  This is such a tough question to answer individually for me.  What about you?  So what did I do about it you ask.  Well, I have decided that I would get input from some friends that I trust will give me an honest answer.  I asked these people to be honest with me and not worry

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-45855315348127054742009-06-24T04:47:00.001-07:002009-06-24T04:47:33.365-07:00

  I just spent the last 4 days with my wife and kids and it was great.  Now I am up this morning to write before I get ready to go back to work.  I used this weekend and these last two days to allow me to refocus and get new perspective on things.  That was my goal and it worked. The weekend was pretty much a normal two days wit the exception that Sunday was Father’s Day and my Wife’s

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-37191252655980217262009-06-16T05:26:00.001-07:002009-06-16T05:26:24.987-07:00

  One sixth of my challenge is in the books.  Things haven’t gone as good as I would have liked for them to, but the good news is that I can fix this, by making a decision and staying committed.  To do this, I need to stay focused on my goals.  I cannot let my mind wonder from the tasks that need to be completed. This weekend, we attended a summit in Dallas and got to hear from some amazing

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-71681131480539846042009-06-08T05:04:00.001-07:002009-06-08T05:04:55.476-07:00

  Okay, so week 1 of my 90-day challenge is in the books.  So of the goals that I set went down in flames, like turning off the TV.  I didn’t realize how hard that would be with a Wife and two kids, but I am trying to spend some time each day without it anyway. I am reading the book Getting Things Done by David Allen and putting it into use.  After reading the first section of the book and

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-53617477307521971172009-05-31T12:47:00.001-07:002009-05-31T12:51:02.713-07:00

Sometimes technology can be a good thing, sometimes a GREAT thing. Recently, I have been testing out and switching browsers to Google Chrome, and just this week, I have been making the change from my yahoo mail to gmail. I’ve had my yahoo mail account for over 7 years now, but I have really been trying to simplify my life and paring down my email from 4 down to 2. After testing the products

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-91591582007707214582009-05-30T05:27:00.001-07:002009-05-31T12:51:47.696-07:00

What is the first thing that pops into your head in the morning when the alarm clock goes off? Is it, “Oh great, another Wednesday.” or maybe, “Turn off that alarm, I want to sleep.” This is the reaction that a lot of people have. And they most likely spend the entire day, “dragging” through or just surviving. But what would your day be like if the first things you thought of were good

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-31025388241583301062009-05-30T05:26:00.001-07:002009-05-31T12:52:23.910-07:00

Studying and learning about self-improvement and leadership, one of the concepts that I have been learned about doing things in 90-day cycles. You can do anything for 90 days if you commit to it. The first 30 days gets you in the habit, the second 30 days starts the progress and the last 30 days is the real explosion. This is something that I’ve tried and talked about a lot. However, it is

Ron Lanenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863962760285777556.post-29204886464589364622009-05-30T05:25:00.001-07:002009-05-31T12:53:23.779-07:00

How often have you heard the golden rule? You know, “do to other as you would want them to do to you”. It’s such a simple concept in itself, but have you thought about the hundreds or even millions of ways to apply it to your life? That is what I have been thinking about lately. How do I apply the ideas that I read about to MY life. The eBook that I am reading and will be reviewing on here

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Thank you for viewing my blog. I set up this blog to record my thoughts as well to share encouragement to others.My goal is to encourage and give my perspective of various topics.I hope that you enjoy my posts and that they spark conversation with you.

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