This Week I answer:

1.) How do you help someone who has lost a loved one?
2.) What is the hardest ministry and leadership lesson I’ve learned?
3.) (In regards to #2) Do I have to lay down my pride and my feelings?

I love reading blogs! So I thought I’d share some of my favorites in case you’re interested in reading them to! In order to read so many blogs, I use Google Reader which allows me to read blogs through their RSS feeds. It’s a must!

After reviewing my list, what blogs am I missing? What other blogs should I be reading?

Blogs on Leadership

Dan Cathy

John Maxwell

Michael Hyatt

Tom Peters

Tim Elmore

Blogs on Ministry

Perry Noble’s Blog

More Than Dodgeball

Steven Furtick

Mark Batterson

Pete Wilson
Blogs on Writing

All Freelance Writing

Make a Living Writing

Rachelle Gardner

Blogs on Creativity

Church Crunch

Church Create

Blogs on Social Media

Chalene Johnson’s Blog

Chris Brogan

Mashable

Pushing Social

Blogs on Blogging

Copy Blogger

ProBlogger

TentBlogger

Blogs on Business

Tim Sanders

Inc.Com – Start-Ups

Seth Godin

Blogs on Fitness

BeachBody Fitness Forums

BeachBody Forums – Maintaining Results

BeachBody Forums – Nutrition

Tony Horton’s Blog

Recently I read Zig Ziglar’s book, See You at the Top. In it, I noticed that over and over again he referred to our alarm clocks as opportunity clocks. I loved that! Most people dread the thought of hearing their alarm clock go off! Zig recognizes that it’s how you view your “alarm” clock that makes the difference.

If you know me, you know I’m a huge morning person. In fact, I was asked today how I can get up at 5 a.m. everyday. To be honest with you, it’s my view of waking up at 5 a.m. that wakes me up, not my personal desire.

Every night when I go to bed, it’s like Christmas Eve. Seriously! I am that excited to wake up the every morning! Why? Because everyday I wake up I have the opportunity to go after the life that God has planned for me.

Everyday I have the opportunity to:

• Add value to peoples lives
• Meet people I’ve never met before!
• Work out
• Read a good book
• Spend time with the people I love
• Eat!
• Work toward my dreams!

The list of opportunities is endless! What if you woke up everyday looking forward to the opportunities that lay before you instead of sleeping for a few more hours!

Never again set your “alarm clock”, instead, set your “opportunity clock. That small change in your thinking could revolutionize your life!

Thoughts?