Our default system is failing us. We think we have an endless capacity for the stress of our surroundings. We endure. We fake toughness, fake smiles, fake control.

If we’re ever going to experience the flourishing life, we must begin to do work at the intersection of our leadership and wellness.

My misconception of hard work stemmed from the fact that I had been spending most my life doing things to please or impress everyone except God.

A series of small starts, false starts, and re-starts. From the time of the idea’s first inception in our mind to the fulfillment of it in reality. This dream cycle should encourage you to keep going, wherever you are in living the dream. 

Research has shown, when we direct our rest by introspection, self-reflection, and prayer we enhance the Default Mode Network (DMN) in our brain that improves overall brain function and mental, physical, and spiritual health.

It’s estimated that the average adult makes approximately 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day.

Paradoxically, the very thing we pursue to increase our happiness is actually increasing our perceived stress and worsening our decision-making. 

There’s nothing that injects purpose into our lives like a dream. Simply put, dreams grow our faith. 

There’s nothing more passive than a lack of dreaming. To not dream is to willingly sign up for the stagnation of your faith.

Our position is always just a temporary part of the process, not the primary focus. Shifting to this mindset makes it apparent our potential will always transcend the position we’re in.

It’s easy to focus on the abstract, and neglect the concrete in the present moment. That is what drift does.

Drift will always force us to forfeit intentionality in the present moment. 

It’s as if we explore all the grand plans of life, we exempt ourselves from having to take responsibility for how we show up to today.

Let’s take a deeper look into the approach Rich Paul has taken in his rise from Cleveland poverty all the way to Beverly Hills office suites. If we look closely Rich Paul has shown up authentically himself by way of three things. Focus, relationships, and service.

We are constantly manipulating God-serving things into self-serving things.

We were designed to share good news. We’re all wired with an affinity for storytelling.