You are His yes

Have you ever really considered one simple reality, something Papa-God said about you . . . the one thing that makes all the difference? He said, “Yes, that one!” When Papa-God thought of you, He stopped, He saw deep into your soul, He saw the tragedies and triumphs, He saw you . . . and…

Read More

The Silent Bidder

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! Recently, I saw a picture in my mind’s eye of a friend’s business. She and her husband were up on the Auction Block (assuming there is such a thing). The Auctioneer was whining out numbers. I could see in the audience there were people of ill-intention bidding…

Read More

Together

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! Puzzles are something I’ve always enjoyed doing–figuring out where the pieces fit, taking something that’s chaotic on the surface and bringing order, and even beauty, with the end always in mind. Whether a grand or at least a tidy “finish”, I get a deep sense of satisfaction…

Read More

Surviving The Secular World

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! Recently, I was having a cup of coffee with a friend of mine.  He has a successful business and loves Jesus, and was lamenting the fact that it is really tough to be a Christian in business today. The business world is  filled with people whose primary…

Read More

God’s Fingerprint

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! My wife is an artist. She makes mosaics, using cut or broken pieces of stone and glass to create beautiful works of art, full of color, texture and motion.  I can see the fingerprint of God on what she does.  He is the creator, making astoundingly beautiful…

Read More

Passion for Change

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! Why do most people dislike change? This is just one of those questions that has puzzled me over the years. Working with clients on their change initiatives, it is one of the most used arguments for resistance. It would seem that most people don’t want to let go of…

Read More

Prayer – A Change in Perspective

I recently experienced a situation where I needed an answer from God to a prayer, but nothing was happening.  I have a client that had a specific need and my company had the perfect solution, but regardless of what I tried, they did not move forward to implementation.  They had agreed that the services we…

Read More

The Secret to Productivity

Do you ever go through a day that is just crazy busy and look back at the end and say, “I had great intentions of partnering with God in my day, but it just flew by, and I’m not sure if I really did?” I know that I have had many of those days. Building…

Read More

Notice the Baby Koalas

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! Recently, we took our family back to Australia for a long overdue visit. Several years had passed since our last sojourn down under, and we wanted to reconnect with family and friends, as well as introduce our Aussie people to our new daughter-in-law, Bella.  Bella was excited…

Read More

Frustration, a Valuable Trigger to Stay Focused

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! For years I have lived with the conviction that frustration should be prevented. Somewhere during my journey I started believing that frustration was a bad thing. I even had a theology to support this. Recently, about 12 months ago I started to pay attention as to why…

Read More

Avoiding Sub-Optimal Outcomes

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! As a senior business executive for the past 30+ years, I have had many opportunities for making strategic decisions, and hopefully learning something from them.  I believe that over time, those decisions became more reasoned, better informed, and ultimately more successful. The ones that turned out to…

Read More

From Farm to Table

Get your FREE ONE HOUR Anothen Consultation today! As my husband and I were driving north of Sacramento last summer, a huge truck loaded to the brim with ripe tomatoes was slowing the traffic and allowing me time to take in some beautifully busy scenery and ponder some parenting questions. We were on our way…

Read More