I sat under the shade of a huge pine tree, trying to catch my breath and cool off after a long hard work out. I leaned over to the lady sitting next to me, told her good job, and then asked how often she works out each week. “Every day, I’m training for a triathlon,” she says. Trying to hold …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
Recently, it came to my attention that a friend left a very important task unfinished which directly affected their future goals. I will not say that I was disappointed in them, but my heart ached because I knew the direct effect this would have on what they wanted to accomplish in the future. It was not a difficult task; I …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
Let’s be honest here, we all know we should eat healthier foods, eat smaller portions, drink more water, eliminate sugary drinks, exercise regularly and get the right amount of sleep. Then why don’t we do it? If we know what the better choice is, why do we choose the donut over the apple? Why the Coke over the bottled water? …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
There was a brief story that made minor headlines this week that most people probably missed – I may have too, but was lucky enough to catch it on the news. The country of Germany has decided to once again print the book ‘Mein Kampf’ for the first time since World War II. What is Mein Kampf? And who wrote …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Michelle Mei Discipline and accountability … two words that we, as a society, like to avoid at times. As parents, we want to discipline our children but also are concern about being liked by them. As friends, we do not like to tell each other the honest truth when one of us is unkind or mean …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Chad Cottingham The older I get the worse I sleep. I wake up because my shoulder aches, I wake up to use the bathroom, and I wake up if I’m too hot. I’m also a light sleeper so I wake up if I hear noises or sounds. Once awake, I often have trouble going back to …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Chad Cottingham I believe most of you would agree that people need to be held accountable for their actions and behaviors. Yet many of us do not want to be held accountable for our own actions, but rather make excuses or point fingers. I want to take a look at a story in the bible that …
Core Value Spotlight: June 2015
Core Value Spotlight – June 2015 Discipline and Accountability We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle At the bottom of every email Amy sends is this Aristotle quote and this quote perfectly describes Discipline. Fundamental to Discipline is having high standards and being Accountable to those standards on a daily basis. …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Chad Cottingham In the last few years, there have been a number of embezzlement cases in our little community, as well as around the country. What has happened? Why has there been such a lack of responsibility with those entrusted with being accountable for those funds? The business dictionary defines accountability as: ‘The obligation of an …
WF Pride: Discipline and Accountability
WF Pride Discipline and Accountability Chad Cottingham Larry Bird is one of my favorite basketball players of all time. He was a 12 time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA Champion and three-time NBA MVP. He was a two-time Finals MVP, All-Star Game MVP, NBA Rookie of the Year, three-time Three Point Shootout Champion. Larry Bird was part of the 1992 Dream Team, …