by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 15, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
My parents had passed before I understood how remarkable they were. People who didn’t know my parents well could easily think of them as “ordinary.” After he was discharged from the army, my father used his skills and knowledge to provide for his modest family. My...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Nov 8, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27) That command from Jesus is hard to follow in normal times. Today, when we’ve become increasingly tribal, and after an election season more divisive and hate-filled than any I can remember, it’s even harder...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 25, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
For years I thought you showed your intelligence when you knew the answers. Then, I hired Baine Strickland as my coach. He told me your answers do not show your intelligence, but your wise questions do. He probably said that seven or eight times before I bought it....
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 18, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
We do what we do because we believe what we believe. If we want to change what we do or improve, we must examine our beliefs. That’s much easier said than done. Our beliefs are our assumptions, and we rarely examine them. When we do, it’s likely to make us...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 11, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
We do what we do because we believe what we believe. We all believe things we can’t prove. Beliefs are a loaded topic. Many of us can get hot when we discover that another person believes the opposite of what we are convinced of. Please read gently. My goal and hope...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 6, 2024 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Decades ago, Malcolm Gladwell, the curious fellow who writes bestsellers, impacted the world with the insight that becoming an expert takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. This post is about how deliberate practice has been misunderstood, the fantasy that it does...