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  • How to Outlive Your Life on Purpose

    by Jim Ramos

     It’s never too late to think about your legacy. I’ve been working towards that end for 30 years with my journaling, personal vision statement, and eulogy. Yes, I wrote my dream eulogy.

                I firmly believe that whatever you put to the grindstone will be remembered on your tombstone. I’ve never heard a dying man say he wish he’d spent more time at the office. Think about those who will be crying at your death bed and answer three legacy questions that Rex uses to challenge men:

    Posted in Death, Finishing, Goals, Priorities

  • THE LIE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EFFECTIVE FATHERING -The Shocking Practices of Digital Founding Fathers and Why They Do Them

    by Jim Ramos
    I’ve never considered myself a multi-tasker but often envied this quality in others—until now. In Digital Cocaine Huddleston wrote, “Neuroscience has learned that the human brain cannot multitask. Instead, we task switch, which is rapidly switching from one task to another, and when we do, our productivity decreases by as much as 40%.”
    Posted in Addiction, Fatherhood, Parenting, Priorities

  • DAD WISDOM: PART II, Words of Wisdom for Fathers

    by Jim Ramos

    As a follower of Jesus, pop culture and social norms fall victim to truth. They must. The non-conformist Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 1:25, “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” 

    And again in 1 Corinthians 2:4-6, “My message and my preaching were (a) demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.”

    Our guest Kenny Joyner shared #11-21 of his timeless Words of Wisdom for fathers...

    Posted in Fatherhood, Parenting, Priorities, Step-Parenting

  • THE DAUGHTER WHISPERER: A Relationship-Changing Acrostic for Dads of Daughters

    by Jim Ramos
     It is critical that our daughters are secure in our love for them. In us, they must find a safe harbor to share their feelings, thoughts and worries. Michelle writes, “You see, a settledness takes hold in the depths of a woman’s being when she knows she doesn’t have to shout above all the noise just to be heard. And a power takes root in her when she fully believes that she matters because what she thinks and feels matters...
    Posted in Fatherhood, Leadership, Marriage, Parenting, Priorities, Step-Parenting

  • Why Do You Do What You Do? - For Affirmation Addicts and Performance Junkies

    by Jim Ramos
    A successful businessman was racing his Lamborghini down California’s winding Pacific Coast Highway (101), when he lost control, sending his car over the edge. He was launched from the tumbling vehicle, severing his left arm at the elbow. People arrived at the scene to his screams, “My Lambo, my Lambo!”
              Pointing to his bloody stump, a Good Samaritan said...
    Posted in Career, Interview, Job, Podcast, Priorities, Work