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“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will...
What's more Uncommen than reading the Declaration of Independence in order to celebrate the passing July 4th? Read it in its entirety and you'll find a quick thought and challenge near the end. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united...
In an age when it sometimes seems like everyone is starting a business or making money online, we simply couldn’t. We were a one income family looking to make extra money desperately. In 1998, I wrote a book on Christian Internet Ministries and how to begin that...
I know that title could create confusion and even anger in others. But having gone through Katrina and come out the other side, that is what we came away with. It was August 21, 2005, and I was in my 11th annual review with Winnie, my boss. We got out of the meeting,...
We had just come home from the hospital with our son Joshua. I could see the look on my wife’s face; she was glowing and happy to be home after the hospital stay. We spent the next couple of months learning to be parents to a newborn baby that didn’t seem to come with...
Our lives are full of myths. Old wives’ tales. Superstitions. Here a few of the more popular myths. - Most of your heat is lost through your head. - Gum takes seven years to digest. - Sugar causes hyperactivity in kids (really?). - Lightning never strikes twice. -...
In my documentary work, I have had the privilege to interview thousands of successful leaders around the world. Through these conversations, I have learned that the most influential leaders are often strategic in what they say no to. They are consciously turning down...
A few years ago I was 245 pounds, didn’t sleep well, had high blood pressure, and couldn’t tie my shoes without getting out of breath. The lie that I told myself was that I was comfortable. I justified my body to myself as normal because I was getting older. It was a...
“We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and...
What an incredible yet challenging year 2016 has been for our nation and our world. As the New Year’s Resolutions often wear off in late January to early February, I thought it would be a great time to share our mission at Uncommen because we want to help you achieve...
Con·fes·sion - kənˈfeSHən/ noun a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or a wrong an admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about. My son and one of his friends are fighting. They are five years...
As 2016 comes to a close and we enter into the holiday season, we know that both in work and life finishing strong is essential. Success in life as a man is not measured where you start; it is where you finish. About 12 years ago and approximately 15-20 pounds ago,...