Whether it is sending out a daily message or forwarding on the message as 100s of you do, don’t discount the impact you can have on some+one else’s life. My friend, Haley Fuqua, is a great example of this in how she is influencing her world by Living ON Purpose for her +1 in all that she does. I recently met this 10 year old young lady in Evansville and wanted to share with you what she wrote to me. Letters and emails like this remind me that people are watching us. So when they see us may they want what we have in our hearts and have a +1 mentality like Haley and her mother Stephanie. I greatly appreciate their commitment to intentionally living for Christ daily. They want to leave their mark on the world and I hope you do as well. Start right now by asking God what it is He wants you to do to Live ON Purpose for Him!

It’s a Number! Doing three funerals for friends at ages 33,50, and 64 this year has reminded me of how precious life is. Time will not wait on any of us. The important part of growing older is to remind ourselves daily that what we do matters. Whether we are 14, 40, or 94 our legacies are now. Our legacies are about what’s now and not what’s next. By taking care of what’s now, we can continually plan for what’s next.

So let’s live intentionally for God by caring, serving, loving, and giving more than others think is possible. By doing so and loving the Lord as our Savior what we do now will echo throughout eternity…Live ON Purpose!

Enjoyed my time with Coach Brady and his team. This stop along the way has a special place in my heart because it was Coach Brady that gave me my opportunity to play college basketball at Samford University. In 1992 he offered me a scholarship just a few days before classes started and the rest is history. My life was better because of it and I hope his has been as well. He touched on this with his team that life and sports are about relationships. How that many years ago who would have ever thought that he would coach me and now I am back helping his team to Live ON Purpose!

I thank him for investing in his team and in me over the years. His ability to push me out of my comfort zone helped me, not only physically, but also mentally. My approach to basketball, business, parenting, and life he has played a role in. Not because of anything that he has said to me personally since being on his team, but what he taught me many years ago. That you have to give to get, to not mistake kindness for weakness, and preparation is everything.

The lesson in all of this is to never discount the power that you have to influence someone’s life. Most of the time our influence is not seen instantly as much as it is seen over a long period of time. That should motivate us not to take our lives or relationships for granted. They matter. You matter. We matter. Most importantly God matters. Live ON Purpose!