Shower Curtains and Free Tacos

Conrad Hilton acquired his first hotel in 1919. Sixty years leader, the founder and owner of Hilton Hotels was on his death bed. He was asked if he had any words of wisdom. His answer to the world: Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub.

He also said something even more profound: Success seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Thinking out loud about discouragement. Courage is required to keep moving. Our enemy in life, or a tool of the enemy, is to remove our courage for some reason. What event, person, or attitude has removed your courage and stalled your forward movement? Keep moving. Talk through it with someone you trust.

Watch Jesus. The rhythm of his ministry and life was movement. The focus was people. Many of them stalled out, on the side of the road. Maybe your next movement will be toward someone stalled out. You will move and help them move.

Our NAMB partners gave us one of the greatest gifts one could ever receive yesterday. The gift of listening. All day long . . . and we are better for it. We committed to action at the end of the day. I hope it matters. A commitment to action usually does . . . Columbia today at world headquarters for meeting week. Oh well. The weekend is on the way!

Get a free taco today at Taco Bell. They are giving them away from 2-5 p.m. because someone stole a base in the World Series. Don't ever say this blog is worthless. Retail value: 77 cents.