Bringing Yourself to the Table

Bringing Yourself to the Table

Sometimes it’s a little nerve racking to ask someone on a date. “Why would she want to go out with me? She seems amazing! What do I have to offer her?” When guys say this to me, I try to flip the perspective. “First, you’re a good guy....
How Can I Find My Purpose?

How Can I Find My Purpose?

That’s a question a friend of mine asked me this past week. I’ll be honest – that question gets me excited. Just the fact that she’s asking means she’s already on the right track! But I also have to acknowledge that question is usually...
Faith the Size of Peanut

Faith the Size of Peanut

You’ve probably heard about George Washington Carver. Did you know he started out as a Christian young professional? One of his most significant prayers went something like this: “God, what’s the purpose of the universe?”...
What Do You Want?

What Do You Want?

One of the silver linings of the past year has been that people have been thinking more consciously about what’s most important to them. The only problem is, that’s not always easy to figure out. In fact, in my young professionals book Stand Out, I...
Make It Personal

Make It Personal

In team meetings, I like to start by asking each person to share a professional and personal win since our last meeting. Why do I include the personal win? For a couple reasons. First, I don’t want people to get the impression that work is the only...
What We’re All About at CYP

What We’re All About at CYP

I love young professionals groups! There are so many YP groups all over the Dallas metroplex. You’ve probably attended one (or several) through work, your industry or a municipal organization. Dallas also has hundreds of churches, but to our...