decisions – Robert Noland

Crunchtime at the Crossroads

What if you went on a road trip with no map or GPS and every time you came to a choice of which way to turn or which road to take, you just went with your gut? Which feels right? Which looks better to me? What if this method of navigation went great? You […]

Private Price Tags

When you walk into or drive-through at Starbucks, you know what you’re going to order, and you also know what you’re going to pay for the beverage. On a daily basis, we make exchanges like this—ones where we know exactly what we’ll pay and what we’ll get. What we’ll give and what we’ll receive. Of […]

Coping with Cognitive Chaos

Decisions. Making decisions. Evaluating choices. One of the constant stresses and issues we deal with as men—especially ones with deadlines or major expectations. And often, just the sheer volume of decisions is overwhelming. Will we take a decision too lightly, make it hastily without enough info, and then regret it for years? Or stress, worry, […]

Etched in Eternity

This week I had to drive back to my hometown to take care of some family business, requiring me to spend a few hours in the small town I grew up in. I realized I was going to be driving by the city cemetery where my dad and all his relatives are buried. I hadn’t […]

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Back when I was managing an organization, there was an employee who had been a faithful and loyal member of the team for many years. I began to notice some changes in attitude and behavior. I began to hear frustration on calls with customers, where for years customer service was this person’s strength. I knew […]

Wonder Where That Goes?

A couple of weeks ago, I headed to the post office. I always know during that time of day, there’s going to be traffic jams on the interstate and major roads. For a while now, I have noticed a road that appears to run parallel to I-65, but I rarely see anyone driving on it. […]

The Reality of Intentionality

Last week I had two of my good friends contact me within a day of each other. Ironically, both needed to discuss the very same issue. Now, these two friends do not know each other and do not live in the same town, or even the same state. Unfortunately, I have unsuccessfully dealt with the […]

Deciding on Your Decisions

Decisions are usually tricky events in our lives. They are essentially mental and spiritual crossroads we encounter that require us to make a choice as to which direction to go. Now, I’m not talking about the decision to go to Burger King or Wendy’s. This movie or that movie. Chocolate or vanilla. I’m talking about […]

Downsizing Your Yard

I get a lot of comments on the chapter in my book entitled “Discovering Your Lawn Language.” A lot of guys like the simple analogy of weeds growing amidst the grass likened to the sin in our hearts. Simple and we get it. In the chapter, I talk about having the biggest yard, at that […]