NO LIP SERVICE

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.....

LIP SERVICE!

Back in March, I posted about having a strong "HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE." (I would encourage you to go back and read it again)

I wasn't talking about the athletic field or arena, but in our actual HOMES.

I mentioned that if the "INSIDE" was good, then the "OUTSIDE" would follow.

Usually, if just the "OUTSIDE" appears to be good....the "INSIDE" is having struggles.

LIP SERVICE!

There is actually a definition for the act of "LIP SERVICE."  It means: (An) Insincere agreement; to "pay lip service" is to consent in one's words while dissenting in one's heart. It refers to people who in public say and use words to support a particular position or idea, but in private do not actually support those words.

NO LIP SERVICE!

Just the other day, I was talking to someone who was relating a story about the "ALL-AMERICAN" couple and their perfect family.  You know the story: Great job; good looking husband and beautiful wife; polite kids who grew up to be even better young adults; beautiful home; and so on.

One day...WAY out of the blue, their "perfect" world was turned upside down by an actions that severed their family apart.  Come to find out, it was all LIP SERVICE.

"TIM....THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT HAVING OUR BEST YEAR YET!  Why this story?"

Remember, if we want to continue to have our BEST YEAR YET, if we want to have a strong "HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE," then we also need to WORK at keeping that advantage strong.  It's not enough to just WANT it....you have to do what is necessary to KEEP it!

Here's the best part:  IT.IS.NEVER.TOO.LATE!

I've seen relationships that seem to be completely "dead," come back to LIFE!

If you find yourself just paying LIP SERVICE, here are 3 things that are a good start that you can do to get back your HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE:

• Stop being selfish
• Be sorry, ask for forgiveness and mean it
• WORK at your relationships 
• Treat them with as much importance as you do your favorite hobby or even you job
• Don't be fake
• Inside or outside your home

Here is something I tell myself when I'm really feeling "IT" during a marathon.  "IT" usually happens around the 18-20 mile mark.  I ask myself, "HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?"

How about you?  How bad do YOU want to have a BEST YEAR YET in all areas of your life?

Let's don't just "put on aires" and pay LIP SERVICE, but let's make some changes (which starts with me) to continue to strengthen our ADVANTAGE once again.

YOU.GOT.THIS!