Every now and then, daring and crazy ideas occur to me. I think these ideas might hold the key to changing how you see the world, to realizing the things we think are most important (based on how much of our time we spend doing them) can really be lived without.

Pastor Bill Johnson recently said, “Being desperate for the things you already have access to is choosing to live in unbelief.”

Human beings have a remarkable ability that is likely unique; the ability to consider what our response will/should/might be to a given stimuli.

If you are in search of a quick boost your confidence level (and a lot of people are these days), here are three quick ways to get that lift:

My 2010 has been a wonderfully blessed year.

More and more, I'm convinced the real wealth of our age (beyond that required for life's basic necessities) is the wealth of time.

These days it seems hard to say “no”.

Thought-experiment time…

You can't “create” culture.

Instead of trying to duplicate every product feature of your competitor, why not focus on one feature? Why not do that one thing, and do it exceedingly well?

There's a romantic image of the hard-working entrepreneur, bleary-eyed, sleeves rolled up, in the office late at night all by himself… “burning the midnight oil”.

I always said, while I was in the radio business, that when it stopped being fun I would quit.

Realistic is not where the money is.

Realize that money won't make you rich.

Panic is a jungle response. It makes you want to either fight, or flee. In business, neither of these reactions is often appropriate.

Amazing products Amazing service Pleasant surprises Personal interaction Unanticipated value Lightning quick response when things go wrong Having the backbone to simply say, “I'm sorry” when appropriate