Larry Watkins
Sunday morning my wife and I went to Walmart for a few things to get ready for our Father’s Day cookout with the kids and grandkids. As we were at the register getting ready to pay I felt this overwhelming need to ask the checkout lady if there was anything I could pray for her … Read more
Have you heard of the phrase, “Getting JR Highed”? Getting JR Highed is the process of being pressured and letting your pride cause you to do something you normally wouldn’t do. Well, I fell prey to that recently. About 15 years ago, after three hours of basketball one Sunday afternoon, I looked to my wife … Read more
Intentionality isn’t something that comes naturally, it has to be developed. But then again, coming up with business plans isn’t natural and must be developed as well. Why do we take the time on the latter, but not the former? Several years ago I sat down to coach the owner of a mid-size company through … Read more
We are in “the season.” The Giving Season. It’s the time of year that all the churches and non-profits like ours anxiously await. We know that a lot of our funding for the upcoming year will come during this time. We trust God and hope that those year-end gifts will come in to help finish … Read more
A friend of mine was coaching his son and his son’s Best Friend in high school baseball. His son was pretty good and ended up playing division one college ball but the best friend wasn’t so good, so he decided to play a different “sport” … poker. Not sure you can call that a sport! … Read more
This is part 2 on The Strategic Man. You can read part one, here. “Watkins do you want to be a legend (fables and stories) or do you want to leave a solid, impactful legacy that will influence your future generations?” That was a question I was asked from the man that was discipling me … Read more
Several years ago, I was sitting in the office of a business owner I was coaching. His assignment for that particular meeting was to present his final business plan to me before he presented it to his management team. He did a great job; the plan was strong, and it answered every detail for a … Read more
“Conflict” – A clash between opposing forces I’ve been married for 31 years to the same unbelievable, godly, intelligent, kind, loving, generous, hospitable, faithful and loyal friend ever, not to mention she is pretty dang good looking…and no I don’t have to say all these things in case she reads this blog. Gwen is just all … Read more
“I’ve never thought of it that way” was his answer. I was sitting with a father of three discussing the impact dads have on their children. Our conversation began with the success he was having in business. He told me how good things are going with his business and the growth he experienced in 2017. … Read more
December is a great time to reflect and contemplate. Proverbs 18:15 says “an intelligent heart acquires knowledge and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge”. Taking time to reflect and plan is part of acquiring and seeking knowledge. I was sitting with a man I’m coaching the other day and he said, “Larry, I wish … Read more