15 Words of Inspiration from Andy Stanley's Book "Ask It"

 I recently attended my first Catalyst conference. It was a 1-day event in Lancaster, PA where Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel took turns spitting out leadership nugget after leadership nugget for 5 hours.It was awesome being there and learning from 2 of the best teachers around. During lunch time, I went outside to the lobby and purchased Andy's book "Ask It: The Question That Will Revolutionize How You Make Decisions."You can pick up the book here.This book blew me away. I won't give away the one question Andy reveals but this is definitely on my top reads of 2015. It digs deep into the soul of every human and the choices we face throughout life and unpacks the one question that makes it easy to determine the answer to ALL other questions.

My 15 favorite quotes from "ASK IT"1. "Following Christ is not a casual endeavor. It requires extreme caution."

2. "Restoring list trust takes a long time."

3. "The world we live in is much like the grassy area outside my kitchen door where I let my dog out to do her business every night. If you're not careful how you walk, you'll step in it."

4. "Those who don't pay attention to what got them into trouble are liable to end up in the same trouble tomorrow."

5. "Don't be content with merely doing the right thing. Do the wise thing."

6. "Life is seasonal. Today's sorrow will be replaced by tomorrow's joy. Today's anger will probably be tempered with tomorrow's perspective."

7. "We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures."

8. "Today's decisions must be evaluated in light of how they will impact and shape tomorrow."

9. "We are a people proficient in the art of self-deception."

10. "Sometimes people stay away from wisdom for so long that when they finally decide they want to fix their lives, they can't."

11. "What we do with our time is more important than simply knowing what time it is, how old we are, or even how much time we have left."

12. "I knew that one day I would look back and wish I had invested more time with the people I loved and less time with the hobby I loved."

13. "Our greatest moral regrets are always preceded by a series of unwise choices."

14. "To accept the standard handed to us by our culture is to live and relate in a very dangerous place."

15. "Wise people know when they don't know and they're not afraid to go to those who do know."

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