15d • The BIG ASK™
☕️ BLACK BOX JOURNAL 6/17/26
🎯 BIG ASK: What Produces the Greatest Value Today?
This morning, over coffee and prayer, my prayer was simple.
"Give me the wisdom to use this day well. Help me be useful today. Help me serve my family and my community."
As I sat quietly, one question came to mind.
❓What produces the greatest value today?
Not what produces the most activity.
Not what produces the most likes.
Not what produces the most comfort.
Not even what produces the most attention.
What produces the greatest value today?
💙 I've learned over the years that activity and value are not the same thing.
Busyness can create the illusion of progress.
We answer emails.
We attend meetings.
We scroll social media.
We make lists.
We start projects.
We stay occupied.
Yet deep inside, we often know that something important remains undone.
🥋 One of the greatest disciplines in life is learning the difference between being busy and being useful.
✨ Better questions lead to better awareness.
✨ Better awareness leads to better decisions.
✨ Better decisions lead to better actions.
✨ Better actions, repeated over time, shape our character and determine the direction of our lives.
This question helps us move from reaction to intention.
From drifting to directing.
From merely existing to purposefully Living Strong.
❤️ Value begins with responsibility.
Serving my family.
Serving my community.
Serving the people I have the privilege to teach, encourage, and connect with.
Some days, what produces the greatest value is having an important conversation.
Some days, it is resting.
Some days, it is making the phone call I've been avoiding.
Some days, it is creating something that serves others.
And some days, it is generating the revenue necessary to fulfill my responsibilities and continue serving the people I love.
The answer changes.
The question remains.
🙏 I've come to believe that one of the greatest prayers we can pray is:
"Help me be useful today."
Not impressive.
Not famous.
Not admired.
Useful.
Useful to my family.
Useful to my friends.
Useful to my students.
Useful to my community.
Useful to those who are struggling.
Useful to those who are searching.
Useful to those who simply need encouragement.
☕️ Before beginning the day, pause.
Pray.
Reflect.
Then ask:
❓What produces the greatest value today?
And perhaps even more importantly:
🔹 What responsibility deserves my best attention?
🔹 What am I avoiding?
🔹 What needs to be done?
🔹 Who can I serve today?
🔹 What is the right and appropriate action?
And finally…
❓Am I merely staying busy?
Or am I being useful?
💪 Living Strong is not about doing more.
It is about doing what matters most.
💙 Reflection Questions:
🤔 What produces the greatest value in your life today?
🤔 Are you merely staying busy, or are you being useful?
🤔 What responsibility deserves your best attention?
🤔 What is the right and appropriate action?
🤔 Who can you serve today?
Live Strong, my friends.
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☕️ BLACK BOX JOURNAL 6/17/26
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