I first heard the principles put forth by Andy Stanley in When Work & Family Collide years ago in a sermon by Stanley called “Choosing to Cheat.” This book expands beautifully on the simple themes of that sermon. Stanley does… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: When Work & Family Collide by Andy Stanley
How important are our personal values anyway? Are they just a result of our upbringing or our religion, or is there something more to them? And if we decide having values is important, isn’t it important for them to stay… Read More »What’s on the table?
Remember this little gem from 10 Things I Hate About You? “I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed; but can you ever just be whelmed?” “I think you can in Europe…” I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed this week.… Read More »Overwhelmed
1. I need to be an influencer of influencers because… …success without succession is failure. What does it matter what I build if it can’t out-live me? My four primary influencers that I’m trying to influence in a positive way… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: 5 Lessons I’m Learning as a Leader
Even though I’m not much of a baseball fan, I’m facinated by the idea of stealing home. First of all, it’s a lost art, and I’m always facinated by lost arts. Also it’s extremely rare, which makes it all the… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: Stealing Home
I just got done reading Stop Stealing Dreams by Seth Godin. Admittedly, I’m a little late to the party as this free ebook is gaining tens of thousands of new readers every day, and is creating a huge stir. If… Read More »Stop Stealing Dreams
T.S. Eliot’s amazing and confounding poem, The Hollow Men, contains the following words: Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow Heather Van Aelst says this in her analysis of the work “This… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: The Shadow Falls
For reflection: My dream is— My greatest fear is— My greatest strength is— My greatest obstacle is— The person who has had the greatest impact on my life is— The teacher who has made the biggest difference is— My biggest… Read More »IS-
“Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don’t know how to quit.” -Robert Schuller “A leader is a person with a magnet in his heart and a compass in his head.” -Robert… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: Favorite Quotes on Leadership & Success