Loving Yourself
Do you love yourself enough to find out what you don’t want to know about yourself? Your answer to this question can impact how effective you are as a person and a leader. Here’s why asking for honest feedback is crucial to your leadership journey.
Loving Others
Over the next two weeks, I’m going to ask you to reflect on your leadership effectiveness by asking yourself two simple questions. Here’s this week’s question: Do you love others enough to admit when you are wrong?
The Power of Silence and Repentance
I sometimes write blog posts weeks or even months ahead of when they’re actually published. And as I’m writing this blog post, the tragic events in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX have just occurred and are weighing heavy on my mind.
Dear Papa
My mom’s dad — my Papa — shaped my life in many ways. Here’s what I’d tell to him if I had the chance to talk to him today.
Living Your Love
As my wife and I celebrate our 15th anniversary, I’d like to take a few moments to reflect on some of the specific things we’ve done that have strengthened our marriage — in other words, the things we do that are evidence of us living our love.
To the Class of 2022
While I haven’t (yet) been invited to give a high school commencement speech, I often take a few moments this time of year to think about what I’d say. I find that thinking about the advice I’d give others is a great way to ensure that I’m on the right path myself.
Prioritizing Restoration
As the school year comes to an end, I find myself thinking about my childhood — and the joyful summer days of my youth. Is it possible to recapture some of that feeling of magic as an adult? I think so — if we make restoration a priority.
Planning for Fun
When you’re a type-A leader like me, your default setting may be to follow your prescribed plan — but if you aren’t careful, you’ll follow it right into a joyless, over stressed prison of your own creation. Believe it or not, there’s immense value in making fun a priority.
What Vanilla Ice Taught Me About Tackling Tough Situations
If you can’t believe you’re considering reading a blog post about Vanilla Ice and leadership, I can understand — I found myself laughing and shaking my head while I was writing it! What can I say? Inspiration comes from all around us — even 90s rap icons.
Choosing Love
Change is never easy, especially when other folks are making choices that change your plans. Will you react to change with anger or sadness, or something more transformative — like love?