Through the years, the number one thing that I have prayed for is God’s Will for my life and my families life. Why? From a truth standpoint, God tells me that “His Will is good and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12:2) His will is perfect. There is nothing better. There is no way to improve…
Great legacies are always built on perseverance. If this is true, why are we surprised, dismayed, confused, when our lives require it? At the end a fishing trip in Florida, the captain was throwing the remaining bait fish into the water. One landed on the pier, one inch from falling into the water. It flopped…
“How do you lead high performers?” I was asked this question by a CSO. He had a star player on his team that was considering leaving his company for another. He was wondering how to motivate. I thought for a second and gave all the textbook answers, the things I was taught. Things like, empower…
“It is not shortage of time that should worry us, but the tendency for the majority of time to be spent in low quality ways.” Robert Koch There is a large gap in the efficiency mindset, extensively working to optimize time and get the most out of a day. When you’re working for efficiency, opportunities…
The single greatest danger to any business, team, culture, or life is man’s desire for glory. The desire for glory robs the unity of a company, team, marriage. The desire to glorify oneself can hide within profits, sales numbers, team victories, titles, money, children, performance, posts, faith, you name it. And the results are catastrophic….
Fear is enemy number one. Fear stops achievement. Fear stops momentum. Fear places a glass ceiling over possibilities. Fear hides in the midst of division, casting blame on others. Fear puts the spotlight on oneself. Fear creates imposter syndrome. We all battle the emotion, maybe daily or weekly, but certainly at points in our career….
Take care of your conversations. Much is at stake with our words. It was said of a mentor of mine, “he was the only person I knew that didn’t have others for lunch when at the dining table.” The subject of many conversations today will inevitably be centered on a person. Every one of these…
“Defining moments shape our lives, but we don’t have to wait for them to happen, we can be the authors of them.” The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath I was knee deep in a meeting and received a call from my daughter. Like every dad, I walked out to take the…
I had just shared my story, full of regrets, when I was asked this question: How do you carry the burden of regrets of the past? The answer for me: transparency. At Harvest Group, an integrated commerce agency, we claim a Brene Brown quote: “Clear is kind.” We do our best to practice transparency in…
“Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.” Cal Newport, Deep Work Deep work impacts others, but life pulls us to the shallows. Meetings pull us from deep work. Calendars become full of meetings and the list of meeting attendees grows. It is said that a thirty-minute meeting really…