The value of purpose is greater than wealth, power, and title. Moses, quite possibly the greatest leader the world has ever known, had a singular, deep purpose for his life. Knowing his purpose made him “the most humble man on earth.” In an interview the week before the Masters Tournament, pro golfer Scottie Scheffler was…
“We tend to measure performance by what happens when things are going well. Yet how people, organizations, companies, leaders, and other things do on their best day isn’t all that instructive. To find the truth, we need to look at what happens on the worst day.” Farnam Street When the wind is at your back,…
The race is one’s journey in life. And it truly is a race, as there is a designated amount of time to finish. The race is personal. It is a unique gift to each individual. One’s unique race is not known by others. It is seen only by the one on the journey, the one…
One day, a pen will be used to write a description of each life. After Adam, Genesis 5 succinctly describes five generations using the same format for each. The person’s name, followed by the name of the first son born, and the number of years lived. No other descriptions are given about each individual’s life….
Zig Ziglar wrote that the last thing we should say to our kids before leaving them for the day is something positive and uplifting about them. Today, we have the awesome opportunity to build someone up, change another’s mindset, provide momentum and fuel for the day. The greatest missed opportunities are the simple, daily interactions…
Ever feel overwhelmed in the morning before your feet hit the floor? In his book The Power of the Other, Dr. Henry Cloud describes the difficulty of making it through “Hell Week” to become a Navy SEAL. He tells the story of the final leg of a swim on the last challenge. His brother-in-law was…
Impact others with selective memory. Everyone’s journey is laced with failures and defeats. In our minds, the negative lives rent free. We don’t need to be reminded of the miss, as the defeats have a loud voice. As a leader, the easy road is to build on this negative narrative, point out flaws, accentuate the…
Fulfillment is found in answering your “why.” When Nick Saban, former University of Alabama football coach, testified on Capitol Hill in 2024, he clearly articulated that he retired from football because his “why” was not met in the coaching profession anymore. In his mind, the profession had moved from a focus on relationships and player…
“The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you. … we are in charge of our attitudes.” Speaker and Author…
Move through the crowd slowly. I heard a testimony from a teacher about one of his mentors, a man who left a legacy of impacting others. The teacher said the one thing that struck him about his mentor was the way he “moved through the crowd slowly.” It took him forever to move through a…