It’s amazing to me how many leaders I know tell me they struggle with control. When I tell people I have control issues, a surprising number tell me, in hushed tones, that they have the same issue. Then, usually, we…
If you’re truly going to develop as a leader, you can’t do it without great feedback. The dilemma for a lot of us is that we long to hear ‘well done’. And we crave positive feedback enough that it’s tempting…
I had never been through anything quite as deep, or frankly, personally frightening as my burnout back in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to a place where you can…
Burnout. Been there? Seven years ago, I entered the darkest period of my life. People had always warned me I would burn out. I thought I could prove them wrong. And usually, I did. I would get tired – out…
Most of us would love passion to fuel our life and work every day. That’s always how it starts, right? When you begin something, it’s pretty much all passion. Whether you’ve felt a call into ministry, you’re starting a new…
Excuses. We all make them from time to time. But we should banish them from our vocabulary forever. And here’s why I believe that’s so critical: You can make excuses, or you can make progress, but you can’t make both.…
So how clearly are you seeing things as a leader? Really? Truthfully, there are important things in leadership that all of us miss. One of the toughest challenges for those of us who lead is that every leader develops blind…
My year long spending fast is over. For the last year, I’ve been on a 12 month personal spending fast. The rules are here if you want to read them, along with two updates I gave along the way (at…
Failure’s such an ugly word. This is, as I talked about here, why we all gravitate toward success. Who doesn’t want to be successful? But here’s the truth. Most of us are not as successful as we hoped to be.…
Is any part of you growing cynical? I think you know what I mean. I have to: Fight the ‘been there” “done that” and “I can explain that in ten seconds if you let me” tendency that comes with having…