Tips for Springing Forward

Don't forget to turn the clock forward tonight!  Here are a few tips for resting well and adjusting to the new time! Spring Forward with 10 Sleep Tips (WebMD) Ways to Make the Switch to Daylight Savings Time Less Miserable (ABC News) Other lifestyle posts you might enjoy from LeaderImpact: Reset Your Life The 7 Habits of... Continue Reading →

What needs your energy this next month?

The Olympic athletes have planned and trained for years to compete in London 2012.  The winners receive a medal; those who don't earn gold, silver or bronze still make memories and life-long friends.  Isn't it just as important to win in our lives and marriage?  This also requires some planning, training and intentionality. Before this... Continue Reading →

4 Practices for Rest

Living well means learning to rest well. We need to take time to sharpen the ax, recharge, retool. There are rhythms to a healthy life which includes rest.  Learning to rest helps a leader recover from physical weariness as well.  My wife, Terry has captured 4 simple practices that we have maintained over our married... Continue Reading →

Leadership lessons along the journey, part 5: 9 Strategies for Beating Weariness

The late coaching legend of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi used to say, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”  Physical weariness is dangerous to leading courageously.  If we admit it, as leaders, we are often dopamine and adrenaline junkies who manage overloaded lives with drugs that include sugar, caffeine, alcohol, ibuprofen, etc.  At some... Continue Reading →

the Leader Impact-5, (LI-5, v 1.7)

Last Saturday you may have noticed, but probably not…that I did not put up the Leader Impact-5.  Instead, I spent some quality father-daughter time with my baby-soon to be a college freshman, who in a couple months will leave her mother and me empty nesting.  I also wanted to give her an experience.  So we... Continue Reading →

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