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 →

Actions That Require VALOR

VALOR.   Websters online dictionary defines it as, "strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage...". I like what Ambrose Redmoon said. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." We all need... Continue Reading →

5 Things That Will Shape Your Destiny

Have you ever wondered what you will be like in five years?  Will you have changed?  Will you be more loving?  A better leader?  A better parent?  What will you be like? Who you will be five years from now is being shaped by five things: 1.  the people you are spending time with-who is... Continue Reading →

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