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  • Because Someone Else Did

    Because Someone Else Did

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    Just a quick thought today… None of us are a product of ourselves. There is no true “self made” man. The reason we are where we are is because someone else did something. They chose to have a child. They chose to leave a legacy. They chose to start the organization. They chose to work…

  • These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

    These 3 Things Keep You From Accomplishing Your Goals

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    Goals. Many of us have them, few of us actually achieve them. Sometimes, it’s because we don’t have the discipline to change what needs to be changed or do what needs to be done. Sometimes, we don’t accomplish our goals because we don’t consider the time it’ll take or we don’t make them specific enough…

  • Leadership Tips For Having Hard Conversations

    Leadership Tips For Having Hard Conversations

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    Things happen. People act in ways we didn’t expect them to. None of us are perfect. When leading, occasionally we have to have those conversations we just don’t enjoy. Maybe it’s not that someone did anything wrong, maybe we just have to deliver some news. Maybe it’s going to surprise them or maybe they see…

  • Make It Personal

    Make It Personal

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    2 Peter 1:16-18 (NIV) For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my…

  • Have To Or Get To?

    Have To Or Get To?

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    We all have things we just don’t like doing. For some, this may be a meeting we have to go to, conversations we have to have, a place we just have to frequent…

  • Leading Led By The Spirit, Defined By Hard Work

    Leading Led By The Spirit, Defined By Hard Work

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    In leadership, God’s Spirit will lead you, hard work will define you.

  • Leader! Slow Down!

    Leader! Slow Down!

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    As a young leader leader person, it’s tempting to be in a hurry… ALL THE TIME. We have a lot to do. I have a lot to do. But something I’ve noticed lately is that opportunities for myself and for me to bless others come when I slow down.

  • Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

    Don’t Sacrifice What’s Permanent for What’s Immediate

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    Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In the 1960’s, Stanford did a now famous study where they put kids into a room with a marshmallow or cookie and told them that they could eat the marshmallow or cookie now or wait 15 minutes…

  • Beware of the Shift

    Beware of the Shift

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    I love football. That’s worthy of a blog post right there because I’m ready for football season to be here and my patience is beginning to wear thin. :-) But that’s not the point of this post or story… on to the real post. I love football and, while I’ve never played, I’ve come to know…

  • Drop It Like It’s Hot: A Lesson In Waiting

    Drop It Like It’s Hot: A Lesson In Waiting

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    When my wife and I first got married, we were unwrapping wedding gifts and came across a gem of a gift. It was one of those things that I really thought at the time had changed my life forever. It would provide warmth, comfort, and fun…..