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Trusting God: The Greatest, Not The Easiest
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When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led…
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Decision Making: What Kind Are You?
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.Inc had an article a few weeks ago about 5 different types of decision makers. Articles like that one always make me do a type of “self discovery” and make me think through where I am on the scale. I thought the names of the stages were great. Most people probably fall somewhere within…
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Eye On The Prize: 2 Reasons Goal Setting is Important
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A couple of Saturdays ago, I ran my first ever road race. Not a marathon or even a half marathon, but a 12k… 7.5 miles. I actually did a lot better than I thought I would going into it. There’s something about running with a bunch of other people (probably a little bit of…
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3 Things Young Leaders Should Have On Their Schedule
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Being a young leader (or any kind of leader) can be an overwhelming duty. Being young and feeling like you’re always trying to overcome your lack of experience or life experience can make it even tougher. The challenges that come with leading anything require much of us. We care about the vision. For those…
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Epic Fail: A Post About Going All Out
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“If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.” — Thomas J. Watson, Jr Growing up, my favorite sport was baseball. I was actually…
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Leadership Needs More Partnership
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Leadership is ultimately about partnership. So much of leading who you and I lead is about knowing how to partner with the people that have been placed around us. We have to learn to work together with these people, with different personalities, different likes and dislikes, and different ways of looking at the outside…