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  • Lead Not By Force

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    Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. -Dwight Eisenhower Leadership happens when people aren’t forced to do something, but do something because of their passion to do it. It’s often seen when people in any organization are doing a set of tasks…

  • There’s No I in Integrity

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    Growing up and playing sports, I became accustomed to a saying that says, “There’s no ‘I’ in Team.” That’s a good point. After all, if there was an I in team, it would look something more like “tieam” and no one knows what that means. However, when you look at the word “Integrity,” there are…

  • Buy What You Sell

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    A common principle for leadership: If you wouldn’t buy it, don’t sell it. In other words, if you aren’t that into the idea, don’t try to pull it off. One of the great failures a minister/leader can make is to try to do something that they don’t have passion for doing. If you don’t believe…

  • Influence Supercedes Power

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    One of the great misunderstandings in leadership is the idea that, in order to lead, one must demonstrate power. In many circumstances, leaders do posses power over those of whom they are leading. In some situations, the leader believes it is their duty to exercise this power in order to be a good leader. This…

  • Swallow Your Preferences

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    For the past month Ive been taking an Old Testament class as part of my requirements for seminary. As I’ve gone through some of the prophetic books and as I’ve thought about what I already know about the Old Testament, Ive noticed a trend… God’s men often had to go against the preferences of the…

  • Routines Are Made to Be Broken

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    I’m a routine kind of person. I often find myself doing basically the same things each day at basically the same time. I even often go to the same places, the same day each week. I seem to work best when I have my time scheduled and set. I’m comfortable living life in a routine.…

  • Leadership Lessons From Football

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    Here are some leadership insights I had while watching football this weekend… Great leadership often isn’t about knowledge, but passion. We can overcome short comings with hard work. Without the people working behind the scenes, success doesn’t happen. You never win when you think you’re going to lose. Negativity breeds negativity, but passion breeds success.…

  • When Life Hands You Lemons…Throw ’em Back!

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    I’ve always heard the saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” I guess there’s a lot of truth to that statement, but I’m starting to believe that it may be better if we throw back the lemons when we get handed them. I believe in having a positive attitude and making the most out…

  • Use the Bathroom Outside

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    Melissa and I got Copper a couple of months ago. He still hasn’t quite figured out that he’s supposed to use the bathroom outside all the time yet. So, we often find ourselves cleaning up his accidents. The other day I was sitting on the couch and started smelling his special gift for me. I…

  • Our Greatest Weakness

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    “Our greatest weakness is allowing our weaknesses to become excuses.” Let that sink in for a second. We fail the most when we allow what we’re not strong at to keep us from doing something big. We fail, not from attempting, but from attempting not to fail. Sometimes not making excuses means that we attempt…