In my experience, strong leadership isn’t something that we learn in a lecture or a classroom. It is something we develop through our experiences, challenges, and the examples of others. Some people are a great example of strong leadership, while others are equally valuable to observe for the benefit of seeing the effects of poor [...]
Read More Christ, complains, consistent, dad, example, family, father, generosity, generous, growing, hard, Jesus, leader, leadership, learning, lessons, life, listening, loyalty, parenting, success, teach, teaching, wisdome, wise, workOver the years I have settled on some priorities in life that enable me to continuously grow as a husband, dad, and leader. My hope is that every man would consider these priorities to lead well in his family. I understand we all have different personalities and relationship dynamics. Not all men are “Type A” outgoing [...]
Read More Bible, dad, example, family, father, husband, Jesus, leader, leadership, pray, readI love spending time mentoring and getting to know young leaders. They inspire me, excite me, and keep me from getting too old. They aren’t perfect and yet are generally very receptive to advice and new ideas. I feel better about myself and the future when I am spending time with young leaders. I’m a [...]
Read More appreciate, care, church, follow, humble, humility, innovator, inspiration, inspire, Jesus, leader, leaders, listen, listener, listening, love, people, talent, vision, visionaryHere is my third installment of “Things That Didn’t Matter To Me That Now Do (Part 3).” For a complete picture, you also need to see Part 1 and Part 2, as well as my Top 10 List of Things I Don’t Care About Anymore (Part 1 and Part 2). 4. Mercy: I’m so different than I used to be, I really [...]
Read More accountability, amazing, babies, baby, childcare, children, children's, Christian, church, churches, families, family, god, humility, ideas, Jesus, leader, leaders, leadership, life, mercy, ministry, nursery, preschool, youngHere is my first installment of “Things That Didn’t Matter To Me That Now Do (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).” For a complete picture, you also need to see my Top 10 List of Things I Don’t Care About Anymore (Part 1 and Part 2). 1. Consensus: This is mostly for my American audience, as we share [...]
Read More abraham, alivin, audie, bond, church, consensus, corleone, daniel, indiana, James, jones, leader, leaders, lincoln, michael, murphy, rambo, rudy, ruettiger, skywalker, stark, tony, yorkMy Aunt died late this summer. I flew up to Western New York with my entire family to attend and speak at the wake, funeral, and gravesite ceremony. We told personal stories, laughed a lot, and shared a few days together as an extended family. Her legacy? As I said from the stage, she would fight [...]
Read More Al, apple, choices, Christianity, Davis, death, decisions, Faith, family, god, Jesus, Jobs, leader, leadership, legacy, life, Psalm, Psalms, SteveTraining up new leaders is an essential part of what I do. When I stand before God someday and own all of my life decisions, I will be more concerned with how well I molded future pastors and leaders rather than how many people I got to sit together in a room once a week. A [...]
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