I’m not a mountain climber in the usual sense, yet I’ve climbed many mountains in my day. You set out to scale the mountain and there’s a lot of excitement and anticipation and maybe even a little nervousness, because most mountain climbing is a daunting job. As you scale the mountain you encounter rougher terrain … More The Other Side of the Mountain
I can’t resist. It’s too overwhelming. Yes, I’m going to talk about Tiger. I have written about him before but what I hope everyone observed this past Sunday was that at the base of this comeback story, at its fundamental core, what we witnessed was not just a comeback but the transformation of an individual. … More Watching Transformation
What does your facial expressions, body language and tone of voice communicate to your team? As leaders the ability to engage our people has many moving parts to it, one of which what we communicate non-verbally. For example, I can be a very serious and passionate person. Unfortunately, sometimes that comes off as negative. When … More What are you really communicating?
Are you called to do what you do? What do I mean by that? A calling is an urge, a longing, a sense of destiny, a feeling that in a certain place you will be fulfilled. It is a pull, a tug, or even a push. It is a connection to something within a certain … More Your calling
I’m a big advocate of grace. Maybe it’s because I need it so much in my own life. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen the frailties and weaknesses in all of us: inconsistent, awkward, insecure, overwhelmed, hesitant, failing, hurt, unsure of ourselves, broken, and, well, human. But more than anything I think it’s because I’ve seen … More Grace-Full Living
We all want to be understood and connected to the people we work with. This is a key to getting anything done successfully. But. There is a barrier, a wall that often keeps us from this, and that barrier is assumptions. Assumption of motives. Assumption of motives is a wall we put in our way … More Barrier to clear communication
You’ve made your plans for next year. You’ve set goals. You calculated the numbers and have budgets in place. You’re gearing up filled with excitement about what next year can bring to you and your organization. But hold on. You may have missed something. In all of your planning and working with the numbers, did … More Behavior Planning
Who do you know that loves to wait? No one. Almost every time when we go to a restaurant I say to my wife, “I hope we don’t have to wait!” Last night we showed up at a Mexican restaurant we hadn’t been to before, and we arrived early for the dinner hour, and as … More Waiting
There is just something about being thankful that removes walls and barriers in our life. The power of thankfulness can overcome depression and anxiety. And thankfulness provides us a way of understanding that while everything may not work out the way we planned, the way things have worked out can be pretty amazing. Thankfulness doesn’t … More A Thankful Heart
So many people like to deliver messages couched in Sarcasm. It’s a very common thing. Most sarcasm is delivered with humor, a joke or off-handed remark. The thinking is that the message will be received better that way. The deception is that although people may be laughing on the outside, there may be damage done … More Sarcasm, the Darts of Destruction
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