How Mirrors Can Be Powerful Leadership Tools
If you are a leader or want to be a leader, and you are trying to identify good leadership tools, I suggest you pack a mirror. Yes, leaders are expected to have and share a vision. They need to set a direction and clear a path forward. While we commonly think of a...
Consider the Filters That Construct Your Personal Worldview
How often do you give thought to your personal worldview? I think about mine often – probably more than I should. However, that doesn’t mean it is not important, nor should it be taken lightly. As the saying goes, if you don’t stand for anything, you might fall...
The Great American Stalemate Will Show Who We Really Are
We find ourselves in the midst of a Great American Stalemate. That’s the conclusion I am coming to after having considered what has been going on in my country over the last many months. In fact, I have felt pretty helpless since the election of Donald Trump as...
You Don’t Have to Care About Inauguration Day, but You Should at Least Care
It’s inauguration day in the United States. We’re witnessing history – whether for better or worse. That’s no different from any other inauguration day that has happened before today. However, while the coming months and years will bring an unveiling of the path...
What If I Say No to God by Ignoring My Call?
It seems silly to suggest we might say no to God if we really are accepting of his all-encompassing power. Yet, we say no to God all the time. We say no to him when we fall short in obeying all his commands. We say no when we make choices that are – without...
Seeking Spiritual Encounters – a Review of Dirty Glory by Pete Greig
I got real exposure to spiritual encounters while doing mission work in Reynosa Mexico many years ago. We called it “Jesus Sightings.” We were encouraged by leaders to take time out and do walk abouts in the colonia. If we were really present in the moment, we just...
Small Steps for Nurturing Progress in Your Personal Growth
In 2011, Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer shared the results of an in-depth study in the Harvard Business Review entitled, “The Power of Small Wins.” They analyzed several thousand daily diary entries from 238 individuals to learn about their emotions,...
Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up
Facing fears can come in various sizes. There can be enormous fears, like getting out of toxic relationships because a fear of being alone outweighs the alternatives. And we can also be facing fears that some may consider silly, like spiders, clowns or traveling too...
Seven Pick Me Up Songs for Your #Praylist & Inspire Your Comeback
We need a pick me up every now and then. Few things have the power to provide it than the right songs at the right time. That’s why, instead of offering one pick me up song for a #praylist, I’m concluding the Go from Low to Glow topic in our...
A Review of 41 Will Come, Down But Never Out
In 41 Will Come, Check E. Tate presents a clear call to action: What are you going to do about the giant that’s standing between you and your dreams? The giant that is keeping you from being the person God created you to be? This is a tough question. In fact,...