Leadership

30. Two Relationships You Need Today!

Leadership

I have been thinking a lot about mentoring lately. In fact, I can’t remember a time in my adult life when I didn’t have a mentor or when I wasn’t mentoring someone else.  Both relationships have enriched my life and shaped the person and professional I am today. A mentor’s past experiences save us time [...]

Tagged as: Life lessons, Life Prompts, mentor

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Five Practical Lessons from a World Champion

Leadership

Few people have the rare opportunity to sit in the company of genuine World Champions, athletes who have trained and disciplined their minds and bodies to do what very few are ever able to do—consistently win and succeed in their sport and in life.  If you ever get the chance to spend some time with [...]

Tagged as: Life, Life lessons, perspective

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29. Lessons from the New Normal

Leadership

As the saying goes,  “Time flies when we’re having fun.”  It is true.  It’s been forty days since I blogged about my leap from my full time job to a full time adventure as the founder and president of Vineworks Publishers. I haven’t been blogging much since then because, as you can imagine, I’ve been [...]

Tagged as: Courage, Dreams, Habits, Life lessons

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28: What We Can Learn from Ants

Leadership

The Office, the popular TV show, resonates with millions of viewers, I’m told, because it presents true to life office scenarios.  Really?! Call me uptight, square, or stick-in-the-mud, but I just don’t get it.  I imagine that a show about employees earning a paycheck by setting a high standard for themselves, delivering excellence, and surpassing [...]

Tagged as: Character, Life Prompts, perspective

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27: Living a Day without Excuses

Faith

I’d be nicer to you, but… I’d lose weight, but… I’d stop being afraid, but… I’d work on my marriage, but… I’d take a risk, but… I’d forgive you, but… I’d take a chance on my dream, but… Excuses.  We’ve all succumbed to them at one point in our life—for a second… an hour… a [...]

Tagged as: Dreams, Excuses, Life, perspective

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Step into the Steve Jobs’ Classroom

Creativity

Steve Jobs’ Greatest Quotes Question for you What Steve Jobs’ quote resonates with you? Why? What do you think is missing from his life and business philosophy? And don’t forget to join my community here to connect with me and other budding authors and leaders.

Tagged as: inspiration, Life, Passion, Perseverance, Quotes, Steve Jobs

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Celebrating the First Week after the Leap!

Faith

After more than seven years, I have walked away from what most people would consider a dream job—a job that lent me countless opportunities to teach teachers how to teach with technology, to innovate and find solutions to educational, leadership, and productivity challenges, and to serve people whose first priority is to honor God through [...]

Tagged as: adventure, Courage, creativity, Dreams, vision

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26: Do You Have a Job or a Ministry?

Leadership

I’m honored and privileged to work for a Christian organization, so I’m deeply saddened when I hear, “That’s not my job” or “I don’t get paid to do that.”  I realize that we may feel unappreciated, burned out, or discouraged from time to time. I believe, however, that Christians bring glory to God in the work place, [...]

Tagged as: Christian Living, Good Practice, influence, testimony, truth

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Day 12: Pushing Past the Dip

31-Day Writing Challenge

Today is Day 12 of our 31 Day Story Writing Challenge. No new assignment, except to continue yesterday’s — and to persevere with your (B+C)500 writing commitment.  But having taught writing for some time, I can predict that it may be time to address “The Dip” Seth Godin discusses in The Dip: A Little Book [...]

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“What was missing was you”

Leadership

Lately, I’ve began to sound like a broken record, constantly talking about the power and importance of sharing your story. This evening, I opened a letter that humbled me, moved me to tears, and confirmed that I am right. The letter came from a high school student. Her public high school is known for its diverse [...]

Tagged as: Power of Story, writing

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The Power of Your Story

Leadership

Back from my self-imposed personal blogging sabbatical, I’m more fired up than ever about the hope we have in Jesus Christ… in the completeness of what He accomplished through His death on the cross… His resurrection… and the future we have if we have put our trust in Him.  I’m also fired up about the story [...]

Tagged as: Story

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