Time is a most fascinating phenomenon. It ticks away at a steady, consistent pace, but it doesn’t always feel that way! Some moments drag on, while others feel wildly fleeting! Time is a complicated concept to wrap your head around. A Common Theme It’s ironic that “managing time” is the way time is frequently framed…
Without trust, you are making your job as a leader far harder than it needs to be! Breaking trust is easy – doesn’t take much. With that in mind, it makes sense to increase your awareness around potential ways you might be whittling away at trust. After all, your people are unlikely to let you…
Be honest, how “on purpose” have you been doing life? It’s common to have seasons of drifting through life and seasons of intentional focus, but what if you started tapping into your purpose? Over the years, I’ve had the joy of teaching children of all ages, and my favorite age to work with are preschoolers.…
The “happy middle.” What thoughts does that conjure up for you? Would you describe yourself as someone who operates in that place? Just for fun, I did a quick internet search and I was surprised to learn that there are at least 38 songs about “meeting in the middle.” Don’t believe me? You can check…
Peace – who doesn’t want more of that in their life? Just the idea of calm, stillness, and tranquility is incredibly appealing, right? Yet as I observe the world around me, the vibe is anything but peaceful. The headlines are full of stories about conflict, shootings, wars, and more. There’s so much turmoil in the…
Bad days often leave you feeling sad, discouraged, and hopeless. You may even feel like you want to quit! What makes for a day bad for you? It’s different for everyone. A day might go south after a series of interruptions, getting stuck with a project and not making the progress you were counting on,…
Permission slips were a requirement for school field trips growing up. Thankfully my parents gladly granted permission for me to join my classmates on those adventures. Square dancing – permission was not granted for that activity! While all my classmates do-si-doed in sixth grade, my parents denied me permission to participate. I still remember feeling…
“Prickly people” are everywhere! That means there will be some prickly folks at work too – people who rub you the wrong way, rarely have a positive thing to say, and are just rough to deal with. John Ortberg calls those kinds of people “porcupines” in his book Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know…
Unless you want to be a frazzled leader, it’s worth the effort to delegate! As a leader, you have your limits. I know you would like to believe otherwise. You may be attempting to do more than is realistic for a variety of reasons including… Control issues – you don’t want to feel out of…
When you are stuck in a snow storm you know it! There’s no confusion! Being stuck in life, however, is rarely that obvious. Stuck In The Snow In 2011 when we lived in the Atlanta area, a measly three inches of snow fell. For many parts of the United States, as well as in other…