As a follow up to last week’s post on the difference between owners and hired hands, today’s post is going to shift gears, for a moment. But before reading further, you need to read this post. Jesus was the ultimate example of an owner teaching hired hands to become owners. …
wes Embrace Your Strength
How well do you know yourself? What settings do you find yourself naturally gravitating toward and thriving as a result? I work better in a collaborative setting. When I have the opportunity to work with a group of people, my creativity goes through the roof. For example, last year I …
Know Yourself: Trust Your Instincts
Have you ever seen Napoleon Dynamite? Unfortunately, the story that follows may make me seem a lot like Napoleon, and the comparison is very likely true. In high school, I was in FFA. As part of my FFA experience, I joined the Dairy Products judging team. Our contests did not …
Don’t Be Surprised
I think we all pick up leadership lessons to which we continually return. You learned something along your leadership journey, then forget what you learned, then are reminded of the validity of the lesson. Recently, I found myself returning to a simple principle I learned a few years ago: don’t …
The Undercurrent, Part 2
On Tuesday, I finished my post about the Undercurrent of the 3 Questions with this statement: The goal of leadership is to make the world a better place because of our having been in it. Today, I’d like to explore this idea a little more. I serve as a youth …