What do you do when you have a student who shows great leadership potential? Over the course of my ministry experience I’ve had a few students who seem to be a step ahead of their peers when it comes to reading and understanding a room. They have an intuition about …
When to Walk Away
What happens when you misread a situation? I had a situation recently where I made a decision to handle something one way, and it turns out it was completely wrong. Have we talked about how unique people are? There are not just one or two unique people in the world, …
Flashback Friday #4
I have a post it note on my computer monitor in my office that says: Not having THAT conversation is selfish. I wrestle with this constantly. I dread difficult conversations. That’s why today’s flashback is a reminder for me as much as for you to not hide from hard conversations. …
The Repetition Key
Practice makes perfect, or so the saying goes. The past few years I have coached my oldest daughter’s basketball team. Right or wrong, one of the things I made them do was work on shots from the block. I wanted them to be able to make a shot close to …
Perspective Comes with Time
It is incredibly difficult to tell if the situation we are facing right now is a high, a low, or just something in between. Until we gain perspective.