A couple weeks ago we were on the back end of our youth room remodel, and our deadline (Wednesday night) was approaching fast. Â I was spending the majority of my time that week trying to rearrange, clean up, and reassemble the room. I had both of my daughters with me …
wes Leadership Lessons from the Cleveland Indians
On July 10, 2018, the Cleveland Indians had an unfortunate situation arise. The Manager, Terry Francona, walked out to the mound in the 9th inning to call in a relief pitcher for the closer, and the wrong pitcher walked out of the bullpen. You can read more about what happened …
3 Reasons to Ask for Help
Honestly, I do not know if today’s leadership lesson is a leadership lesson, or just a life lesson, but seeing how you’re both a leader AND alive, let’s dive in anyway. Ask for help. There’s something wired inside most of us that makes us dread asking for help. We think …
Do What Needs to Be Done
As I mentioned last week, I had the opportunity to direct a leadership camp. The general structure of that leadership camp looks like this: a combination of leadership instruction, relationship investing, and real life leadership experience. The real life leadership experience comes in the form of leading rec for the …
Pour Into People
I’m at camp this week working a group of student leaders. We will be teaching leadership principles, giving them opportunities to lead, and teaching them to evaluate as they go. So, today’s thought is a short one: find people to pour into. They are all around you. They vary in …