Have you ever seen The Matrix? You know, the Keanu Reeves movies from the late 90s and early 2000s where the world as we know it is all a computer program. Over the course of the movie Neo (Reeves) discovers he’s been living a lie. Everything he thinks is real …
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3 Core Leadership Traits
Today I’m going to play off of Tuesday’s Check it Out that linked to this post. I’ve written before that I spend a lot of time thinking through things. As I’ve started at a new church and am building new relationships, I find myself thinking about those new relationships a …
Check It Out: Redefining Leadership Potential
Developing student leaders is a tricky subject. Today, I thought I’d re-share a post I published previously on Redefining Leadership Potential. Here’s a snippet of it: I treat teenagers as though they are capable of taking a leadership role, regardless of their age. Why? Because, they are capable of leadership regardless …
The Leadership Conversation
Leadership influence is a tricky concept. The reality about leadership influence is we all have influence, but so many people that I observe fail to realize the impact their influence is making. Influence, unfortunately, does not always mean a positive outcome. Often times I see the result of influence being …
Lessons from the Farm: Know the Weight
Today we are continuing our Lessons from the Farm series. You can click to see some of the previous posts that deal with learning when to stop, when to keep going, perspective, and working until the job is done. Have you ever passed a cattle truck on the highway? Have …