patterns | Three Question Leadership https://threequestionleadership.com Helping Expand Your Leadership Influence Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:29:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/threequestionleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-cropped-cropped-2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 patterns | Three Question Leadership https://threequestionleadership.com 32 32 123447740 How to Master Your Time https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/22/how-to-master-your-time/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/22/how-to-master-your-time/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:48:00 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2362 What impact does time play on personal growth and leadership development. Chronos represents measurable, structured time, while kairos indicates fluid, opportunistic moments. The author reflects on their leadership journey, noting how significant growth often occurs during kairos moments, urging commitment to ongoing personal development.

The post How to Master Your Time first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/22/how-to-master-your-time/feed/ 0 2362 If You Can Do One… https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/15/if-you-can-do-one/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/15/if-you-can-do-one/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:19:45 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2356 How do you tackle getting started with a new goal, task or habit?

The post If You Can Do One… first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/15/if-you-can-do-one/feed/ 0 2356 Unlock A Timeless Truth https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/01/unlock-a-timeless-truth/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/01/unlock-a-timeless-truth/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:33:00 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2352 As you look back over your life, do you see any intersections where two ideas merge onto the same road?

The post Unlock A Timeless Truth first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/04/01/unlock-a-timeless-truth/feed/ 0 2352 The Art of the Long Game: Think in Weeks, Dream in Years https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/03/18/the-art-of-the-long-game-think-in-weeks-dream-in-years/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/03/18/the-art-of-the-long-game-think-in-weeks-dream-in-years/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:21:31 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2345 Youth ministry is a week to week endeavor. Sunday and Wednesday are always right around the corner. The next month needs to be advertised, the next quarter needs to be planned. It's a never ending cycle. And that cycle can become a whirlpool if we're not careful.

The post The Art of the Long Game: Think in Weeks, Dream in Years first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/03/18/the-art-of-the-long-game-think-in-weeks-dream-in-years/feed/ 0 2345 Watch Out for Trap Weeks https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/02/25/trap-weeks/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/02/25/trap-weeks/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:22:00 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2339 Have you ever found your current self being mad at your past self for something your past self did (or didn’t) do? I have so much experience with this. No One to Blame But Myself A few years ago I planned our summer calendar. I kind of rushed through the ...

The post Watch Out for Trap Weeks first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/02/25/trap-weeks/feed/ 0 2339 Is Boring Growth the Best Growth? https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/01/27/is-boring-growth-the-best-growth/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/01/27/is-boring-growth-the-best-growth/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:23:21 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2265 What I’m about to say may be one of the most off the wall things you hear someone say today. I think my favorite color is the color of wheat as it grows. Hear me out. When wheat is planted, the field is freshly tilled, and the brown of a ...

The post Is Boring Growth the Best Growth? first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2025/01/27/is-boring-growth-the-best-growth/feed/ 0 2265 3 Shifts to Make to Unlock Your Leadership Growth, Part 3 https://threequestionleadership.com/2023/11/06/3-shifts-to-make-to-unlock-your-leadership-growth-part-3/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2023/11/06/3-shifts-to-make-to-unlock-your-leadership-growth-part-3/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:29:36 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2235 Mistakes bother me. Especially mistakes I make that could have been avoided. But that leads us to our next point: Evaluated Mistakes Unleash Growth

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The post Some Pain Needs to Be Addressed first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2023/09/25/some-pain-needs-to-be-addressed/feed/ 0 2218 How to Attack the Question Marks https://threequestionleadership.com/2023/09/11/how-to-attack-the-question-marks/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2023/09/11/how-to-attack-the-question-marks/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:21:53 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=2212 My favorite time to do something is the second time.

The first time I do anything, I don't know exactly what to expect. I don't know how to anticipate what might go wrong. I don't know the unwritten dynamics at play. I don't know what I don't know.

But once I can do something the first time, evaluation kicks into gear.

Here are three ways I've learned to attack the question marks.

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