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Will You Lean Into Momentum?

wes — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:12:18 +0000

One of the things that has shocked me was how old I was when I first read John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. I’m ashamed to admit that it was only a couple years ago. As I read about each law, so many of them made sense, but a ...

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Is This the Worst Student Leadership Mistake?

wes — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:59:33 +0000

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 ...

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Perspective Comes with Time

wes — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:59:06 +0000

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.

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What’s Your Plan?

wes — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:06:47 +0000

Having a plan of attack always helps me. Sure, I can shoot from the hip as well as most people, but there are some things where having a plan is just better. When I started this blog three years ago, I did not have a solid plan, other than a ...

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4 Reasons I Have a Leadership Application

wes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:15:22 +0000

I am in the process of interviewing students who applied for our Student Leadership Team. The application process is two fold: a written application and an interview. The written application is a compilation of 9 questions. The questions help give me insight into how these students think about leadership–which is ...

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Leaders Show Up

wes — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:02:46 +0000

If you’ve worked with students for very long (or people in general), I’m guessing the following conversation rings some bells: Student: I want to step up and be more of a leader. Me: That’s great! Here are some things to keep in mind. Student: ***Misses the next month*** Me: … ...

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3 Thoughts on See You at the Pole

wes — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:30:49 +0000

Yesterday was when schools all around the nation observed See You at the Pole. This event began almost 30 years ago as a group of students planned to gather around their flagpole and pray for their classmates, teachers, administration, and country. Over the years, it has grown, even crossing national ...

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The Pendulum Swing

wes — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:16:32 +0000

I think there are two types of people in the world: those who have a plan before starting something, and those who build the plan as they go along. Maybe it’s more of a pendulum arc, where the you are somewhere on the swing of the pendulum, but it’s possible ...

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Check It Out: The First Two Steps

wes — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:35:38 +0000

There are a few authors on leadership, and especially student leadership, that generally fall into the category of “must read” for me. One of those is Tim Elmore. Imagine my glee this morning when, as I was perusing my emails, I decided to click on a blog post of his ...

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Naming Leadership

wes — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:06:01 +0000

My oldest daughter turns 12 tomorrow. When she was younger, she had imaginary friends. Each friend had a name, none of which I can remember. But the name made them personal. Hang with me for a minute. If you have children, or have ever been one, then you know the ...

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