Have you ever been wonderfully surprised? In July the readership of this blog grew 124%. During August, it grew an additional 97%. I figured at some point this rate of acceleration has to stop. What a bad leadership thought because of my lack of vision. Incredibly, the month of September saw this site grow another 92%!!! […]
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20 Leadership Quotes from Gordon Gekko and Wall Street
 Is the iconic character Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas correct when he said “Greed is good?” All leaders are faced with this question. In essence, we must determine if we are going to serve others or serve ourselves. I loved the new Wall Street movie. The acting is ridiculously superb and there are a couple […]
5 Leadership Is A Rollercoaster Principles
Yesterday I had a privilege of taking my daughter on her first rollercoaster ride! As you can imagine it was quite a memorable experience for all. After taking the ride and enjoying that memory with her, I began to think about what leaders can learn from rollercoasters. Trust me! It will be worth the read. […]
A Wonderful Leadership Surprise
Precept Ministries, led by Jack and Kay Arthur, has been an incredible blessing to my family and we have been privileged to financially support their efforts for many years. Yesterday we were visiting their campus in Chattanooga, TN and we received a wonderful leadeship surprise. My daughter and I took a walk alongside a creek on their property.  I […]
10 Leadership Skills Of Stay At Home Moms
When I talk to people who don’t read this blog, the main reason they give is that they do not consider themselves to be leaders. They think to be a leader you must have someone “under you”. This is especially true of many of the women I speak with. We need a fundamental shift in our thinking of what a leader […]
The Type Of Leader That Turns God’s Head
Do you remember when you were younger and you would see someone in a crowd who made you turn your head? Of course you do. The reason I say “when you were younger” is because if you are a married man like I am, you can get into some real trouble having your head turned!!! Here’s […]
65 Characteristics Of Alpha Male Leadership
Ed Orgeron is an Alpha Male! He is a larger than life figure with a personality to match. Currently at USC, Orgeron is considered the best defensive line coach and recruiter in college football. While the head coach at Ole Miss, he was featured in a book written by Bruce Feldman entitled Meat Market. Feldman provides […]
4 Ways To Impact A Man’s Life
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B300gQkgDS0] Recently, www.smedioi.com had a blog post entitled How To Market To Men On The Social Web written by Douglas Idugboe. There were several interesting findings including men spend more for online shopping than women. Churches are constantly looking for ways to impact the lives of men. The following are the lessons and quality insights from this post that pastors […]
3 Simple Leadership Lessons From Frank Beamer
Genius is making the complicated simple, not the simple complicated. Whether it is pride, insecurity, or our natural default mode as leaders, we tend to over-analyze things in our lives. The result becomes relationships and tasks that are needlessly complicated. As a ministry consultant, I spend much time talking leaders through a process that takes complex ideas and […]
If Your Marriage Is Failing…
Unfortunately, there are several people in my personal life who have recently divorced or are strongly considering the idea. This is a devastating epidemic in our country that leaves negative consequences affecting multiple generations. What is always humbling is that even the most healthiest of marriages are only one wrong decision away from a lifetime of regret. David […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of August 2010
August was an amazing month! In July, we experienced 124% growth. With such a rapid increase, I was just hoping to simply break even or slightly grow during this past month. Well, thanks to you the readers and so many of you forwarding my posts, we grew an additional 97%!!! I am blown away and thank […]
Leaders, It’s Time To Take Out The Trash
Does your life feel like the picture above? I am currently reading Bruce Feldman’s book Meat Market which is generally considered the greatest book ever written on the subject of college football recruiting. By the way, it is living up to its reputation. I was fascinated by then Ole Miss Rebels Head Coach Ed Orgeron’s evaluation […]