Pastors and church leaders are currently making a critical mistake. This mistake is limiting their ability to fulfill their mission and vision in the next year. And what’s worse is many pastors do not even know they are making it. To help illustrate what pastors and church leaders are unknowingly doing, let’s watch the 1:07 […]
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John Maxwell’s 5-Step Cycle of Success
This past week, John Maxwell was one of the many speakers for the Thrive Conference originating from Roseville, CA. He discussed several topics including how to best lead in a COVID-19 world. As usual, John’s thoughts were insightful and brilliant. The section I felt was most impactful was the learning process leaders should go through […]
20 Quotes From The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast’s 100th Episode
The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast is one of my weekly go-to’s for personal growth and leadership development. Evidently, I’m not alone. Since its release in July 2018, 7.2 million people have downloaded John’s content. If you are not listening (and why aren’t you?), click HERE and start today. Today John released his 100th episode. I […]
John Maxwell’s 5 Words You Can Practice During COVID-19 To Position Yourself To Be A Success In The Future
We will get through COVID-19. I do not know when. What I do know is you and I are going to come through this better or worse than we were before. None of us will be the same. Today, on his John Maxwell Leadership Podcast, John gave 5 words to help position us to be […]
25 Positive Leadership Thoughts From Dabo Swinney, Derwin Gray, and Christine Caine from Jon Gordon’s The Power Of Positive Summit
From April 2nd through 8th, writer and speaker Jon Gordon has put together an all-star lineup of over 30 speakers for this year’s The Power Of Positive Summit. During these times of disruption caused by COVID-19, this event has been a great encouragement to me. So much so, I want to share the content from […]
John Maxwell’s 10 Things Leaders Do When Leading Through Crisis
Because of the coronavirus and COVID-19 we are in unchartered leadership territory. It is important at this time to rely on trusted voices for how to navigate both yourself and your team moving forward. And there is not a more trusted voice than Dr. John Maxwell. Today John released some complimentary coaching to help people […]
Courage To Lead Live Blog – 41 Leadership Quotes From Jon Gordon On Positive Leadership
Today I am being dispatched by INJOY Stewardship Solutions to bring you the top leadership thoughts and lessons from the Courage To Lead Conference in Birmingham, AL. I LOVE this coaching organization. Led by Founder and CEO Shawn Lovejoy, they work with you to help you discover who you are, and lean into it. Their coaching […]
John Maxwell’s 3 Lessons On Dealing With Fear
Have you ever been gripped by fear? I have. There are few things as worse. There are few things as debilitating. I have been gripped by fear when preparing for meetings. I have been gripped by fear when asked to report to someone’s office. I have been gripped by fear when certain numbers have popped […]
The Greatest Burden A Leader May Face And 16 Other Things Leaders Need To Know
I spent the last week on vacation. The time away gave me a lot of time to read and listen to some of my favorite podcasts. As expected, I found a goldmine of leadership content. One of the books I just completed was Bill Pennington’s incredible Chumps to Champs: How the Worst Teams in Yankees History […]
10 Things Leaders Must Do To Influence More People
Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban once said, “You can’t really promote guys into leadership roles. I think that it’s something that sort of grows, develops and happens because of personality types and respect that other players have.” Coach Saban is right. There is a significant difference between positional leadership that is positional and influence. […]
10 Things You Can Do To Have Your Best Year Ever!
2017 was my best year ever and 2018 is outpacing last year in many areas of my life. The following are some of things which happened in my life last year: My wife and I became empty nesters as our daughter graduated from high school and went off to Liberty U. I was fortunate enough […]
11 Lessons On How Leaders Can Better Add Value To People
The sustainability of your leadership is primarily built on your continual ability to add value to people. Think about it, if you are not adding value to people’s lives, not improving their current circumstance, not helping them get to a brighter tomorrow, not helping make their dreams come true, why should they follow you? They […]