“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.” – 21-time National Champion women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance Who are you when no one is watching? When no one is there to hold you accountable or celebrate your accomplishments, […]
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The One Thing The Greatest Leaders Do (Which Others Don’t) To Become Successful
An Unusual Request In early 1994, former San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh received a phone call from an old friend and former player, but not just any player. Quarterback Joe Montana was reaching out with a surprising request. Montana was asking Coach Walsh to review his mechanics and footwork. Montana simply felt they […]
4 Leadership Lessons From Justin Tucker’s Record Breaking 66-Yard Game-Winning Field Goal
A Desperate Situation The Baltimore Ravens trailed the Detroit Lions 17-16 with only :03 seconds remaining in the game. With the ball at their own 48-yard line, the Ravens sent out kicker Justin Tucker in a desperate attempt to win the game. With a 90.6% success rate, Tucker is widely considered the greatest kicker to […]
12 Lessons From The Leadership Brilliance Of Phoenix Suns Point Guard Chris Paul
Wine is not the only thing that gets better with age. Sometimes leaders do as well. Despite previous conflicts with players such as James Harden and Blake Griffin, NBA insiders have long known of the leadership brilliance of Chris Paul. Now during this year’s NBA season and playoffs, his skills has become have become apparent […]
10 Leadership Lessons From The Top 10 Men’s Tennis Players Of All-Time
I am infinitely fascinated by greatness and those who are considered “The Best of the Best.” In fact, my book Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders is a study of the best leaders, pastors, coaches, businessmen and women, businesses, athletic organizations, and coaches in the world. This is why when The Top 10 Men’s […]
27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From GOATs
Today I finished Jim Gray’s new book Talking To GOATs: The Moments You Remembered the Stories You Never Heard. This book is a compilation of Gray’s leadership lessons from interviewing some of the greatest athletes, politicians, and actors in history. Utilizing the individuals profiled by Gray, the following are 27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From […]
Dan Reiland’s 15 Things You Should Do When You Are Around Bigger, Stronger And Faster Leaders
During the COVID-19 crisis I have had the privilege of bringing you leadership insights from many of my most-trusted voices. There are few voices I trust more than the brilliant and incomparable executive pastor of 12Stone Church, Dan Reiland. Anytime Dan speaks, I listen. Whatever Dan writes, I read. I cannot tell you how much […]
Your 6-Part Formula For Success
John Legend is well, a legend. The following are just a small list of the singer, songwriter, actor and producer’s many accomplishments: 10-time Grammy Award winner Academy Award winner Tony Award winner Emmy Award winner In a July 2nd article in the USA Today, he was asked what advice he would give someone wanting to follow in his […]
9 Qualities Of The Best Leaders
This is what I know about you. If you are reading this post you want to be the best leader you possibly could be. You want to reach your God-given potential and fully live out your calling. You want to leave it all on the field and have no regrets. In the July 10th edition […]
How Do You Lead A Unicorn? 17 Things Successful Leaders Know About Leading Top Talent.
Notice the wording of this post’s title, How To Lead A Unicorn – singular. You will not be leading unicorns – plural. A unicorn is unique, hard to find, and one of a kind. By its very definition, there is nothing else like a unicorn. Whether you are in ministry, sales, athletics, coaching, music, or […]
15 Things Apex Leaders Appreciate In Other Apex Leaders
Real recognizes real. I have the privilege of interacting with some of the greatest Christian leaders in the world. Many people reading this post also interact with some of the top individuals in their profession. When we’re sitting across the table from these individuals, when we’re talking with them on Zoom of Skype, when we’re […]
20 Practices Of Apex Leaders – Why Some Are The Very Best At What They Do
Do you want to be the best leader you can possibly be? Well, I am going to help you today. Utilizing some older magazine articles and television programming, I gleaned the following 20 Practices Of Apex Leaders – Those Who Are The Best At What They Do: ESPN NFL Matchup October 14, 2017 Apex Leaders […]