I recently wrote a post John Maxwell’s Difference Between Successful And Unsuccessful People. John’s premise is the difference between the two is how people think. Recently, the ACC Network created an incredible resource called Champions: Coaching Conversations. This one-hour episode featured interviews with a fraternity of six current ACC coaches who have won national championships. The […]
Archive | 2019
19 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Joe Burrow’s Heisman Trophy Presentation
As expected, Louisiana State University Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow received the 2019 Heisman Trophy. While leading the Tigers to a 13-0 record and top-ranking heading into this year’s college playoffs, Burrow has taken college football by storm and is also a leading candidate to be the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. To date, […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of December 9th
Before getting to this week’s Top 10 list, I want to make you aware of a very special new book released this week. My friend and owner of the company I work for, INJOY Stewardship Solutions, Joseph Sangl just released his new book 20/20 Money: Gaining Clarity For Your Financial Future. This book has already […]
A Great Opportunity To Invest In Your Leaders In 2020
What are you doing to invest in your high capacity leaders in 2020? My friend Shawn Lovejoy and CourageToLead are hosting a one-day leadership experience built for faith-based leaders, CourageToLead LIVE! Shawn, along with Chris Hodges, Jon Gordon, Leonce Crump and Lauren Sisler will be featured speakers at this event in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday, […]
16 Differences Between A Peacetime Leader And A Wartime Leader. Which One Are You?
While peacetime and wartime can be a state of being, it is also a state of mind. In his new book What You Do Is Who You Are: How To Create Your Business Culture, author Ben Horowitz states, “Most CEOs have personalities that are suited for one or the other. Whether you lead a church, business, […]
3 Questions All Successful Leaders Ask and 12 Other Pieces Of Leadership Gold Few Ever Find
The only place finding gold is easy is in a jewelry store. You have to dig for gold, sometimes very deep. It takes sweat, planning, and hard work. Searching for gold usually takes places in searing heat and the worst of conditions. Well, consider me your leadership jeweler today. I’m about to give you hard-to-find […]
10 Signs Of A Pastor You Can Admire
We had such a great day celebrating hundreds of single parents & loving on their kids! The fun continues tomorrow as Pastor @ikereighard continues our series “Do You Hear What I Hear?”. Join us in person 9:30am | 11am or OnLine at https://t.co/quWsdEKAsM #MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/9GN3fSUiG4 — Piedmont Church (@PiedmontChurch) December 7, 2019 I recently read […]
Why The Alabama Crimson Tide Dynasty Is Over and Which Dynasty Is Next!
https://youtu.be/AaHhS_QsNww It pains me to say it the but Alabama Crimson Tide dynasty is over. Don’t get me wrong, they will continue to be highly competitive under head coach Nick Saban for several more years. But make no mistake, the championship dynasty has concluded. It actually ended in last year’s national championship 44-16 loss to […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of December 2nd
Before getting to this week’s Top 10 list, I want to share a thought with you from Mark Cuban. Mark said, “In college, you pay to learn. After college, you are paid to learn.” Leaders are learners and Mark would tell you the most successful ones are continual learners. FYI, I am continually learning a […]
The Top 10 Things Church Staff Love About Their Church
A couple of weeks ago, I asked our quickly-growing list of church staff members three questions: What is the absolute best thing about your church? What is the worst thing about your church If you could change one thing about your church, what would you change? The response was overwhelming and quite interesting. Here’s why. […]
John Maxwell’s Difference Between Successful And Unsuccessful People
In my opinion, John Maxwell’s most underrated book is Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life andWork. In this book, John makes the argument that the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is how they think. To then help leaders improve their thinking skills, John outlines 11 thinking skills all […]
13 Signs Of A Church Anyone Would Want To Pastor
This past weekend, Dr. Johnny Hunt preached his final “official” sermon at senior pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock (GA). There will be more from this service in future posts but I was especially touched by First Lady Janet’s address to the congregation prior to Pastor Johnny’s message. As I listened to this Godly lady […]