I don’t know about you, but I’ve found that I tend to live my life focused on things that I need to do. And before I sold our moving and storage business, the things I usually focused on were content (the results we want to accomplish), items such as phone calls, parts to buy for our trucks, reports to complete, financial statements to review, etc. I was making a ver common leadership Continue →
Discover your Life Purpose
Why do you exist? It is one of the most important questions you could ever ask yourself. So, let me ask you again…Why do you exist? The answer to that question is your life purpose. And you have the potential to discover it. That’s especially important for you as a leader because your life purpose also affects the lives of the people you lead. I had too many things leading me away from Continue →
How to Hire the Right People to Combat the Great Resignation
In today’s culture with the Great Resignation and the growing amount of people quitting their jobs. When polled 40% of people are considering quitting their jobs in the next 3-6 months, this includes people in the non-profit sector and ministry. Worker retention is more challenging than in pre-pandemic conditions with an increase of 25% voluntarily quitting their jobs (U.S Bureau of Labor Continue →
What Your Sleep Reveals About Your Leadership!
What Keeps You Up at Night? What keeps you up at night? When I was President and CEO of our company, I had four main issues that would keep me up at night: People Money/Financing Government Regulations Meeting Consumers needs I learned that I could NOT control most of these challenges. But I could control how I responded concerning them. And how I responded had Continue →
Escape the Cycle of Self-Defeat
Have you ever felt a sense of guilt because you couldn’t make things work? Then you think…If I just try harder? Then you become fatigued? And then you want to quit? Finally, the cycle starts over again, and again, and again. Do you feel trapped in the cycle of self-defeat? Author John Ortberg has a name for this cycle – he calls it the “Cycle of Self-Defeat” in his book, The Me I Want to Continue →
Is Your WHY Big Enough to Succeed?
Big Enough to Succeed Understanding the problem we have is central to being able to identify the solution to give you sustainability and the growth you want. For many people, that problem is first identifying what anchors you, your organization, and your team. Is your why, big enough to succeed? The Problem: The report hit me like a two-by-four. With survival rates like that, you might as well Continue →
Achieve Results like an Olympian
How To Achieve Results like Olympians At the end of each day regardless of your title or position, we crave as humans to make an impact in the world we live in. If you are working with a church, business, educational institution, or non-profit achieving results ultimately lays the groundwork for what you are working for. With these 4 qualities as your bedrock, you can achieve results like an Continue →
Watson, The Secret to Quality is Elementary!
The Secret to Quality often feels like just that, a mystery, and out of reach of most organizations. Yet we know that most mysteries are solved with the simplest of observations. The Secret to Quality I have always been fascinated with Sherlock Holmes. When presented with a mystery, he seems to extract so much information with his strong sense of curiosity and observation. Then he pieces Continue →
Meaningful Work
Are you searching for meaning in your work? Or more precisely, are you searching for meaningful work? It is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. For many of us we know the truth that we find meaning in Christ as seen in John 17:3. We know we are created in Christ for good works, for we are God’s workmanship (Ephesians 2:10). In relationship with Christ, we have an Continue →
Process for Letting A Team Member Go
The Challenge of Letting a Team Member Go It is never easy, nor should it be considered lightly when letting a team member go. Whether you are working with employees or even volunteers this question, is always challenging. You face the logistical hassles of finding a replacement, and the money and time spent on training the individual. But even more significantly you face the impact it will have Continue →