Category: Personal Development

How Criticism Can Poison You
Criticism stings. It can ruin your day and cripple you with discouragement. This discouragement is often escalated by “Critic’s Math.” I was first introduced to this term when reading John Acuff’s fantastic book Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average …

100 Principles for Leadership
Download my NEW e-book FREE for a limited time! Over the past 18 months, I have written over 65,000 words and 130 blog posts. I write on leadership, leadership development, productivity, staffing, priority management, and family leadership. I have synthesized my last …

How 5 minutes Can Save your Life
Leaving 5 minutes early just might save both your life and your relationships. I drive a lot. I drive my teenage kids to school, drive all four of my kids to various activities, drive to appointments daily and drive my …

3 Coaching Spots Opening. Interested?
Over the next couple of months I will be taking on three new leaders to coach. I am writing this blog post today because you may be interested in being one of these three leaders. Over the past 10 years I …

How to Handle an Emotional Crash
Are you headed toward an emotional or physical crash? As a spiritual leader you spend your weeks preparing sermons, interacting with people, organizing ministry, trying to figure out which staff to hire, training leaders and overall bearing other people’s burdens. All …