How to keep your Kids from Derailing your Marriage
In 2004, my wife and I spent four days in Puerto Vallarta celebrating our ten-year anniversary. We left our three small children behind and were together on a vacation for the first time in nearly five years. During this …
How to Work Fewer Hours and Get More Accomplished
Most of us are not interested in working more hours. But we spend way too much time doing things that others could do. This leads to a couple of problems. First, our truly important tasks are procrastinated or even ignored. …
7 Reasons that People Quit Serving
It wasn’t clear what I was supposed to do. I wasn’t sure who I was responsible to. I didn’t receive any real training or direction. No one ever told me how I was doing. I was continually asked to do …
Stop Doing Everything Yourself
So many of us feel like we are overworked and responsible for too many things. Having too many priorities keeps us from focusing on the things that are most important. In coaching leaders who struggle with this, I often have …