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The recipe for community starts with one key ingredient…its people.  Without that ingredient, the recipe just doesn’t work. The end product is bland, lacking in flavor. A community is simply a group of people that exist together. In an ideal community, everyone in a leadership position desires to better others and the world they live in. They want the people in their communities to have a great quality of life and will do what it takes to provide it. Acworth, Georgia I write this very blog because of my lifetime of experiences growing up in what I feel is the best community in the world, Acworth, Georgia. The

Every Leader should have a gratitude list, comprising of the people and things we are grateful for. One of the key differentiators between ordinary and extraordinary leaders is gratitude. GREAT leaders are GRATEful. In Last week’s post (Giving Away of Oneself) , we talked about the giving part of Thanksgiving. This week we dive into the other portion, gratitude. For me, I desire to be a grateful person. That desire does not always lead to expression. I think we are all inherently grateful people, many times it just doesn’t make it outside of our hearts and minds. I strongly believe that in order to lead people well, leaders

Giving away of oneself is what great leaders do. Leadership is about bettering others and the world we live in. In order to lead well, giving away of oneself is a necessary function. Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. The season makes me think of two things, one is gratitude, the other is giving. Today, we settle into the latter…giving. The Struggle I don’t know about you, but leadership can be extremely rewarding while at the same time downright exhausting. For me, the exhaustive part can be what I give away to others, my time, strength, love, and wisdom. I have read countless books on how to set boundaries and

Making regular deposits into relationships is one of the most valuable investments a leader can make.  In the world of banking, there are two types of transactions that can be made, a deposit and a withdrawal.  The same is true for people transactions in leadership. Financial deposits need to be made on a regular basis in order to pay the bills.  For example, your paycheck is deposited on a regular basis.  Your home’s mortgage or your rent payment is withdrawn from your account once a month.  Without the regular deposits of your paycheck, the check will bounce. People deposits require the same, regular prioritization. Relationships are bonds that

Sometimes our best work can be accomplished in crunch time. It’s nothing more than a pressure filled opportunity to do something great! Crunch time separates ordinary people from extraordinary ones. Ninety-four weeks ago I wrote the first Leadership and Main post. After years of staring at a vision that was going nowhere, it was time to buckle down and start writing. Since then, every Monday morning at 7:15 a.m., the subscriber email has gone out on time, without missing a single Monday. Confession of Leader Generally, I have a topic formulated, written the post, edited it, and scheduled all social media posts by 10:00 p.m. the Sunday before

You can count on critics all day, every day. They can be counted on to be consistent and relentless in their efforts. You always know where they stand…on the other side of whatever you do.  Critics are simply Haters. Critics can be found everywhere.  They can be found on the living room couches during college football season, the bleachers of any youth sports activity, in board rooms, in hallways, the backseats of vehicles, the editorial section of newspapers, and especially in the comments thread on a social media post.  Sometimes they can even lie withing oneself.        John Maxwell says that, “When you get kicked in the rear,

Lowering your level is an effective form of leadership.  President Abraham Lincoln once said, “No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.”  This is such a powerful statement.  I have spent my entire adult life coaching youth sports.  Whenever I felt it was necessary to connect with a player from a communication standpoint, I would always physically get down on their level to deliver the message.  It was a strategy that was proven effective over and over.  So, how does this principal apply to communication in leadership?  In this week’s post, we dive into five ways lowering your level to meet your team