Failure & Fear

Where a leader stands matters.  The placement of their feet determines the position from which they serve.  It’s the place where others are prioritized.

When we get Stuck in life and leadership, a strategy is required to get unstuck.  Stuck keeps us still, unstuck sends us forward.  We go nowhere stuck, while the possibilities are endless unstuck.

“Getting skunked” is a term used in fishing.  It’s the result of a full day of fishing, with zero catching!  It’s not an angler’s best day at the office.  Getting Skunked    We just returned…

False springs occur in advance of the real thing.  These events generate premature excitement for something that is only temporary.  It’s the artificial season, before the real season. 

Being the person people want to follow should be the aspirational goal for all of us.  It is the identifying mark of a leader. 

Every sporting arena has a tunnel.  In order to enter The Arena, every athlete must go through it.  Not only is it required for entry, it’s also where the athlete returns from the battle.  The…

A controlled sense of urgency can determine success or failure in a circumstance.  The urgency in which we attack an issue defines the path forward.  Urgency is necessary to triumph when the tension of situations…

Interceders are the people and moments in life that redirect our journeys. They meet us at our most critical intersections.

The best way to get the real picture is to keep your feet still and evade emotion. What I learned from my morning read on the Presidential leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

“Not today.” Words we utter to ourselves when our worlds get out of whack before our day can get going. When the chaos of life and leadership gets going before the first cup of coffee.