Grit & Growth

There is plenty to be learned in seasons of scarcity.  While scarce seasons lack resources, there is no shortage of opportunities.  There is sufficiency found within the insufficiency.  It just requires the right perspective. 

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

Enduring the race, it’s one of the greatest challenges in life and leadership.  Endurance is one of the most undervalued qualities in a person.  It’s the ability to continue pushing forward when we just want…

Much can be learned through the experience of road trip randomness. Road trips are an extemporaneous way to Create Memories while learning along the way. There is a specific destination with a wide-open path of…

Dear Ashtyn, an open letter from the depths of a dad’s heart to his daughter who just graduated high school.

Every leader walks through the growing season.  A place where necessary transformation takes place.  The process can be painful, exuberant, and everything in between.  It is inevitable.    The Growing Season I grew up gardening…

The “blood round” is a great tester of grit.  Both the pressure and associated stakes are extremely high.  It’s a critical juncture between sweet victory and agonizing defeat.  The Blood Round My son Grant wrestled…

How do I grow?  A question that plagues every leader.  No matter the person, personal and professional growth is an important piece of the puzzle.  As the new year is upon us, our eyes turn…

Leaders are always under construction.  Demolishing ways of the old, building on established foundations, and finding innovative ways to build the future of the world.  It is a constant, never-ending process for those that desire…

Taking the mat is a necessary step in competing as a wrestler.  Never has anyone won a wrestling match without first taking the mat.  Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world, tracing…