Grit & Growth
The Growing Season
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
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
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…
Under Construction
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
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…
The Path to the Top
The path to the top is full of many different characters. Most people with any level of ambition desire to get to the pinnacle of their careers. Whether it is the head of an organization,…
Gritty People
Gritty people earn the admiration of others. That admiration is earned through their ability to arrive at their desired destination regardless of the twists, turns, roadblocks, and detours that laid in the path of their…
No Rain, No Flowers
Where there is no rain, no flowers grow, pretty simple. Water is a necessary nutrient for any plant to grow. When it comes to certain varieties of plants, their flower sets them apart. My family…
Growing Tomatoes and People
The process of growing tomatoes and people have a lot in common. Yes, tomatoes and leadership! A gardener tends to the growth of plant, a leader tends to the growth of people. The intentions of…
Playing the Long Game
Playing the long game is a good leadership strategy. My entire adult life has been spent coaching youth sports. Over those twenty-two years, I have learned that it’s not about winning early, it’s about winning…