Preparation & Presence

The roads of life and leadership are filled with people.  These people play a significant role in the journey.  The ones we encounter along the way help determine our direction.  Good, bad, or indifferent, there…

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. 

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…

An illustration that has always Stuck with me is, “Garbage in, garbage out.”  What we get out of something is the direct result of what we put into it. 

What will they say?  A defining question in life and leadership.  The answer will be found in the words of those whose lives we have Interceded along our journey.

Being the play caller is as critical to leadership as it is to football. The pressure always rests with the play caller.

Leading with intentionality can drastically impact the potential influence that we can have on others. Intentionality is an art, one that can separate extraordinary leaders from ordinary ones. It allows leaders to silently stand out.…

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…

Leaders can find ourselves physically present, but absent.  There, but not there.  Existing in a space and place, while being non-existent.  Present, But Absent As we begin to prepare our lives for career possibilities, the…

Out of position is not a place any player wants to be.  It means that their positioning on the field of play has cost them and the team something.  They just weren’t where they were…