Recharging & Rest

Leaders need to get lost sometimes.  Nothing that requires a search and rescue mission…just temporarily lost!  Getting lost means having no plan, no direction, and no structure. If you have led for any period of…

Leaders need “Happy Places.”  These places are escapes for all of us.In the movie Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler plays a character named Happy.  Happy is a hockey player turned professional golfer.  Whenever things got tough…

It is critical for leaders to have a rhythm of rest. I can remember when this blog was just an idea inside of James’ heart and mind. Now it is something that I look forward…

All of us are due for a good spring clearing occasionally. Spring is a perfect time for renewal of a leader’s mind. Most people get a good spring cleaning in this time of year, whether…

Leaders should vacation well.  I regularly write about a group I am in with some leaders in our local community.  In one of our discussions over lunch, we talked about this concept that leaders should…

I am gone fishing this week! In Blog 005, The Bridge I wrote about an experience last summer as my family and I were leaving our favorite vacation spot, Saint George Island, Florida.  Well...we are…

One of our favorite family vacation spots is St. George Island, Florida.  It is an incredible place to visit located on the Florida panhandle.  There is a scenic, 4.1 mile bridge that connects the mainland…