Recharging & Rest

Take a hike! Three life and leadership lessons.

The intersections of life and leadership, we have all been there. Congested places where decisions are made to stop, go, or use caution.  Places where there are both internal and external pressures to progress. 

Running downhill has its advantages, but also has its lesser-known disadvantages. Advantage…we pick up speed and utilize less energy. Disadvantages, everything outside of that!

The condition of the soil determines the quality of growth.  From a gardening perspective, the condition of the soil matters to grow healthy plants.  From a leadership perspective, the soil represents our hearts and minds.…

What does living above your job look like? Learn more in this Leadership and Main Post by Andrew Cox.

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…