Sacrifice & Service

In life and leadership, our front row people are our biggest fans. Their nearness to the action in our lives pushes us forward. They are our rock-solid supporters.

Pressure builds leaders.  It comes with the territory of leadership.  The calling of leadership comes with a cost.  The daily demands placed on leaders are heavy. 

Would you sacrifice everything for others?  Not material possessions, but your very existence?  The very breath you breathe?  Would you?    

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. 

Putting our personal stamp on someone or something is the ultimate third-party validation tool.  Personal referrals remain one of the most powerful tools in obtaining a job, finding the right contractor, and connecting with the…

The best leaders are others orientated.  Their purpose points them in the direction of others.  The focus is outward, not inward. 

The best way to get the real picture is to keep your feet still and evade emotion. What I learned from my morning read on the Presidential leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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…

As a father of two kids, I have always been called to be their protector. Leadership has the same calling. It’s a Superpower that is only entrusted to those responsible for the well-being of others.

This world is built on the backs of silent sacrificers.  I was scrolling through some reels on Instagram this weekend when I heard those two words strung together for the first time…silent and sacrifice.  It…