Willingness & Want To

Being the person people want to follow should be the aspirational goal for all of us.  It is the identifying mark of a leader. 

A great challenge of life and leadership is to maintain a childish perspective.  A perspective free of tainted experiences. One that allows us to look at the world with the clear eyesight of a child. 

Good, interested people make the best community leaders. Quality people aspiring to better others and the words they live in.

Dear Ashtyn, an open letter from the depths of a dad’s heart to his daughter who just graduated high school.

We have a deeply rooted human need to be surrounded by good, quality people.  In leadership, we are in constant pursuit of these people.  At times it can feel that the search comes up empty,…

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…

Willingness is the great differentiator between ordinary and extraordinary leaders.  Whenever I get the opportunity to speak on the topic of leadership, I share this definition: “Leadership is the ability and willingness to better others…

Crossing the line into leadership is a decision that every person has or will be faced with.  It is a critical point in the journey of a person’s life, whether to step across the line…

Tearing it down is easier than building things up.  The process of tearing things down requires demolition, destruction, and ultimate disposal into a barren wasteland.  Building things up requires patience, planning, and execution.  The Tree…

The land is where I have learned much about life and leadership.  It has helped shape and mold me into the person that I am today.  It is a special place.  The Land In 1996,…