I’ve yet to find a song that gets me as pumped up as “Eye Of The Tiger”. Funny thing is, I hate 80′s music for the most part…but this song just makes your heart beat a bit faster. I remember reading a book my senior year of High School that gave me a similar feeling. [...]

In lieu of a more meaningful post today, I’m going to share some of my favorite things: 1 – My Favorite TV Show: Recently I was watching a Will Ferrell movie that Steve Carrel plays in, and I told my wife that I thought I would really like “the office”. No one that I know [...]

Here’s the edited clip we used in church this Sunday. We all need a good laugh, and this does the trick! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJSEEOybIw]

I heard someone today ask the question “When was the last time that you did something and weren’t watching the clock?”. I know I’ve worked jobs before where I couldn’t WAIT to go home. But then I can also remember times when I hoped the day would never end. Ideally, most of us would like [...]

How do you get from where you are to where you want to be? How did you get from where you were to where you are? The Principle of the Path simply says that direction – not intention – determines your destination. We are all on a path in multiple areas of our lives and [...]

4. Have you as a leader stopped growing?: This one can be a bit tricky as NONE of us would be silly enough to say that we’re perfect…but are you still growing?  “What area concerning you and your leadership are you working on improving RIGHT NOW?” If you can’t answer that question quickly and easily, [...]

3. Taking your influence for granted:

I think that anyone with half a brain knows that you can’t lead people if you don’t build some type of relationship with them. This initial relationship can be a little uncomfortable, but we as leaders know its necessary so we push through and make “friends”. Momentum starts to increase, the team starts to gel, and your influence with those you lead seems to skyrocket. All is well.

Fast forward a few months or even weeks….

We’ve started running through a few of the warning signs that we as leaders need to watch out for.  You can read Part 1 here. 2. All Work & No Play: If I were to put you on the spot right now and ask you “When’s the last time you shared a good laugh with [...]