Humility

I Took Off A Month

No, I didn’t not work for a month — that’d be silly. I was off social media for a month. Why? Read on. During this time many sensations and emotions came to: “Oh man, this is hilarious. I want to share this with…oh, never mind” “I want to share this funny experience…oh…” “How is so-and-so doing…?” (IContinueContinue reading “I Took Off A Month”

Sharing Toys

give it away nowIn the midst of it, he didn’t understand. He couldn’t comprehend why she ripped them away and happily handed them over his possessions to someone else. He felt justified in his anger, incensed the rest of the day. How could she! Alternate story: they went to Salvation Army and mom had bagged upContinueContinue reading “Sharing Toys”

Perspective

Perspective. Sometimes it changes everything. Overlooking Lake Tahoe from Castle PeakI had the perspective that things weren’t going well in a certain area of life. Then I found people that had a completely contrary perspective. They saw only goodness and hope. They saw something that had become “normal” and no longer special to me. I realizedContinueContinue reading “Perspective”

Leadership, part 1

I’ve been discussing aspects of leadership for a short jaunt but I’ve been reminded I need to think much more deeply about this. This will be the first in a mini series on what intangible attributes we, as leaders, must have to prevail. I’ll cover the attributes laid out at a recent conference with oneContinueContinue reading “Leadership, part 1”

I was recently at a conference where the speaker opened with talking about the next generation leaders. But that’s not breaking news. Nor was it his big point. It was humility. His belief: “armed with enough humility, we can learn from anybody.” Businessmen can learn from non-profit CEOs; pastors can learn from government leaders…etc. (AContinueContinue reading “Humility”