You’ve probably heard the saying, “Fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s actually one of my least favorite sayings. It’s a catchy but destructive idea that does more harm than good, and here’s why: You can’t truly “make it” if you don’t have integrity. And integrity is the opposite of fake. It literally means being whole and undivided – being…
You probably feel the pressure. The pressure to have it all figured out, to have the perfect plan for the rest of your life, and to know exactly what you want to do. Can I tell you the truth? That’s not how life worked for most of us. For some, sure. But not most of us. For us, life was…
Character is every leader’s most important quality. And like any quality, it can be developed. With each choice that you make, you are creating your character: Adversity doesn’t guarantee to develop character, but it does always reveal it. When a leader faces any setback, crisis, or obstacle, he or she will be met with a decision between two paths: character…
Usually, “having blinders on” is not a compliment. Blinders are things that limit our vision or our awareness. It’s not something we want said about us. But when it comes to heeding God’s call, blinders are precisely what we need. Wikipedia defines blinders as a piece of horse tack that prevents the horse from seeing to the rear and sometimes…
Several years ago, as I was mulling over a decision that had been weighing heavily on me, I stumbled across a scripture I’d seen many times. But for some reason, on this occasion, the words took on new meaning that day: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke…
A few years ago, I was considering a crazy idea. I was thinking about retirement. I was in my late sixties, and things were going well. It was the right time for my team and myself to think about the future and what it was going to look like. As we talked, it seemed like the future was going to…
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