With Christmas fast approaching, many people are feeling stressed by the expectations, shopping, and obligations that come with the holiday season. While it’s important to give of yourself, it’s equally important to engage in some extra “self-care” during the holiday season. A variety of issues cause stress during the holidays, including overspending, social obligations (parties, decorating, cooking, hosting), gift buying,…
Every year as we approach Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of the importance of gratitude in leadership. And I always come back to a very important question—how do I cultivate a willingness to be grateful? The truth is, the best version of you is a grateful you. But it is more natural to be entitled and selfish than grateful and humble. As…
You – yes, you reading this – you are a leader. You may know it and identify that way. You may consider leadership one of your strengths. On the other hand, you might consider yourself the farthest thing from a leader. But in reality, everyone has influence. No matter who you are, no matter where you serve, no matter what…
I met a young employee at Toyota who told me what he loved most about his workplace. Believe it or not, he wasn’t in a white-collar position. He worked on the assembly line, but he was satisfied, nonetheless. To be honest, I was surprised. He did not fit the typical profile of a twenty-something who wants to begin a career…
Recently, my pastor, Todd Mullins, challenged our congregation at Christ Fellowship to adopt a biblical perspective of who we are as Christians and how to live our lives. As he did this, he reminded us of three powerful truths about ourselves as followers of Christ: 1. WE ARE NOT ONLY CITIZENS OF A COUNTRY—WE ARE CITIZENS OF HEAVEN In his…
Moving forward and moving on aren’t the same moves. There are some losses in life that will stay with us. They’re hard to move on from because reminders inevitably show up. For example, every Labor Day Weekend if there is a rain delay or a pause in matches at the US Open tennis tournament, the network will show something from…
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