Miss Pray was my seventh-grade teacher at Woodrow Junior High School in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was in her seventies back then but sharp as a tack. Her thick white hair was always perfectly groomed, and her skin was taut across her strong cheekbones. She was intense, a disciplinarian who didn’t choose to smile much. And I loved her—she was…
Not long ago I shared with you about writing my first song at 75 years old. It was such a great experience I could hardly wait to get back around the table with the team. So as soon as I could get back to Nashville I was in the writers’ room. I woke up early, prepared myself for the creative…
The reason I started writing books was to move my message farther than my voice could carry it alone. I’ve always been passionate about adding value to people and helping them bring powerful, positive change to their world. Early in my career, the way I did that was through my speaking. Then one day, I was at lunch with my…
In January 1996, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates wrote an essay about the future of the Internet. The title of his piece was “Content Is King.” He believed the fledgling online world of the 1990s and 2000s would take a path similar to the one broadcast media had up to that point, where the people who created content would be the…
The world’s eyes have been watching Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin these last few weeks. In the days after he went into cardiac arrest on an NFL football field, Google was inundated with requests for updates on his health. We were all rooting for him while we watched his status improve; we all breathed a sigh of relief when…
I usually start a blog with a story or some sort of introductory idea to get your brain moving in the right direction. But I’m not doing that with this post. Instead, I want to jump right in and give you five steps for connecting with others. Connection is a critical part of leadership, because you can’t lead if no…
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