It is easy to see their shortcomings as failures, but when you take the time to dig in you may learn that these aren’t failures at all.
Are you tired? Do you feel like you are running fast and then other days you are running faster?
Who do you need to reach out to today? Take one step to connect with someone, to share what you are going through. God cares about you and so do those around you.
Looking back on this moment, I realize I had been limiting myself and telling myself that the possible was really unachievable.
If you have ever worked with people, you have experienced conflict. It's almost impossible to work alongside, with, or for someone and not bump heads or disagree on something.
Will you allow your team to give in to their excuses, or will you help them create opportunities?
Why am I here? Am I really the right person for this job? Why am I so busy, so stressed, so tired?
Jesus set a firm foundation on how to lead others through love, grace, and toward a better version of themselves. He did this in five ways.
I've learned that it’s okay to be friends with those I lead, but that friendship must never get in the way of my responsibility to truly care for, guide, challenge, stretch, and lead them.
These steps can continually grow our own leadership while helping our teams grow, too.
Influence and trust go hand in hand. Jesus modeled how to link them.
A few years ago, I hit rock bottom. I learned three valuable lessons that forever changed how I lead both myself and others through crisis.
For years I looked at criticism as negative words meant to tear me down.
Reaching people for Christ should be even more ingrained in Christians than a Marine's training to never leave a fellow soldier behind.
