Using The Past To Build The Future
Not unlike many of my John Maxwell Team colleagues, my journey to becoming a certified coach, speaker and trainer, involved transitioning from a career far from it. Working in the construction industry for thirty years allowed me to witness, and be part of, good leadership, poor leadership, and no leadership. During that part of my…
Read MoreGood leaders use TACT
Good Leaders Use TACT – How about you? Tact is the ability to say the right thing. Leaders definitely need to develop this skill but I am talking about the acronym TACT. It stands for Think, Apply, Change and Transfer. Good leaders are continual learners. One of the best ways to learn and to grow…
Read MoreDare to Be Great
While flying to the Midwest from Seattle, I made sure to book a window seat. I never tire of watching the country slip past below me. I always try to guess where we are but I’m usually clueless – unless a bored pilot calls out a landmark or we fly over Denver or pass near…
Read MoreWhat is Your Vision Worth?
That was the topic of my devotional one morning. I thought it was fitting since I was preparing for my 12pm mastermind group talking about the Law of Sacrifice from the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. A leader must give up to go up! My devotional, Sun Stand Still, asked questions like, “What would you…
Read MoreThe Woman in the Mirror
A few days ago, I had the honor of gathering with a cohort of students from the University of Washington to debrief their recent study-abroad trip to Ghana. The stories I heard were not your typical “what I did last summer” stories. Theirs were powerful testimonies of personal growth and transformation. I was humbled and…
Read MoreLittle Things Matter: Become a REEL Success
When I coach clients, one of first things I ask them is what their business looks like when it is finished. Usually I get a strange look, but I explain that we cannot build something without knowing what it will be. An architect needs construction drawings and a business owner a set of plans to…
Read MoreThree Yards and a Cloud of Dust
Their faces, caked with dirt and sweat, could not mask the young mens potent mixture of doubt, dread and distrust. Dive right, dive left, dive right, dive left……slowly and methodically I was teaching the Law of Solid Ground. The sixth of John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership simply states that trust is the foundation…
Read MoreMost People Are Dead; They Just Haven’t Made it Official
The first time I heard this back in 2011, I sat in the audience with 2,000 other people in central Ohio. These words ripped right through my awareness. John Maxwell continued, “Most people die at 35 and they’re buried at 75.” OUCH! His words hurt, but only because they were so true. You see, until…
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