Do you know why you live where you live? Can you point to one motivating reason? If you can get there, you can set yourself up for a great coming year. Not too long ago, my wife and I were faced with the challenge of renewing our rent contract. We didn’t want to pick up …
I have a life dream – to be a professional skateboarder. If it sounds crazy when you’re 12 years old, I can imagine it sounds crazier when you’re 40. If I were to pursue this goal today, I would be sacrificing things that are very valuable to me – income, a career, and my family …
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I set a list of goals for 2017. I achieved none of them. Because of the way I set up my goals, I started this year with five side projects, and no main projects. I had no steady source of income, and I was speculating with a handful of pursuits. They included: running a marketing …
The new Justice League movie is about to come out. Batman and friends united against the forces of evil. The world has been waiting for this movie for years. There have already been three movies to set it up. But I had a healthy reminder that this movie, like other Hollywood blockbusters, is a story, …
“Me? A leader?” It was only in my 30s did I begin to realize that I was called to leadership. That’s because I was already leading. It occurred to me one night, when I was about 31, as I shut the lights off in my house at night. I realized that on that particular night, …
Have you ever been offered to be paid for doing some kind of work that you would have gladly done for free? Can you think of why you would have done it for free? Now, if you subtract that reason, would you still have done the work for free? Stressed? Exhausted? In debt? You need a …
Everyone has “their people”. Sports fans share a camaraderie with those who like the same teams (we saw quite a bit of this last week in American baseball). People share a bond with other people who like the same music, books, and movies. We’re drawn to the people who share our culture. Stressed? Exhausted? In …
In a democracy, we get to vote for our leaders. We place our trust in, and express our favor towards, someone who we believe will: Define policy Implement policy Enforce policy Review policy And do so in the best way possible, out of the available options. Looking to get better at managing your life? It …
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Have you ever felt that there’s too much a demand on your time? That people need you more than you can be available? That you couldn’t possibly train someone to take over for you? Sean Steckbeck is a leader who’s an expert in making more leaders. He’s been raising up leaders all over the Middle …
