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Leadership and the Icarus Principle

“It could never happen to me.  I’m in control of this situation.  I am too smart, or too spiritual to fall into that trap.”  Ever heard anyone talk like that? Ever said those things yourself? How long was it before … Continue reading

Be a Person Worth Following

Listen to the five minute Be Person Worth Following audio file from Coach’s Corner. “If you think you’re a leader and you turn around to see no one following, you’re not leading; you’re just going for a walk.” John Maxwell … Continue reading

How to pray? One way: The ACTS prayer

Praying is having a conversation with God—just as if God was sitting across the counter from you. But sometimes my mind wanders. . .sometimes it seems that I just say the same things over and over. A prayer model which I really like to pray is the ACTS prayer: The acronym stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. Continue reading

From the Archives—Passion: Part 3

This is the third post in a series about passion. You may want to read Passion: Part 1 and Passion: Part 2 if you haven’t already. Listen to the five-minute Passion: Part 3 audio program from Coach’s Corner. Nothing great … Continue reading

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The Jesus Nut

In many helicopters, there is a rotor-retaining nut that holds the main rotor to the mast. If that nut comes loose during flight, the rotors would detach from the mast and the aircraft would plunge quickly to the earth. This … Continue reading

From the Archives—Passion: Part 2

This is the second post in a series about passion. You may want to read Passion: Part 1 if you haven’t already. Listen to the five-minute Passion: Part 2 audio program from Coach’s Corner. What is it that makes ordinary … Continue reading

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How can we offer hope to someone who is suffering?

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Providing hope to someone whose days are dark with worry or who is suffering with a serious illness is also giving them courage and the vitality to keep moving. What are some things we can do to bring that touch of hope? Continue reading

How is the soil where you live?

So far, so good. When I look at the beautiful stand of grass I now have in my yard, I am amazed at the difference a year of TLC has made.  Last year about this time, the grass appeared to … Continue reading

From the Archives—Passion: Part 1

Listen to the five-minute Passion: Part 1 audio program from Coach’s Corner. Recently I was swamped: not getting all of my work done, not spending enough time with my family, and feeling overwhelmed. Then an opportunity came up to go … Continue reading

When Values Collide

Today I’m talking about values—specifically, about when values collide. (Boom!) Values are the things that are important to us as we interact with the world. Values are things like creativity, unity, standing firm, optimism, or timeliness. No one would say … Continue reading