This October, my wife and I will celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary. It has been many years of ups and downs and highs and lows. We’ve experienced the best of marriage and the worst of marriage. And, although we don’t have the perspective of a couple who have been married for many decades, we do have a view that I believe transcends years. Marriages have regular seasons to them. Much like the seasons of the year, I believe that marriages go through specific seasons and there are different things required of both the husband and wife during those seasons so...
How People Pleasing Ruins Your Ability To Lead
I’ve seen it far too often. I may have even done it myself. But each time it has a terrible impact on a person’s ability to lead. Being a people pleaser. Now before you stop reading, let me define what I mean by that term – people pleasing. This is when a leader allows those that they lead to influence their decisions, behaviors, or actions simply because the leader wants to make/keep them happy. Just to be clearer, allow me to tell you what this is not. It is not a leader listening to someone that they lead, deciding that...
5 Mistakes I Made When Launching My Blog
I’ve been blogging for about 9 months now and it has been so much fun I can’t wait to see what the next 9 hold! I enjoy sharing my thoughts and experiences with each of you – in the hopes that it will help someone someday. Writing is something that I’ve always held an interest in and I’m glad there is an outlet for me to do something that I love so much. Over the last 9 months, I have learned so much about the blogosphere. I’ve experienced the high of people raving about a post that I’ve written while...