Today's guest post comes from Dan Erickson. He blogs at www.danerickson.net. I think every leader will connect with the things he writes about below, regardless of our background. Check out the guest post, leave a comment, and head on over to Dan's blog and show him some love! (If you would like to write a guest post, click here.) When I was a boy my dad was a preacher. He had a love for God, but he felt as though his congregation was missing something. So he left the church and we moved out West to become part of what...
Memorial Day 2014
Well, here we are. Another Memorial Day. A day where we take time to remember those that have fought so bravely in the Armed Services. A day where we take the day off to spend with family and friends. A day where we visit cemeteries to honor those that have passed on before us. It's a solemn day. For me, today, I am remembering my dad. He passed away in 2012 of a heart attack after mowing the grass at the young age of 60. He was a bi-vocational pastor who retired from a factory after working there 30 years....
10 Leadership Thoughts from the Indy 500
Today is the Indy 500. I live in Indiana...so it's kind of a big deal around here. There are people I know that will be at the race. I've never been, and I'm ok with that, really. I've been to a few of the qualifying rounds that lead up to the race and that's enough of a glimpse to let me know that it's not my thing. But, as I've thought about the race, there are a few leadership thoughts and lessons that I think can be pulled from the Indy 500: Sometimes you have to go in circles before...