Earlier this month, I opened up my very first Reader Survey. My hope is to gather feedback from each of you so that I can continue to get better at blogging/writing and to continue to give you information that you want to read. It’s a win-win really. Thanks so much for responses! The data is giving me a lot to think about and I hope to use the feedback in very intentional ways. I want to share with you some of the data that I received to help you understand who my average reader is: I have a fairly even...
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The Four Regular Seasons of Marriage
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...