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Introducing a new series
A few weeks ago, I was culling through books to donate. Some were easy to give away, a few were questionable, and then there were those I couldn’t let go. It’s something, the connection we have with certain books. As I flipped through John C. Maxwell’s Develop the Leader in You, seeing my underlining and highlighting,
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Zeal
What might happen if you had a word to guide your thinking this week? A word that speaks to you with its simple, straightforward meaning. I’m picking the word “zeal” because I have a lot that must get done, and when I think about approaching it with zeal, it lifts my energy, especially for the things
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Grandpa
I was 8 years old when my grandpa died. I knew he was sick in the hospital, and I knew my mom was worried about him. But, when she answered the phone early that morning and loudly cried “Nooo” into the receiver, I knew something was seriously wrong. He was gone. Never to experience his
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Simple rules
Liza had to re-build the culture from what her team had experienced with their previous leader. She knew it would take time for them to trust her, but she had an approach she’d used before that had worked well. After learning a little about each person in one-on-one meetings, she introduced to the whole group
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Discomfort
When you stretch the boundaries of your comfort zone, it’s natural to feel uncomfortable. Maybe you want to do something, and you wonder, can I do this? Yes, you can. Working your way through that uneasy feeling, you learn something about yourself and maybe others, too. That’s good. Think of how you’ve grown over the