authentic reflections of a life desired to live well
Becoming a leader doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a long view and long road. It starts when we’re young. As I look back on my journey in faith and leadership, I’m finding a consistent theme: investment. Â I wrote a bit about it in an earlier post. Take An Interest During my junior high years, high school senior Chris Spink modeled the Christian life while playing basketball...
I’ve been working on a series of leadership lessons I’m learning and am going to post them regularly.  Feel free to post comments, feedback and your stories. I just witnessed a powerful moment. While attending a recent pastors conference, there was an opportunity for people to share publicly regarding a proposal.  It’s always risky to open up the mic anytime – even...
Who are you following? Who’s following you? One of the best books I’ve read on leadership is “The Shaping of an Effective Leader†by a hero of mine, Dr. Gayle D. Beebe. A key ingredient to his success at the highest levels of leadership is that he learned early to value people. A student of Peter Drucker, Beebe writes, “Our basic integrity and character are displayed in our willingness...
I just finished my thesis in fulfillment of my Master of Arts in Communication this week.  It’s been a six-year journey which I’m obviously glad to finally finish. Anyone who is an adult student or student with a family understands the hard work and sacrifices both you and your family make in order to accomplish this big, hairy, audacious goal. The title of my thesis is...
authentic reflections of a life desired to live well
