Remember Why

Remember Why

Servant Leadership #2 Keep the mission before you and your team. Remember why you do what you do.When you come back to the point, the purpose, the mission of any endeavor, you bring clarity to the craziness. When you tell the stories that epitomize the point, you...
Helpfulness Bias

Helpfulness Bias

Servant Leadership #1 Do you have a “helpfulness bias?” Are you seeking to add value and help others in almost every situation? If so, you probably have influence. Are you able to champion other people? When they pursue a goal, can you truly be happy for them and find...
Never Postpone Joy

Never Postpone Joy

Don’t Delay When good things happen, celebrate! Don’t delay. Life is tough enough and we too easily forget and then, it’s gone. Allow yourself some joy.10 Things to celebrate:1. Good grades, degrees, promotions, new opportunities.2. Wedding...
An Unlikely Theologian

An Unlikely Theologian

Serendipity #3 Some of the most poignant lessons I have learned seemed to occur on my Meals on Wheels route in Abilene, Texas twenty years ago. For almost a year, the route had remained relatively unchanged. Same people, same faces, same routine. After a hiatus of...
Open Eyes

Open Eyes

Serendipity #2 Feeling somewhat unsettled all day, we went to the opening night of the OKC Symphony as planned for a lovely date night. As these skilled musicians mesmerized a full crowd of 2500 with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, my agitation remained....