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11 Things You Could Learn from Angry Birds

On October 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

If you’ve ever pulled the slingshot back and sent a furious fowl down range, you know how addicting the game Angry Birds can be. You’re also not alone. By far the most downloaded app ever, it’s been #1  in the app store for over 300 days.

Earlier this week I [...]

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5 Benefits of Admitting You’re Wrong

On October 4, 2012 · 2 Comments

“Sweetheart, I don’t think you’re putting it together right.”

My wife hadn’t been in the room for two minutes. I looked up from the headboard I was assembling for our daughter’s new bed and just stared at her.

It was late, I’d had a long day, and I simply didn’t have the patience to walk [...]

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Who or What Are You Neglecting?

On August 30, 2012 · 2 Comments

None of the thumbs in our house are green.

Despite this well-known fact, We planted a dogwood tree in our front yard last fall. The whole family got involved—the kids helped dig the hole, drop the sapling in, replace the dirt, and water it down. We prayed for the leafless structure all winter, hoping [...]

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Are You Making Tough Choices?

On July 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

- Edmund Burke

Earlier this week the NCAA imposed severe punitive sanctions against Penn State and their football program in response to the child sex abuse scandal [...]

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You Get What You Give

On May 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Want more from your followers? More commitment, more passion, more focus, more imagination? More results?

Then give more. You get what you give as a leader.

Don’t expect others to miraculously take the first step—that’s your job! The definition (and responsibility) of a leader is to initiate, assume risk, and be the first to open up.

Trust [...]

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