We had a great Friday night planned. Homemade pizza for dinner followed by watching a movie and eating popcorn on the couch. But the most remarkable part of the night wasn’t in the plan. With the last morsel of pizza still in her mouth, our 20-month-old daughter snatched up her translucent pink plate and pressed […]
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Leading others is emotional work. Exceptional leaders are comfortable with their own emotions and can enter into the emotional world of others without losing themselves. They earn trust by addressing the feelings, needs, and concerns of those they lead. Last Fall my wife and I, along with our church small group, studied the book, Emotionally Healthy
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Fear definitely gets a bad rap. Andrew Jackson told us never to take counsel of our fears. FDR told us that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself. Heck, there’s an entire line of clothing called: No Fear. Certainly Fear wreaks havoc in our lives, but that’s not Fear’s fault. It’s only
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There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear. – Napoleon Bonaparte I strongly believe that one of the best ways to learn about people—and how to influence them—is to observe the person you are closest to: You. How are you motivated? Note that what motivates you is less important than how you’re motivated.
“Why do you weep when you pray?” he asked me, as though he had known me a long time. “I don’t know why,” I answered, greatly disturbed. The question had never entered my head. I wept because—because of something inside me that felt the need for tears. That was all I knew. “Why do you
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