Be the Driver!

The vision, the passion, the intensity are greatest at the top. That’s just the way it works.  If you are the leader of the organization, you also are the driver of the passion.  No one is going to care more than you. Sounds reasonable, right?  And yet somehow it’s so easy to forget. We get […]

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Who Is "Who I Am"?

Just be you. Be who you are. Ever get told those statements?  Maybe by a friend, a counselor or your spouse? But what if you don’t know who you are? I’ve been grappling with this question a lot lately: Who is “who I am”? We start being who others want us to be very early […]

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Who Is “Who I Am”?

Just be you. Be who you are. Ever get told those statements?  Maybe by a friend, a counselor or your spouse? But what if you don’t know who you are? I’ve been grappling with this question a lot lately: Who is “who I am”? We start being who others want us to be very early […]

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Fabulous Friday

My Fabulous Friday time is focused on preparing for some exciting things that I get to be a part of this Spring. If you haven’t made your conference plans yet, I encourage you to check these out. And… if you are going to be at any of these conference, please please be sure to let […]

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The Decision Trap

Decisions. Making decisions is one of the toughest things you do as a leader.  And yet making wise decisions is at the core of good leadership. If you make decisions too slowly, you frustrate your team.  If you make decisions too hastily, you may make an unwise or uneducated decision. It’s the decision trap. And […]

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Fabulous Friday

Well, here we go! January is here and we’re coming out of the gates sprinting.  I thought I would give you a quick rundown of some stuff that is coming up that I’m very excited about. Our new series “More” starts this Sunday, January 9th at all of our campuses. Do you know someone who’s […]

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A New Year of Dreaming

One of my favorite books from this past year was Andre Agassi’s auto-biography Open.  The most surprising part of his story was that tennis was never his dream.  It was his father’s.  #1 in the world, over $31 million in career earnings and one of the best players of all time and yet, tennis wasn’t […]

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The Importance of Reflection

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow” Albert Einstein “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” Thomas S. Monson These last few days of the year are a great time for planning and preparing for the New Year. I suspect […]

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Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

I recently listened to this TED Talk from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg entitled “Whey We Have Too Few Women Leaders”.   (Thanks to Brewster for sending this my way.) Sandberg challenges women with three key points: Sit at the table Make your partner a real partner Don’t leave before you leave And she made a few […]

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