[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORA2TX3fF90&feature=related] If you watched the French Open Men’s Final yesterday, you likely saw the crazy fan that leaped over the stands and onto the courts to taunt Roger Federer. As a spectator it’s easy to watch that, kind of chuckle and then cheer as security tackled him and hauled him off the court. But I […]
Last week I wrote a post entitled “Pick Up the Pace” where I likened my leadership growth to my tennis game. I loved the analogy so much I’ve continued to process it. Here are some more of my thoughts: ********************** When my tennis coach forces me to pick up the pace, I’ve discovered that I […]
One thing I know of leaders is that they are wired to constantly be learning and to relentlessly be evaluating their lives and their leadership. But as a leader, sometimes it’s easy to get stuck. Sometimes you are so busy asking the questions of everyone else that you fail to ask yourself the challenging questions […]
Since Pete‘s message on Sunday I’ve been really giving some thought to more clearly defining what is my driving God-given passion. There have definitely been seasons in my life where I have been more in tune with this than others and it seems that the timing of this reminder was important for me. I’m an “achiever” by nature (see […]