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Shackleton’s Way: Developing Leadership Skills

We’re having a Leadership Retreat this weekend and I’ve prepared a lengthy presentation on the leadership lessons we can learn from Ernest Shackleton.  Over the next few weeks I’ll share portions of the presentation with you.  This material–and the material I’ll reference in future posts–comes from the book, Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great [...]

36 Christian Ways to Reduce Stress

Coach Don Meyer sent me this list of ways we can reduce stress:

Pray
Go to bed on time.
Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
Say “no” to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule or that will compromise your mental health.
Delegate tasks to capable others.
Simplify and unclutter your life.
Less is more.
Allow extra [...]

Proactive Behavior vs. Reactive Behavior

Life is really busy right now for most everybody I know.  I took some time today to evaluate my daily schedule to make sure that I’m making the most of my time each day.  I find myself reacting too much.  I want to be more proactive.  Here’s a brief analysis of the differences between proactive [...]

A Work in Progress

How do you know what to chisel and what to leave?