Reflections

Usually brief. Hopefully helpful. Sometimes funny.

Maxim #35: Risk is Scary. Regret is Terrifying.

Maxim #35: Risk is Scary. Regret is Terrifying.

What is it that you want to try? A book you want to write? A hobby you want to try? A business you want to ...
Making Better Decisions

Making Better Decisions

We make hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions every day. Most of them are small and inconsequential. Some are ...
Contentment vs. Complacency

Contentment vs. Complacency

How do you be content without becoming complacent? This is something I have struggled with for years. I want ...
Maxim #34: Clarity Over Agreement

Maxim #34: Clarity Over Agreement

I first heard this phrase many years ago from radio show host Dennis Prager. He regularly brought guests on the ...
Maxim #33: Be Friendly But Persistent

Maxim #33: Be Friendly But Persistent

I like being friendly to people. Truly. Maybe you do, too. But does being friendly mean that we have to ...
Maxim #32: Keep Short Accounts

Maxim #32: Keep Short Accounts

Most people can get along with most people most of the time. Profound, I know. The challenge with that ...
How Does My Faith Influence My Leadership?

How Does My Faith Influence My Leadership?

I am a Christian. I believe the Christian story of reality is true. Really true, in the sense that it is true ...
Wait, Hard or Easy?

Wait, Hard or Easy?

In a recent post, I encouraged everyone to choose things that are hard in the short-term, which lead to easier ...
Maxim #31: Short-Term Easy is Long-Term Hard

Maxim #31: Short-Term Easy is Long-Term Hard

Why does the universe seem to be set up in such a way that the things that are easy often aren't good for us? And ...
What I Read in April 2026

What I Read in April 2026

Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks This is a wonderful book about not only how to tell better stories, but how to ...
I Don’t Know

I Don’t Know

Along with "Will you forgive me", "I Don't Know" are some of the most powerful words we can speak, especially as a ...
We Are All Interim Leaders

We Are All Interim Leaders

In May 2019, I became the Senior Pastor of the church I had been attending for 21 years and working at for 9 ...
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