Excited to share that the Backstage Leadership podcast is now live in iTunes. Each episode will feature a behind the scenes interview with a great leader as they share insights into principles that drive their leadership.
Please go to iTunes and search “Backstage Leadership” to find the podcast. I would appreciate it if you could give it a high star ranking and leave positive feedback. Then please spread the word to friends and colleagues.
The first episode is a behind the scenes look into the history and vision of Backstage Leadership.
You can listen to the first episode here. Enjoy!
Posted in: Backstage Leadership, Leadership
Get better at something. As I look over my goals I’ve set for 2010, I realize I have a lot to learn in order to accomplish them. And to be honest, I look at some of them and question if I can get there. (Well, there’s another blog post for that, but the short version is that means I’ll have to rely on God’s grace and the Holy Spirit’s power to accomplish them!).
The worst thing you can do is paint your self in a corner and allow self defeat into the game. Your goals should drive you, motivate you and challenge you. They should not depress you. So, the best thing you can do is get better at something. Take a step. Start with a piece. Here are some examples with the big goal first and the small step next:
- You want to write a book: write an outline, write a chapter
- You want to start a business: file the paperwork for you LLC
- You want to be a better communicator: work on not saying ummm
- You want to get a Masters degree: sign up for 1 class
- You want to be a better husband: take your wife on 1 date
- You want to lose 20 pounds: go to the gym TODAY
- You want to read a 1500 page book: read the first 15
- You want to run a marathon: run a 5K first
The point is, you have to get better in steps. Growing as a leader, husband, wife, parent, pastor, CEO, whatever, doesn’t happen over night. Its a process and the most successful one’s realize this and then plan accordingly. If you will master the small steps, eventually you’ll look back and see you’ve covered a lot of ground.
What is one goal you have or one are you want to be better at? What is your step you will take today? (This is a great exercise to do before you start 2010)
Posted in: Featured, Leadership, Life
If you have other ideas or topics, put them in the comments section. Thanks!
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Posted in: Leadership
Thank you Jesus for coming to be our King.
Posted in: Leadership
If I look at my own journey, I’ll admit that it hasn’t always be easy nor did it play out how I wanted at the time. But, what’s great is our ability to look back and see that its this journey that really matters. I know that’s so cliche, but without these experiences, we wouldn’t be who we are today. God is always preparing and always using. I have to remind myself that a lot. Its not that God is just preparing me to use me later, He’s using me now.
Maybe you need to be reminded of that too. God is using you now, or He wants to. Even if you are called to be a senior pastor and you are the youth pastor, God can use you now. Maybe you are called to start your own company, but you are working as an assistant, God can still use you now.
If we embrace that God is not only preparing us to use us later, but he is in fact using us now, we would have more joy in our current circumstances, which would enable us to be used even more.
Are you losing joy in current circumstances because you are waiting to be used?
Posted in: Featured, Leadership
along with some honey bees, a water filter, soccer balls, and a mosquito net. She got me some baby chicks, children’s Bibles, milk and some food. It was the craziest store either one of us had ever been in. Ok, it wasn’t a store, we went shopping out of the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas catalog. But I’m pretty sure some friends down south are thinking they’ve actually been in a store like that! We had so much fun picking out these gifts (or you can give a % of a gift like we did in some cases) that would bring hope to those suffering around the world. Sharing food and the Gospel, it doesn’t get any better than that.
If you are looking for some ways to bless others this Christmas, here are some ministries that we support and believe in:
Samaritan’s Purse: Christmas catalog is awesome
Free Chains: help stop child sex slavery
Thrive Africa: giving hope to South Africa
Compassion: Everyone should sponsor at least 1 child
What ministries or organizations are you supporting this year?
Posted in: Life
That’s what I thought today as I watched this older lady get into a Mercedes SL63 coupe today in a parking lot. I mean, there’s no way she drives it over 45mph.
And then it hit me…why do I deserve it?
Or better, why do I think I deserve it? And the truth is, I don’t. That’s just my nemesis, pride jumping into the conversation again. Still trying to break him. In fact, I did a quick mental check and thought of a bunch of things that I have that I don’t really deserve. And it was a good reminder that I need a savior. Thank you Jesus for grace, for giving me something that I don’t deserve.
Just some Monday morning confession. Good for the soul.
You?
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