Tag: life
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Commit to Believing in Each Other
I have coached players who were more talented.I have worked with staff who had more experience.Yet some of the most successful people I have ever worked with had something others did not.Someone believed in them before they believed in themselves.Belief is a powerful thing.It instills confidence.Positivity.Support.We already know that pessimists and negative people do not…
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Preparation Precedes Performance
Football season is here. Conference season is here too. After coaching high school football for sixteen years, this time of year always excites me. Now, that same excitement shows up in a new way as I prepare to speak at conferences across the country. Serving a community as a Parks and Recreation Director while also…
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Doing Common Things With Uncommon Effort
Doing common things with uncommon effort, attitude, and perseverance. That is what greatness looks like. Too often we get mesmerized by social media, someone doing something out of the ordinary. It appears they have reached greatness. Sure, it happens occasionally, not all that often though. Social media simply sensationalizes things. Last weekend I saw a…
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How to Make Difficult Choices a Little Easier
I don’t know what to move forward on, we need many things and I am struggling to decide what is best. Yep, that was last week’s conversation with a director. Last week we talked about difficult conversations. This week we lean into difficult decisions, because they often go hand in hand. My first question was,…
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Why Leaders Struggle With Difficult Conversations and How to Fix It
I am really struggling with one of the managers I oversee right now. They are not getting the job done. I hear this all too often. To which I respond, “have you discussed things with them and designed a plan?” “Well, I told them they were not meeting deadlines, and it was holding the team…
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If You’re Working 50 Hours Every Week, Something’s Broken
If you are working 50 plus hours every single week, something is wrong. Yes, there are seasons. Yes, there are big events. Yes, there are weeks where the workload spikes. But if this is happening every week, all the time, then one of two things is true: You don’t have balance or You’re not aligned…
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The Courage to Start Without All the Answers
People don’t rise to the challenge they sink to their level of training. And in leadership today, they sink even further… to their level of habits. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve talked about overwhelm and the power of building systems that protect our teams. Systems create guardrails. They allow us to be present…
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The Power of Harvest Seasons in Leadership and Life
I’ve spent the last few weeks at multiple conferences — speaking, listening, and learning alongside some truly incredible professionals. One theme kept surfacing in almost every session and every hallway conversation: culture and leadership. And with it came the same question repeatedly: How do you balance leadership, culture, life, and still get your work done?…
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Champions Aren’t Created Overnight
Winning doesn’t happen in an instant. It’s built—one day, one decision, one commitment at a time. Tonight, as we watch Indiana and Miami compete for the national championship, remember: No one saw this matchup coming last January, but I guarantee you—these teams believed it was possible long before the rest of us did. Their journey…
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Culture is a Choice: How to Lead Your Team to Holiday Joy (No Matter What)
The end of the year is here—Thanksgiving has passed and now the final countdown is on. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, or simply revel in the crisp air and falling snow, it’s officially Holiday Season. Over the years, I’ve worked in a variety of places. Some created a fun, festive environment where…
