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Buffer I don’t have time for social media. Who cares what I had for breakfast? Twitter seems so childish. If you are like me, you have heard all of the above reasons to stay off of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. I actually said a few things like this once myself. I didn’t understand the value of social media. I also ... Read More »

Buffer My to-do list never ends. Feel my pain? I bet you do. It seems like today we face a barrage of things to do. You probably battle the pain of wondering if you will ever get caught up. If this describes you, I understand. Well, in truth, only you completely understand your life. But I understand the pain of ... Read More »

Buffer You can’t reason with children. At least that’s what I thought…until I became a parent. Well, that’s actually not fully true either. I still thought that my first few years as a parent. So what made the change? As I trained executive coaches and coached other leaders, I began to ask the question: “Why can’t I use coaching practices ... Read More »

Buffer My back hurt for 6 days straight. That’s not true. It hurt for more like 10 days. Shoveling snow rarely happens in the south. We recently relocated to the Chicago area. We’ve now learned, not only how difficult shoveling snow is, but the value of preparation. Let me explain.   A friend warned me to never let snow sit ... Read More »

Buffer Imagine a day when your drinking water comes from the air. You read that right. Not everyone gets their water from the ground. A technology company in Peru recently wanted to innovate. They needed to create a new billboard but also saw an opportunity to help people. In their region, people struggle due to limited rain. They try to ... Read More »

Buffer Why Not? That was my first thought as I saw Amazon’s video about their new approach to delivering products: Amazon Air. If you haven’t heard, Amazon has been asking the question, “why not?” regarding delivery of their products via a drone like airplane. Yes. You read that right. Amazon is looking to use drones to deliver your next book ... Read More »

Buffer Ending things can be hard. I take that back, ending things can be miserable. People often struggle with transitions. If I’m honest, I struggle with transitions. However, I don’t struggle near as much today as I used to. Here’s why. I’ve had a chance to learn from some very gifted people in the area of making transitions (William Bridges’ ... Read More »

Buffer What does a cow and a chicken sandwich have in common? Most people who live in North America can easily answer that question. Many people around the world may be able to as well. Chick-Fil-A undoubtedly has some of the most creative marketing I have ever seen. It is also some of the simplest marketing. But sometimes I don’t think Chick-Fil-A ... Read More »

Buffer Leadership quotes can be absolutely worthless. Don’t just read them. Use them. Recently had the privilege of attending the Velocity 2014 conference. As a previous church planter, it felt like I heard 100s of powerful leadership quotes. Enjoy the 25 leadership quotes from Velocity 2014. 25 Leadership Quotes from Pastors at Velocity 2014: “If you’re too busy to help ... Read More »

Buffer Would you help a freezing child? (more on that in a minute) Most of us would. Right? At least you like to think you would. If you are too busy, in a frantic rush, and struggling, you likely are just trying to increase your productivity. Why are we so busy? Why do we do so much? How do we ... Read More »