“Choices, chances, changes. You must make a choice to take a chance if you want anything in life to change.” – Zig Ziglar A common value we express is “happening to the world” before the world happens to us. It’s an active strategy. It demands that we not be passive. No doubt, stuff happens to […]

What do you expect? I saw this quote recently: “Build high expectations into others.” It made me pause. Do I expect big things from those around me? Is developing high expectations a strategy for me? Great leaders master the art of high expectations: ·They believe that most of their charges don’t know how good they […]

Be as powerful as you can be. “Power” can carry a bad reputation. Power can be abused. It can be a goal that is unhealthily sought. Power feeds ego. However, a mentor taught me years ago that I should want to be aware of my power and be ready to use it whenever I can […]

My hope is that you have been experiencing great joy in this season. I’m learning that “joy” comes from where your heart is and where your mind is set. In this season, can you set your mind on blessings? They surround us if we pay attention. Roofs over our heads. Great communities where we live. […]