How are you doing, really? I think if you really drilled down, you’re likely more tired, stressed and frustrated than you even realize. I get there as a leader, and as regular readers know, 11 years ago I burned out.…
Ever feel like your work is never finished? You can’t quite stop working at home. Most mornings, you wake up feeling like you’re just stepping back onto the treadmill that never stops. On rare occasions, you think you’re done (at…
Ask a lot of people how they are, and they’ll shoot you a single word answer: Busy. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that’s a pet peeve of mine. I hate it when people tell me they’re busy. What does that really…
I had never been through anything quite as deep, or frankly, personally frightening as my burnout in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to place where you can simply no longer…
Ever wonder if you’re burning out? I know a lot of leaders and people who wonder about that. There’s a fine line between being tired and actually burning out. The challenge is, once you cross the line, it’s so difficult…
Find yourself busy? A little overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Especially in leadership. I made a lot of mistakes in how I handled my workload as a young leader in charge of three small but rapidly growing churches. Like many people,…
Like most leaders, you have far more opportunities and responsibility than you feel like you have time for. It’s hard to juggle all the competing demands, keep your mind focused on what matters most, and get it all done. I…
UPDATE: The High Impact Leader course is available for four days (until midnight PST on January 19, 2017). Act fast! After January 19th, registration for the High Impact Leader course will be closed until summer 2017. If you purchase it now,…
How many times have you gotten to the end of a day only to wonder where all the time went? Or more accurately, wondered where your productivity went. Welcome to the club. Productivity must be easier to measure if you work…
So you’re trying to be more productive—to get more done in less time. I get that. But what kind of change does that mean for your schedule? Because as you know, if nothing changes, nothing will change. So here’s a…