Posts Tagged ‘perseverance’
CNLP 142: Lance Witt on What Takes Pastors Out of Ministry and How to Guard Against It
So many leaders end up leading well at work but not leading well in life and at home. How does that happen? Does doing the work of God have to corrode your soul? Carey talks with former Executive Pastor and Teaching Pastor who now leads Replenish ministries and helps leaders get their soul back. Carey…
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How I Recovered From Burnout: 12 Keys To Finding Your New Normal
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 control either. I regularly hear from leaders who have let me know that they’re in the midst…
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7 Important Things Every Way-Too-Busy Leader Forfeits
So let me guess. You’ve got too much to do today. Welcome to leadership. One of the most challenging aspects of leadership for any leader is time management. You can read time management books and posts (I’ll give you some resources at the end of this post), but if you don’t care about why something matters,…
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10 Quotes from The Eagles That Will Challenge Every Leader
Music is the fuel for so much in life and even in leadership. When I was a kid, Eagles’ music was all over the radio, and thanks to the birth of the classic rock format in music, their music never really disappeared. While I always liked them, they weren’t one of my go-to bands until…
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10 Top Insights from The Top 10 Blog Posts of The Year
You can grow a lot in a year—as a leader, as a person, as a follower of Christ. I truly hope you did in 2015. When you look back on this past year, so much happened. The world changed—and continues to change—rapidly. This space is designed to be a place where you can process leadership, change…
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How Managing Your Energy Can Make You A Far More Effective Leader
So you have a to-do list and you’ve prioritized tasks clearly, but you still struggle to get it all done and come home drained. Why is that? Sometimes it’s not just a question of becoming more organized, more efficient or getting a new app to track your life. It’s one thing to manage your time. It’s…
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7 Effective Ways to Battle Discouragement In Leadership
If you talk to most leaders long enough to get a real answer to ‘So how’s it going?” you will quickly discover that a surprising number of leaders are disheartened. Even discouraged. For several years now, I’ve done a new reader survey for anyone who signs up to receive my blog via email. You know what hundreds…
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5 Reasons You Should Stop Taking Leadership SO Personally
One of the problems I struggled with for years in leadership was taking every leadership triumph or set back so personally. I let the dynamics of leadership go to my head and heart too often. My spirits soared when things were good in ministry. They sunk when they weren’t. I took too much of the…
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7 Things There Will Never Be Enough Time For
There are at least 7 things in leadership there will never be enough time for…unless, of course, you make it. And smart leaders do. My guess is that whenever you read this, you’re already feeling pinched for time and a bit overwhelmed. Welcome to leadership. Welcome to life. If you study the differences between great leaders and…
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20 Honest Insights on Making It To 25 Years in Marriage
This month, my wife Toni and I celebrated 25 years of marriage. I love her more than I ever dreamed of. And it’s also been a totally different experience than either of us thought it would be. I love this picture of us leaving our wedding reception, because in many ways it show us stepping out into the…
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