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The smartest and best man I have known jotted down some thoughts about hurry; I think they were posted in his kitchen when he died. “Hurry,” he wrote, “involves excessive haste or a state of urgency. It is associated with words such as hurl, hurdle, hurly-burly (meaning “uproar”), and hurricane.” He defined it as a … Continue reading Slow down, please…?

This past weekend we hung with Krit, Josh, and Vivi. Friday night as we finished up dinner, I put on A rush of blood to the head album live from Sydney. This album takes me back to the early 2000's and our son, Andrew, cleaning cars. He played it non stop in our garage while … Continue reading A rush of blood…

Hyman Minsky, an economist, had a seminal theory - stability is destabilizing. The basic concept is that when something is stable, people get optimistic and even careless. They believe things are good and likely to remain good, so they begin to behave as if things will never go south. By virtue of that behavior, things … Continue reading Agent of destabilization

Leaders are believers. This seminal BTL thought came to me in the car while talking with Larry Allen back in 2005. We were debating the melody line of The Eight Essentials of Leading Teams at the time and I blurted this out. Leaders are believers - they believe in themselves (CORE), something bigger than self (CORE), their … Continue reading Leaders are…

I believe the best things are often found somewhere in the pull between two opposing concepts. Not by watering both down, but by holding the tension between the two and finding the truth that makes it work. Find peace with the situation AND fight to improve. Lead the way AND challenge the team to take … Continue reading Always ands

The Hebrew word tetelestia translates to the English phase "it is finished." These were Jesus last words on the cross. He was proclaiming His death as victory for all humankind.  Imagine this.  The Roman generals and military men used this same word frequently. When the battle was won it was customary for the Roman leader to place … Continue reading Tetelestia…

How do we get more discipline? Stop trying to summon more willpower...find more love instead. I'm pretty damn disciplined with the things that matter most in my life. The catch is it doesn't really feel like it. With the vast majority of my "disciplines" I'm incredibly drawn to them. I love to get up early … Continue reading Discipline

Read JimmyTHEgants rant from China earlier today. What if the trial is the trail? Damn. He is risen. Amen. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder. Thank you, Jesus…