Category: Blog

Lead anything and you’ll pay for it. Fact. Oh yeah, you’ll get all kinda freakin’ magic benefits, none bigger and better than the sense of control that comes when “in charge.” Don’t be naive. Being in charge comes at a cost. Leadership costs. You ready, wannabe leader, to pay the price? Be careful what you … Continue reading Costs…

Today, during an early am practice with a team of leaders, we talked about why we don’t pause more in our work. The norm, at least around here, is pushing fast and furious. If work is good. More work must be better. False. Pausing is part of your process, if your aim is excellence. Not … Continue reading Pause…

I need help. These are the three hardest words for most of us to share. Life is hard. We all get our ASS kicked. We all fall down and can’t get up, at least on our own. God designed us to depend on Him and each other. We cannot go it a lone for very … Continue reading I need help…

Littlest (yellow jacket) is returning with us to France for the fourth time. This past year he had five surgeries including both knees being replaced. Blondie is next to him. He’s been with us twice. Won’t make this year. Life got in the way. That’s me in the white. I’m going, The Lord willing (thanks, … Continue reading Four…

Which do you think is harder? Becoming "Built to Lead" or being "Built to Leave"? The BTL Band often talks about how Built to Lead is only for a few. It's a recurring theme on our calls, and there's a good reason it's in our purpose statement. As a former client on the Builder's Journey … Continue reading Built to leave…

Everyone has an inner voice, an inner monologue running 24/7. It's actually considered natural and a healthy part of being human. Our thoughts, beliefs, and biases create this ongoing dialogue. Most of us don’t pay much attention to it, but maybe we should... On Day 27 in Becoming Built to Lead, Chet shared the power … Continue reading Talk to yourself…

We call those that help us in our urgent time of need first responders. Why don’t we call them first reactors? Response is different than react. We want responsive leaders; reactive, not so much. Your job, leader, is to resist impulse while remaining responsive. Resist and remain. FIO (figure it out). Live hard. Love harder…

Yesterday, during practice ONE.195, I asked a team to grapple with the root of confidence. Belief, one barked out instinctively. Good one, I replied, but not the root. Many more ideas were shared. All were on point. None, however, to the root. Sheepishly, Gman shared he believed he had heard me share this one before … Continue reading Confidence…