A New Challenge Helps Me Grow In All Areas
How committed are you to starting something new? How committed are you to really growing? That’s the question I have to ask myself everytime I get on my mountain bike to ride with my son’s high sc...
Leadership
A River of Peace
When your world is in an uproar, where do you go and who do you turn to for peace?
I’ve learned that I cannot find peace anywhere in the comforts of this world. My only long lasting peace comes from God in heaven who watches over me and ...
Are You Watching Or Waiting?
In his book, Take Cover, Philip De Courcy shares this story:
Growing up in Northern Ireland, I remember my Pastor Ivan Thompson telling the story of a fishing fleet from a village in Scotland heading home. They had been out to sea for severa...
What Makes a Company a Company?
Sometimes a company is built around a product, birthed from the creativity of its creator. Sometimes a company is built around a cause or social issue. Sometimes a company is built around an idea or passion. Other companies, like IMPACT Propert...
It’s Just Math – Declining Home Prices Reflect Rising Mortgage Rates
At the Sunwest Bank Economic Forum in November, the CEO talked about the effect of interest rates on the mortgage market. Basically, he said that it’s just math. Rising interest rates have crushed demand for loans and it's going to have a neg...
Leadership Series | Summary
It is my hope that the Leadership Series has been helpful in helping you identify ways to improve as a leader. Although the list is not fully exhaustive, it does provide a general overview of what it takes to be a successful leader.
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When You Have No Money To Give
Americans just celebrated Thanksgiving and then went on a spending spree. Black Friday spending was a record $9.12 Billion and Cyber Monday spending hit $11.3 Billion! That’s over $20 Billion in spending this year. Immediately following Cyber...
Leadership Series | P =Plans
Planning is key to successful leadership.
Benjamin Franklin said, “By failing to plan, you are planning to fail.” He is right. You cannot succeed as a leader if you fail to plan.
At the risk of stating the obvious, you as the leader n...