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A Strong Finish in 2024
Louis Zamperini was a skinny and scrappy kid from California—nicknamed the “Torrance Tornado” for his incredible speed in running events. If you haven’t heard of him yet, I have a blog post dedicated to his life story here, which is a short summary of what became a...
Great Leaders Paint a Compelling Picture of the Future
The photo in this post is one I took several years ago. For many years I arranged most of our travel plans based on top shark-diving locations around the world. When we decided to go to Australia, I began my typical obsessive researching of the best companies. At that...
Get the Right People on Your Bus
This series will give you simple strategies for killer teams. Today’s BIG IDEA—Research shows there is absolutely nothing more vital to building a high-performance team than getting the right people on (or off) your bus. In his landmark book Good to Great, Jim Collins...
Seven Practices for Leading Your Marriage
“It’s not lack of love, but lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”—Nietzsche In western cultures, about 90% of people get married by age 50. And according to the American Psychological Association (2021), nearly 50% of first marriages end in divorce. The...
Parenting Skills Need to Be Part of Your Leadership Toolkit
Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash Your greatest impact on the world may not be something you do, but someone you raise. In fact, leadership author and pastor of the largest church in North America, Andy Stanley, says that being a parent is the only leadership role he...
Harness the Awesome Power of Morning Routines
Morning routines are consistently cited by some of the world’s most successful people—elite entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Olympic athletes, bestselling authors, and US presidents—as an essential ingredient in their achievements. When I finally made this a habit, I began...
Become a Great Steward of Your Health
“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.” –Jim Rohn One of the most important things you can do in leading yourself with excellence is being a great steward of your overall health. Your health affects nearly every aspect of your life—your energy...
