Not long ago I had the privilege of taking my two children to Berlin, Germany, where I spent the majority of my teen years. We visited my old house and school and talked by the hour about what my life was like in those days, living as I did behind [read more]
There is a condition that I’ve learned to value deeply. It’s the condition of calm. In fact, I call it the power of calm, and I’m eager to see it more fully permeate my own life and the lives of the leaders I influence. By calm I do not mean [read more]
I have a friend who is a college coach. He’s one of those exceptional men who digs deep into the lives of his players, his coaches, and his friends so that they can be exceptional too. There is a topic he often talks about because he’s seen it do such [read more]
One of the things I pray most for myself is that I will not be deceived. I am not a fearful man, but I admit that I fear being deceived. The root of the ancient Greek word for deceived means, “not to see.” It means that you don’t see the [read more]