[Thoughts on what MATTERS MOST as we seek to GROW IN our PERSONAL LIFE, WORK LIFE, FAITH & PRACTICE.]
connections
Language matters. Words matter. Choosing the right name for this time and content we share matters. We chose connections for several reasons.
AT&T used to have an advertising slogan that warmed countless people in the viewing: “Reach out and touch someone.”
We aspire to “touch” one another in a very real way through this platform. We wish to connect person to person across virtual space. We wish to share ideas, resources, and methods of import.
We hope that people on the other end of the reach will receive them and put them into practice, thereby connecting and translating ideas into action.
We aspire to connect the secular and spiritual, personal and work, faith and practice. We hope that once we intersect, we will stay connected through this forum.
Welcome to Connections.
Crafting a Leadership Turnaround
As a mentor coach, I have the privilege of working with some of the brightest people on the planet. That said, bright leaders of today often chase high stakes, results-driven work to a fault, trading action and speed for measured thought.
How Failure Fuels Transformation
In Michael Jordan: A Profile in Failure, Jeff Stibel recounts 15-year-old Michael Jordan’s devastation when the Varsity Team Roster was posted, and his name was not on the list. “In his mind, it was the ultimate failure.
Who am I when I can do nothing?
Some of you reading might recall my sharing previously that I had quite a summer and fall recovering from both bicep and rotator cuff surgery.