Tag: Perseverance
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Don’t Waste Your Waiting
It was the late 1980’s and a talented NFL backup quarterback was at an emotional low. He’d been the number one draft pick in 1984, and was promised plenty of playing time, behind Joe Montana, the injured starting quarterback. However, the “Come Back Kid” made a miraculous recovery, and Steve Young was taking few snaps.…
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It’s Not the Nail: A Reflection on Leadership and Sufficient Grace
A presenter at a leadership conference I recently attended spoke about the importance of affirming communication. To illustrate, he showed a viral video of a young woman who’s telling her boyfriend she has a splitting headache. “It hurts so badly I can’t think straight,” she says to her beau, turning toward him on the couch.…
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Snail’s Pace Toward Grace
The TV in the waiting room of my doctor’s office shares advice for good health and well-being. One day, while I was sitting there, a commercial came on for a prescription drug that helps lower A1C levels, to prevent type 2 diabetes. The smiling actress, surrounded by people at a party said, “It’s the little…
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From Struggle to Strength: Finding Faith in Healing
The young man was standing outside a travel stop near the interstate selling handmade wooden crafts. I recognized he was from a local drug and alcohol rehab that often sets up outside the doors. His high and tight hair cut, chiseled physique, and khaki cargo pants tucked into combat boots said he was ex military,…
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Finding Patience: Lessons from the Early Morning
Just before sunrise, I stepped off the back porch, coffee cup in hand, and looked for the glow in the Eastern sky. It was a beautiful mix of purplish pink! I also noticed something in the leafless pear tree just across the fence–birds, silhouetted by the coming sunrise. Two cardinals, and two sparrows were perched…
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Why Choose Leadership?
Weekends are usually when I decompress from my work week as an assistant principal. Like it or not, I ruminate over decisions I made and difficult conversations I had with both students and adults. Yesterday morning, while accompanying my wife to a local supermarket, I kept thinking, “Why would anyone choose to be a leader?”…
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