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James Clear On Progress

This Week's Great Book Quote

"Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress." James Clear   … [Read more...]

The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of August 30th

This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web

7 Attributes Of A Healthy Business - Michael Hyatt 5 Thoughts From Moderating A Conversation On Race - Josh Reich 3 Mindset Shifts Great Leaders Are Making During The Pandemic - Jenni Catron How To Avoid 8 Deadly Momentum Killers In Leadership - Scott Cochrane Preparing To Lead The Post-COVID Church - Dan Reiland And this week's funny video.... … [Read more...]

Becoming An Executive Pastor

Answering The Question I'm Often Asked ... "How Do I Become An Executive Pastor?"

I've been approached more than once over the years by individuals who are interested in "doing what I do." They're interested in becoming an executive pastor someday. They ask, "How do I become an executive pastor?" Given the uniqueness of the role and my path to the position, I'm not sure what to tell them. There's no degree or "typical" career path. In fact, in most cases, people in this role didn't set out to … [Read more...]

“Quadrant 1” Time

Spending Time In Stephen Covey's "Quadrant 1" Is Not Always A Bad Thing

Have you read Steven Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Do you remember the "4 Quadrants?" You know: Quadrant 1 - Urgent And Important Quadrant 2 - Not Urgent and Important Quadrant 3 - Urgent and Not Important Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent and Not Important The idea is that as leaders we should prioritize our time such that we spend more and more of it (in fact most of it) in Quadrant 2. … [Read more...]