The Challenge of Growth, Pt3 — Maturity

Part 3 of our series on the Challenge of Growth, this time, taking on the challenges of maturity. 

The Challenge of Growth, Pt. 2

Part 2 of our series on the Challenge of Growth.
Change is frightening because it puts your identity on the line: It will be that way for your whole life.

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The Challenge of Growth, Pt 1

This time around, we kick off a new series on The Challenge of Growth.

Sources Cited:

Josh Kaufman -- The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast.

John Maxwell -- Failing Forward

Reflections on “Equip, Delight, Exhort, Encourage” Pt. 2

Part 2 of a personal reflection on calling, and my personal commitment to Equip, Delight, Exhort, and Encourage.

This falls under those categories, or I wouldn't be doing this podcast. I think you'll find it helpful.

Reflections on “Equip, Delignt, Exhort, Encourage, Part 1

Launching season 4 with a personal reflection on calling, and my personal commitment to Equip, Delight, Exhort, and Encourage.

This falls under those categories, or I wouldn't be doing this podcast.

Thanks to a technology upgrade, I think the new season sounds a bit better--and warmer. I'd love to know what you think.

Works cited: The Path

Life May Not Be A Journey

This episode takes on the question of life as a journey, with reflections on Red Lake, and why your life may be more like a Baker, Farmer, Soldier, Navigator, Monk, Negotiator/Peacemaker, or Butler--and why those patterns of life matter.

My hope is that next season will find me back in my normal studio setting. Thanks for your patience with the sound quality--there's only so much that digital tools can do.

The Summer Day, Mary Oliver -- with thanks to the Library of Congress.

Dealiing In Hope

Leaders are supposed to be dealing in hope, but why that's difficult when an organization goes off the rails. When that happens, despair is the result.

Who’s Holding the Baton

Sometimes you need to be the mentor, and sometimes you need to be the mentee. Either way, that baton is not going to pass itself.

What Makes You Do The Right Thing?

Personal Moral Development has three tiers--where do you find yourself?

• Bill George—True North 

• Rich Mullins—Creed

What Shapes You

Your decisions may not be your own, thanks to normativity and the way culture shapes our thinking. A few tips for leaders on facing life's conundrums.

Sources mentioned:

• Brooks, David, The nuclear family was a mistake. Atlantic Monthly
• Smith, James K. A., You are what you love: The spiritual power of habit.