Episodes

Thursday Oct 22, 2020
The Challenge of Growth, Pt3 -- Maturity
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Part 3 of our series on the Challenge of Growth, this time, taking on the challenges of maturity.

Thursday Oct 15, 2020
The Challenge of Growth, Pt. 2
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
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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Friday Oct 09, 2020
The Challenge of Growth, Pt 1
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
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

Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Reflections on "Equip, Delight, Exhort, Encourage" Pt. 2
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
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.

Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Reflections on "Equip, Delignt, Exhort, Encourage, Part 1
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
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

Friday May 29, 2020
Life May Not Be A Journey
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
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.

Thursday May 21, 2020
Dealiing In Hope
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
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.

Thursday May 14, 2020
Who's Holding the Baton
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
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.

Thursday May 07, 2020
What Makes You Do The Right Thing?
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Personal Moral Development has three tiers--where do you find yourself?

Thursday Apr 30, 2020
What Shapes You
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
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.