Did you try the zone challenge we talked about last week? If you donāt know what Iām talking about, keep reading and then go catch the last one here. Ready. Set. GROW! Weāre in the middle of unpacking a growth mindset technique that could influence yourself, your student, co-workersā¦ anyone who desires to live into…
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Shaping the next generation of young leaders by helping middle school students to discover their potential and live into their dreams.
What Zone Are You In?
Have you ever struggled to find the motivation to do something you know is important? Iāll raise my hand up high. If you are breathing, you know this feeling too. Iāve found there are times when I can quickly get it together and other times when it takes a small army to move things into…
Sometimes You Have to Judge a Book by Its Cover
Anchor tagged along with me to a bookstore the other day. Those are my āhappy places.ā As we wandered the aisles, he picked up a book for me to buy. At first, I thought he was just being funny, but then I turned it over and read this quote: āWe live in a broken world….
Not Found in Textbooks
Donāt you just love when you have a serendipitous moment? They donāt happen everyday! I had one of these a couple of weeks ago when a childrenās book image popped up on my computer. The book title caught my attention right away, All The Way To The Top, with an image of a girl on…
You Say Tomato, I Say TomatÅ
The last 3 months have been hard. While some of us might be wishing that things could go back to the way they were in February, I am hopeful that through all of this our country will be able to address issues that have been embedded in the very fabric of our country. Many students…
The Perfect Color
One of my earliest memories of a close childhood school friend was Stanley. The best man in my wedding and ābrother from another motherā was Calvin. Someone who inspired my wife and I in ministry more than he may ever realize was Darrell. A mentor who gave me tough love when I needed it most…
Take on Courage
Last year, my wife snapped a quick picture on her phone that has stood out over and over in my mind. I want to share that moment with you and I hope it encourages you to dream bigger. You have your hobbies and I have one of mine – doing Ironman races. āWhy do you…
Your Quarantine Cover Song
What if someone made your life into a musical? Over these past 11 weeks, what would be the theme song? Would it be āHard knock lifeā from Annie, āYouāll Be Backā from Hamilton, or āThe Hills are Aliveā from the Sound of Music?Ā If you had an opportunity to perform a remake of any famous…
Bucket Schmucket List
You would never believe it. I was totally caught off guard the other day… watching the Sonic the Hedgehog movie (with my kids, of course).Ā In what seemed like a kids movie with cheap laughs, came a more meaningful scene and the conversation of having a Bucket List. Intentionally giving thought to the things you…
A Typical Day and Not-So-Average Napkin
One summer afternoon, four hungry guys went out to lunch to discuss the finishing touches on a movie they had been working on. Near the end of the lunch, one of them asked, āwhat are we going to work on next after we finish this movieā? This might have been the most important question ever…
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