What To Do With Social Media? Does the era of your first interaction with the internet and social media feel like a time warp? Sometimes I could give myself whiplash just thinking about it. Do you remember the screeching sound of the internet trying to make a connection, followed by the words “you’ve got mail?”…
Category: Leadership Building
What Zone Are You In? 🍩 Part 2
Did you try the zone challenge we talked about last week? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, keep reading and then go catch the last one here. Ready. Set. GROW! We’re in the middle of unpacking a growth mindset technique that could influence yourself, your student, co-workers… anyone who desires to live into…
What Zone Are You In?
Have you ever struggled to find the motivation to do something you know is important? I’ll raise my hand up high. If you are breathing, you know this feeling too. I‘ve 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 “happy places.” 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: “We live in a broken world….
Not Found in Textbooks
Don’t you just love when you have a serendipitous moment? They don’t happen everyday! I had one of these a couple of weeks ago when a children’s 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 Tomatō
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 “brother from another mother” 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…
Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of Life
Have you ever experienced being in the “puzzle zone?” When you start a jigsaw puzzle and get totally sucked into it that you lose all track of time? Like you look up and are shocked that an hour or two have slipped by? My kids go in and out of spurts putting together puzzles. Last…
Young Dreamers take Action in a Pandemic
While you guys were busy arguing about the glass of water, I drank it! Sincerely, The Opportunist At Home leadership is how Loveworks continues to reach students right where they are, at home. (see what we did there?) Over the last 4 weeks our team has developed 5 unique digital leadership opportunities for students. All…
Want to LINK up with Loveworks?
We may be under a shelter-in-place but our leadership can be alive and thriving during this season. Last week when the walls felt like they were closing in, our staff and partners scrambled together and a beautiful plan was born: Loveworks At-Home Leadership digital programming. With the help of NextThought and various community partners and…
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