Lots of people will set exercise goals as a new year begins, and these goals can be good and useful. Goals can motivate and keep you going when you have discouraging moments or want to quit. But vastly more important than exercise goals is an exercise plan. Someone who has goals but no plan will…
Health
Pressure and Shame from the Increasing Paradox Surrounding our Bodies
Joey Chestnut is the most dominant person in his field. People marvel at his ability and his dedication. He is consistently the national champion in the Nathan’s Annual Hotdog Eating Contest. He won again last year by downing 71 hotdogs (with buns) in ten minutes. 25 years ago, it took 20 hotdogs to win the…
Links for Leaders 6/8/18
3 Weak Phrases You Should Drop From Your Leadership—Scott Cochrane Here’s the point. When you’re a leader, you know that people listen to your every word. So choose your words carefully. And pay as much attention to the words and phrases you don’t say, as you do to the words you do say. Take Care…
If You Are Not Faithful With Little…
Jesus taught “Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much” (Luke 16:10). The context of the passage is being generous with our Master’s money, but the principle can be applied to other areas of our lives as well. Here is how this…
5 Consequences Leaders Face for Not Resting
A trick many employ in a job interview when asked, “What is your biggest weakness?” is to give a weakness that many don’t view as a weakness, such as “I am so driven that sometimes I fail to stop working” or “I own my responsibilities so much that sometimes I can’t let go.” The person…
Links for Leaders 3/24/17
“We all have tendencies, inclinations toward particular behaviors. Things we normally do, often without thinking. But they are not always right. Just familiar.” Mike Lukaszewski shares five tendencies that aren’t always right. “Leaders are often unaware of the power of their words. Their word choice and tone sometimes has ramifications beyond their wildest imagination. I…
8 Lessons from 8 Years of Not Being Fat
I still remember where I was sitting when I was confronted about my poor physical health. I had packed on extra pounds, as I did not exercise, sat in a lot of meetings, and ate a lot of carbs late into the night (my excuse was I needed them to power through writing a book)….
Links for Leaders 8/5/16
Churches must be developing leaders, as we’ve talked about a few times this week on the blog. Last week, on the LifeWay Pastors blog, Tim Parsons shared four essentials for any leadership development program in the church. I think these are helpful. “I made a mistake” and “I was wrong” are not even close to…
3 Ways Leaders Can Maintain an Exercise Routine (And Why They Should)
I have not always exercised as I should. During my doctoral work and writing my first book, I packed on extra pounds as I didn’t exercise and ate a ton of carbs to keep writing late into the night. I felt sluggish, less engaged mentally, and more stressed. The Lord convicted me that I was…
Links for Leaders 1/30/15
Leadership can be incredibly taxing on you emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. How do you keep from burning out? How can you maintain your health as a leader? Helpful from Dave Kraft. A lot of leaders tap out—they give up. How can you keep from tapping out as a leader? What can keep you going?…