Sacrificing for the Mission
A while back, I heard a missionary give a talk about his travels to remote villages in Africa that illustrated an intriguing good teammate trait. Hosting a guest was a tremendous honor in many of the places the missionary visited, so the villagers would often...
How to Deal With Manipulative Teammates
This past weekend, I spoke at the American Jailers Association convention. It was an enlightening experience for me because the premise challenged some of my thoughts on the art of being a good teammate. Words like kindness, generosity, and sharing—words that I often...
Exhaustive, Not Exhausting
My friend Brian was telling me about a laughable, but frustrating, conversation he had with his Gen Z daughter. Brian was driving his daughter and several of her friends home from a tryout for an elite travel team. A lot of quality players participated in the tryout....
Making a Difference to That One
Everything I am I owe to my teachers. I am grateful beyond measure to them for the difference they made in my life. It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week in America, and today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. I’ve been fielding a lot of calls and emails...
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