Simple Hacks for Students to Build Good Habits Sep 30, 2024

You want to know why my can of candy that used to be filled to the brim with gummies is empty? It's because I kept this can in the car and I would eat the gummies at every red light.

Now they're all gone. 

In my Leadership...

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Start the School Year Strong by Focusing on Your Gains! Sep 07, 2024

School's back in session! How's it going? Are you off to a strong start? Not really? It's still the beginning of a new year and it's not too late to start strong.

The Gap and the Gain

I want to introduce you to a very simple but...

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Problem Solving: A Simple Leadership Strategy Apr 05, 2024

I have good news and I have bad news. Which do you want first? If you're like me, I always pick the bad news first because then the good news can override it.

The bad news: Because of Adam and Eve and our fall with them in the Garden of Eden,...

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Love Life Like a Leader: 3 Ways to Gain Passion Mar 18, 2024

When you hear the word "passion," do you have a positive reaction or a negative reaction?

I have both! I have a love-hate relationship with passion.... On the one hand, I love passion because I actually identify as a passionate person--somebody...

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3 Steps to Take Initiative: Stop Thinking, Start Doing Feb 15, 2024

Would you rather ask for permission or ask for forgiveness? When you see something that needs to be done, do you do it yourself, or do you hope somebody else will do it? Are you more of a thinker or more of a doer? Today, we dive into chapter 10...

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How Do I Get Courage to Do What's Right (Not Easy)? Dec 28, 2023

What do you want to do or maybe need to do, but you don't have the courage to do it?

When I asked the students in my Well-Led Life Leadership Mastermind this question last week, we were talking about healthy risks, such as trying out for a new...

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The Goal of Communication: 2 Tips to Achieve Transformative Speaking & Listening Dec 28, 2023

This video is from the "Core Qualities of Christian Leaders" playlist, a series for middle & high school students who are actively preparing to fulfill God's mission in their lives by developing their character.

Even though you may not...

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Commitment: Follow Through or Flake? (Core Qualities of Christian Leaders) Nov 25, 2023

Look, we've all made the mistake of saying yes when we should have said no. We've all been in a situation where we made a commitment to something or someone and now we just don't feel like doing it anymore. What do you do in that situation? In...

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