Different is a Blessing! high performance humility leadership personal growth May 20, 2026

Growth rarely comes from the familiar.

Leaders expand when they stay humble, curious, and open to learning from people who see the world differently.

 

It’s been a couple of years now since my husb...

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Leadership Growth starts with Character craiggroeschel high performance leadership selfleadership virtueinleadership May 13, 2026

Leadership doesn’t change because we learn a new trick.

It changes because we do.

 

Hello friends!

To say I read a lot is an understatement. I love growth books, idea books, leadership books — all...

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Who will YOU chooses to be today? couragetobeyou high performance joy leadership May 06, 2026

Feeling invisible is more common than we admit — especially in a world where everyone is staring at a screen. But invisibility can also be an opportunity. When no one is watching, you get to choose wh...

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The Power of Movement aristotle high performance joy leadership movement Apr 29, 2026

Movement. An act of changing physical location. A change or development. A group of people moving together toward a shared idea.

“Nothing happens until something moves.”    Albert Einstein

I’ve come...

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Commit with me to shine a light that grows others. earthday encourage high performance leadership personalgrowth Apr 22, 2026

Earth Day always makes me want to get outside. Truthfully, it’s not just today. Fresh air is a strategy- I am sitting outside right now!

We started the morning with our usual hike — me, my husband, a...

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Stop Competing with Someone Else's Life high performance joy leadership mindset nocomparison Apr 15, 2026

We all have those days when someone else’s life looks shinier, faster, or more put‑together than ours. But my mother’s old advice hit me again this week - and it changed everything.

My mother had str...

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When God sends what we didn't know we needed faith high performance joy leadership personal growth Apr 08, 2026

A year ago today, Buzz showed up at our farm - skin and bones, covered in ticks, no collar, one eye working. And he arrived right in the middle of busy. Cramped space, transition, boxes everywhere, bu...

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Start small. Trust yourself again. commitment confidence habits high performance leadership Apr 01, 2026

I’ve written before about one of my mom’s core beliefs: “We go outside every day.”

So I made that commitment to myself recently - even if it’s just five minutes, I go outside.

And I’ve kept it.

 

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The Song You Were Born to Sing excellence faith high performance identity leadership purpose Mar 31, 2026

I’ve been keeping my commitment to get outside every day, and I’m always rewarded by something special.
Today, it was a bird I had never heard before.
He wasn’t holding back — he was full of joy!
He wasn
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The Quiet Legacy My Brother Left in Me excellence faith high performance influence leadership legacy Mar 31, 2026

Something that has been coming up with my clients lately is the impact they’re having on the people around them. Whether their actions, values, and intentions actually align. Are the best parts of who...

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Do less. Do it well. excellence focus habits high performance leadership mindset Mar 31, 2026

I saw a commercial yesterday for wine.
They were talking about sticking with the basics — using the best ingredients, taking their time, refusing shortcuts. Quality in, quality out.
And then they ended
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The World Looks Different When You Look Up faith high performance leadership nature perspective self improvement Mar 31, 2026

I walk the same trail every day. The leaves haven’t come out yet, so you can see straight through the forest. Most mornings I just look down the path in front of me — the familiar route, the predictab...

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