The Lesson
Leadership.
8 stories about leadership.
Personal Growth
Most of our biggest challenges are too overwhelming if we try to tackle them all at once. But almost anything becomes possible when we simply focus on taking one more step.
Sometimes You Have to Take the Stairs
Every year my nephew, Lemuel, calls with the same invitation. “Uncle Michael, are you coming to Seattle for the stair climb?” I know…
ReadRunning
We often discover our greatest supply only after making a greater demand on ourselves. Don’t let your first limit become your final destination.
The Other Side of Supply and Demand
This morning, somewhere around mile three of my run, I found myself back in an economics classroom. Funny how that happens. When you’re…
ReadStorytelling
When you tell a personal story, make someone else the hero.
I Never Stood Alone
Over the years I’ve attended countless meetings, conferences, workshops, and speeches. Somewhere along the way—I’m not even sure where…
ReadSpeaking
The day I started calling myself a speaker wasn't the day my career changed. It was the day my thinking changed. Everything else followed.
The Day I Gave Myself Permission to Speak
During my run this morning, I found myself wondering when I actually became a speaker. It wasn't when I won my first Toastmasters contest.…
ReadBusiness
People judge you by what they see, not by what you intend.
The View from the Other Side
I thought I was the perfect employee. I took my breaks exactly on time, ate lunch exactly on time, and went home exactly at five o'clock. I…
ReadWisdom
Discipline is far more dependable than motivation — extraordinary lives are built by ordinary habits repeated with extraordinary faithfulness.
The Quiet Power of Discipline
Every morning at six o''clock, my alarm clock and I have the same little disagreement. The alarm says, "Time to get up." My body says, "I…
ReadPersonal Growth
You can cheat the test, but you can't cheat the lesson.
The A I Never Earned
The other day, I learned that one of my fraternity brothers, Roy Jones, had passed away. When someone from your past dies, it's interesting…
ReadBusiness
A leader isn't the person at the point because he can do everything. He's at the point because he knows he can't.
The Point of Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams I thought I was…
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