Great TED Talk on Grit
I ran across this TED Talk by Angela Lee Duckworth recently about the value of “grit”– what followers of Jesus might term “perseverance.” It was a great talk, geared mainly toward educational settings, about how important this quality of “grit” is to success. At...
Maximize the vision, minimize the change
There’s a young guy who lives in the inner city. He works outside the city most of the week, but on Sundays he plays basketball to relax and exercise. His vision is to reach inner city youth, but he felt he didn’t have much time to invest in any official type of...
Become a Better Leader in 30 Days
Become a Better Leader in 30 Days by Steve Richardson is not a specifically Christian book, but it is written like a devotional. In 30 brief sections (just 1-3 pages each), Richardson gives you a principle to reflect on along with an activity to incorporate that...
Sovereign foundations and soap box derbies
In Bobby Clinton’s classic book The Making of a Leader, he writes about the concept of “sovereign foundations”– the contexts a person was born into that give shape to their lives. That could include the family they were born into, any disabilities they have, the...