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1/12/24: Pursue Your Vocation
Four months have already passed us by, you now have six months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two or three events do you want to be in…
Pursuing Your Vocation
The 3 Costs of Leadership We continue our pursuit to “run to win” this coming Friday morning, January 12, at CCC. If you plan on running to win, there are costs; Kirby Smart clearly explains these in his speech above. This week our focus is on work: pursuing your vocation. I look forward to thinking through this together on Friday. Below are some resources I think you will find helpful. Listen, learn, and become a better leader! Tim Keller did…
End of the Year
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Iron Leaders! Here are a few leadership resources you might enjoy listening to over the holidays. A fascinating 60 Minutes interview with tennis great Novak Djokovic. The best part is at the 3:20 mark when Novak corrects the interviewer, “It’s not a gift, it’s something that comes with work!” Solid information from leadership great John Maxwell This will inspire you toward greater generosity. At the end of the year, National Geographic publishes their pictures…
12/01/23: Redeem Your Time
Two and a half months have already passed us by, you now have seven and a half months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two or three events…
Redeem Your Time
Ancient Romans created our 12 month calendar. They named the month of January after the two-faced god Janus, who could look into the future and also look into the past. Janus was known as the god of beginnings or transitions, a perfect fit for January because it is the month where we look back and look forward. January often represents the month of new beginnings or New Year’s resolutions! This week in Iron Leadership we will be taking a look…
11/17/23: Maintain Your Vigilance
(Audio Transcription Below) Two months have already passed us by, you now have 8 months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch some part: track and field, basketball, rowing, swimming. Right now, the athletes who plan to compete in those games are on a training schedule which will land them in the best shape of their lives so they can compete for a gold medal. Challenge Yourself: What two or three events do you want…