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End of the Year

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…

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Redeem Your Time

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…

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11/17/23: Maintain Your Vigilance

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…

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A Life Decision Was Made Here…

A Life Decision Was Made Here…

Our focus this year comes from Tim Challies’ excellent book Run to Win: The Lifelong Pursuits of a Godly Man.  Challies’ encouragement is to incorporate key core exercises into the routines of our lives so that we might be better equipped to face life’s challenges. I love the picture above! It is helpful to read books and meet together for encouragement, but at some point we each have to make personal decisions in order to change. At some point, we…

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11/3/23: Prioritize Your Church

11/3/23: Prioritize Your Church

(Audio Transcription Below) Two months have already passed us by, you now have 9.5 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…

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Links to Learning

Links to Learning

Iron Leaders,  Here are some resources I have found helpful in strengthening my mind and causing me to grow. I hope they are helpful for you as well.  1. The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter “We are living progressively sheltered, sterile, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged, safety-netted lives.” Easter takes you on his journey into the Alaskan wilderness and explains how we must become comfortable with discomfort in order to grow. 2. The Place We Find Ourselves podcast by Adam Young Recently,…

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IL 10/20/23: Know Your Doctrine & Practice Your Devotion

IL 10/20/23: Know Your Doctrine & Practice Your Devotion

  (Audio Transcription Below) One month has already passed us by. Instead of 10 months, you now have nine months to train for the 2024 Summer Olympics. You are all going to watch at some point: 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…

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IL 10/6/23: Renew Your Mind

IL 10/6/23: Renew Your Mind

(Audio Transcription Below) July 2024 is the 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 these 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. The Olympics start on July 26, last time we met it was 10 months away, today it’s 9 1/2 months away….

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IL 9/22/23: Embrace Your Purpose

IL 9/22/23: Embrace Your Purpose

(Audio Transcription Below) July 2024 is the 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 these 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: Ten months from now, what two or three events do you want to be in peak shape for? Accountability: Write…

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Actual vs. Aspirational

Actual vs. Aspirational

This year’s theme for Iron Leadership is: Run to Win. This phrase is lifted out of Paul’s exhortation to the people of Corinth in regard to their pursuit of an eternal reward. Paul urges the believers in Corinth to “make every effort.” I am sure Paul meant actual effort rather than aspirational effort. It’s easy to dream, but harder to do. Sometimes what makes our actual efforts more difficult is thinking we have to get everything done at once or…

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