Entries from March 2010

ECFC excerpt and Twitter GIVEAWAY

March 29th, 2010 · 19 Comments

It’s here! Tomorrow is the “official” release date for Everyone Communicates, Few Connect. And even though many bookstores actually started stocking it weeks ago, we still want to celebrate by offering something to you now. So over the next few days, look for promotions here on the blog, on Facebook, and on Twitter. TOMORROW (March 30) is an [...]

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Tags: Communication · Everyone Communicates Few Connect · Twitter & Social Media · books · leadership · writing

On priorities: Which ball do you drop?

March 22nd, 2010 · 34 Comments

In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relationship of work to your other commitments: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit – and you’re keeping all of [...]

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Tags: Decision-making · Priorities · Work · personal growth · success

Leaders: Relate before you equip

March 19th, 2010 · 24 Comments

All good mentoring relationships begin with a personal relationship. As your people get to know and like you, their desire to follow your direction and learn from you will increase. If they don’t like you, they will not want to learn from you, and the equipping process can slow down or even stop. To build [...]

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Tags: Communication · Equipping · Maxwell Daily Reader · leadership · trust

The book is coming! The book is coming!

March 15th, 2010 · 18 Comments

Hello from the USA! Thank you very much for all your good wishes and prayers for us as we toured Israel. I truly enjoyed helping my friend and pastor, Tom Mullins, lead the group from Christ Fellowship Church. We had a fantastic time. At any rate, I’m back on American soil for the time being. [...]

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Tags: Communication · Everyone Communicates Few Connect · Influence · Twitter & Social Media · blogging · books · personal · writing

First the gun, and now this: My song and dance debut.

March 10th, 2010 · 26 Comments

As you might know, I’ve been traveling these last two weeks. Most of the time, I had the privilege of touring Israel with a group from my church, Christ Fellowship. From teaching about the Sermon on the Mount while actually ON the Mount to visiting the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, everything in our experience was [...]

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Tags: Twitter & Social Media · Videos · teamwork