Struggling with Motivation? Kiss Motivation Goodbye! Jan 19, 2025

Does it surprise you that sometimes I don't want to sit down and record these videos? It's not that I don't love you, and it's not that I don't have anything to say. It's just motivation, right? If you're struggling with motivation, productivity,...

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How Leaders Accidentally Reject the Gospel Oct 13, 2024

If you're like me, an emerging leader, you value high performance, high achievement, excellence, work ethic, working hard, and working smart, I want to tell you that the ideas in this post can come across as challenging, uncomfortable,...

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What I Wish I Knew About My Worth as a Teen Oct 05, 2024

Not to sound overdramatic, but this could be the most important post that you read all year. Here's why.

I get to work with a bunch of amazing students who are actively growing in Christian leadership. They are learning how to lead...

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Simple Hacks for Students to Build Good Habits Sep 30, 2024

You want to know why my can of candy that used to be filled to the brim with gummies is empty? It's because I kept this can in the car and I would eat the gummies at every red light.

Now they're all gone. 

In my Leadership...

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How to Turn Your Goal Into a Plan Sep 22, 2024

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So you've set some goals this year.

Let's say you want to get an A in a specific class. You want to pass the APUSH exam. You want to repair a friendship that is broken or breaking. You want to make some new friends. You want to...

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How to Untangle the Mess in Your Mind with the Wheel of Life Sep 18, 2024

Ready for your SAT word of the day? No, really, this one's useful.

ANGST.

It's that feeling in your mind, like there's a tangled mess of thoughts and feelings, just filling your head. It can feel like overwhelm. Stress. Mental chaos that keeps...

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Start the School Year Strong by Focusing on Your Gains! Sep 07, 2024

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School's back in session! How's it going? Are you off to a strong start? Not really? It's still the beginning of a new year and it's not too late to start strong.

The Gap and the Gain

I want to introduce you to a...

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What Is a Personal Mission? Apr 23, 2024

It's more than a college major, more than a job and a career--though it can include these.

A Mission is a reason for existence that is driven more by IDENTITY (character/who you are) than by ability (skills/what you can do)--because what a person...

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Problem Solving: A Simple Leadership Strategy Apr 05, 2024

I have good news and I have bad news. Which do you want first? If you're like me, I always pick the bad news first because then the good news can override it.

The bad news: Because of Adam and Eve and our fall with them in the Garden of...

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Love Life Like a Leader: 3 Ways to Gain Passion Mar 18, 2024

When you hear the word "passion," do you have a positive reaction or a negative reaction?

I have both! I have a love-hate relationship with passion.... On the one hand, I love passion because I actually identify as a passionate person--somebody...

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How to Listen Like a Leader: One Simple Mindset Shift Mar 07, 2024

One of the most important skills that every leader must develop is the skill of communication. So, in a conversation, which is more important: speaking or listening?

If you said listening, you would be right.

It's biblical to be a good listener....

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3 Steps to Take Initiative: Stop Thinking, Start Doing Feb 15, 2024

Would you rather ask for permission or ask for forgiveness? When you see something that needs to be done, do you do it yourself, or do you hope somebody else will do it? Are you more of a thinker or more of a doer? Today, we dive into chapter 10...

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