Category: Personal Development

  • Lead Strong or Fade Quietly: The Question Every Leader Must Ask

    Most leaders don’t flame out. They fade — quietly, gradually, and often decades before anyone names it. Here’s the question that changes the trajectory.

  • The Disruption of Desire

    “Culture tells us to follow our hearts. Jesus says something far more radical — let me transform them.”

  • The Capacity Gap

    “Most leaders aren’t lazy — they’re full. Here’s a biblical and practical framework for moving from full to overflowing.”

  • “What Stage of Leadership Development Are You In?”

    “Most leadership content tells you what to do. J. Robert Clinton’s research will tell you where you are — and why that matters more than you think.”

  • 10 Tips for improving team performance.

    As a manager or team leader, it’s important to cultivate an effective team that can work together to achieve its goals. Here are 10 tips to help improve team performance: 1. Delegate By entrusting team members with key projects and responsibilities, you can make them feel more engaged and valued. 2. Make Decisions Together Inviting…

  • Perfectionism is killing your progress

    So you started something new. Maybe a new fitness regime or a new bible reading plan or even a new diet and it can be so easy to fall into the trap of trying to be perfect. At first, you’ve got so much momentum. You’re opening the Bible, you’re hitting the gym or you are…

  • A few recent messages

    Over the last month, I’ve enjoyed bringing three messages into the life of our church, Ikon church. I thought I’d like to share the links with you here as many of you connect with them online.

  • Self talk

    The inner voice That’s the real me The things I say to my self that’s the real me The spin I put on my words to be accepted by you that’s not the real me but the things I think in my heart that’s the real me Freedom comes when the gap between what I…

  • You Are Not Afraid of Failure, You’re Afraid of Criticism

    I remember reading this quote from Seth Godin’s excellent book called Tribes What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism. To be a leader in any sphere of life and work you will create a tribe, a group of followers and to lead well you are going to need to overcome your fear…

  • Atmosphere – the top 5 things that will shape the atmosphere around your life today

    Yesterday I spoke a message entitled God is my source and in it I spoke about the atmosphere of your life and the need to be able to shift an atmosphere on Mondays as well as Sundays. So many people tell me how worshipping together in Church helps them and changes their thinking, their spirit…