I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.Anne Lamott I have always appreciated the statement: don’t give back, just give. I do not remember where I heard this statement many years ago, but it has been one … Continue reading Just Give

“I don't blame you one iota for feeling as you do. If I were you I would undoubtedly feel just as you do."(...) You can say that and be 100 percent sincere, because if you were the other person you, of course, would feel just as he does.Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence … Continue reading Intentions

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.1 John 3:18 Expectations and accountability are two words that get thrown around a great deal in leadership. We are told in order to accomplish results we must have “high expectations and hold people accountable to those expectations.” While I … Continue reading Expectations and Accountability

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.Plato There is a cliche statement that I have grown to dislike over the years: It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. This statement leads you to believe that what you say does not matter as much … Continue reading Correct But Not Right