Grit – Spearhead Coaching

Finding God’s Direction

For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God’s will, to be what God wants us to be.
― Thomas Merton

Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro

Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro is based on his experience of burnout in the ministry. All pastors and ministry leaders should read this book. It provides wisdom and self-assessment tools for an issue all leaders face. Below is a list of quotes that stood out to me. I had developed the discipline of image management.Continue reading “Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro”

Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips

From the author: “Ten days before Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office in 1861, the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union, taking Federal agencies, forts, and arsenals within their territory. Lincoln … was viewed by his own advisers as nothing more than a gawky, second-rate country lawyer with no leadership experience.” Yet historyContinue reading “Lincoln on Leadership by Donald T. Phillips”

Failure Required

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. – Denis Waitley