Category: Leadership
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Self confidence
How easy it is for the self-importance car to take a wrong turn. Here we are, driving the proper way, switching only occasionally to course correct. But mostly going in the right direction. Even when I worried, I sensed God’s delight in our obedience despite the imediate results. These days of over confidence boost, riding…
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you pray
This is how Ivy calls me to their room after we already said good night, and Conrad and I read quietly on the couch. It’s usually to talk through something and to pray. I usually have to dig a little deeper to find the real question. Ivy deflects.⁃ what do you mean?She repeats the question.…
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A chance to reset
We spent the day in town waiting for the windshield to be fixed. There was a delay and for that we even got a discount. But the day was long and hot. We stayed hydrated and we made the best of it without spending a ton of money. We got home and the day was…
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Feedback
A few years ago I was a big believer and proponent of sharing feedback in various professional contexts. I even held some training classes in diferent companies. But as a guest trainer I believe the impact is much lighter. Not knowing the culture and not working side by side with the teams – my experience…
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momco iris
M-am gândit la voi zilele astea. Si țin sa va spun ca felul cum v-ați adaptat la necunoscut si ați slujit, a făcut ca fiecare întâlnire MomCo din Iris sa fie plină de har.Îmi doresc sa va fi putut sprijini si încuraja mai mult in acești ani. Am pășit in aceasta slujire la capacitate redusă,…
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MVT – întâlnire de vară
Mă întreb uneori daca e bine sa apar așa epuizată la întâlniri de lucru. Dar realizez cu îngrijorare ca asta a devenit modul standard de operare de câțiva nai. Unele zile sunt mai eficiente ca altele dar nu sunt predictibile. Totuși daca as aștepta sa fiu bine odihnita nu as mai merge sau nu as…
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Izidor week
I am in awe of how much we were albe to accomplish together. Sarah is a great leader and communicator, and the team was so fun to work with. I don’t feel connected enough nor so resourceful to organize multiple movie screenings. And yet we just wrapped up a week of extraordinary momentum in creating…
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Comparison
I always believed that my self-sufficiency was rooted in my introversion. I didn’t need others to feel at ease, whole, happy. It may have had something to do with my dedication to God, no matter what, when I was 12. I had become aware of my complete and utter need for Him, based on everything…
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Honest look at my schedule
It’s so freeing to speak the truth. I got on a zoom call to meet a new friend and see if I could help her set up a few private screenings of a movie she produced. A mutual friend who is too kind and sees the very best in everyone, she connected us. I admit…
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Hospitality – in progress
I have worked on this topic for a long time. I’m re-polishing a talk fit a certain context. At some point I had two different directions, both valid and powerful. But my heart is on simplifying it. Too much information crowds the heart.
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Awkward
I trip over my words. My mind doesn’t work quite so smoothly. I misremembered a kid’s name as I talked to the mom, and when I’m called upon to share something I can hear crickets in my head. I must document this stage as I do think it’s temporary. This is not who I am.…
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Teenagers learning to cook and cheap labor
Four years ago we contracted a house interior finishes crew. They had some experience and covered a lot of skills in interior finishes. But they also had a diverse pool of people, some just starting, some needing a lot of hand holding, some having to redo the work and pulling tiles of the wall is…