Gary MayesFeb 3"PLAY" is Not a Four-Letter WordOkay, yeah, I know it is a four-letter word. But, the point is, too many of us treat the notion of play as something anathema. We see it...
Gary MayesNov 4, 2021Rest Before You Need ItYou ever noticed that we equate rest with laziness and glamorize exhaustion as a symbol of significance? I sat with a group of pastors...
Gary MayesJun 3, 2021The Power of ONE THINGEvery day every leader must find a way to cut through the fog and the clamor of the urgent in order to focus their attentions on what...
Gary MayesMar 2, 2021How Can My Triggers Help Me?We get triggered when our buttons are pushed and we become somebody we’re not or, at least, someone we don’t want to be. What if these trig
Gary MayesFeb 16, 2021Holding the Tension of Joy and LamentI used to think that seasons of difficulty and sorrow were temporary challenges interrupting the normal equilibrium of life. They were...
Gary MayesJan 19, 2021The Email that Changed the WorldLeaders make decisions every day. All day. Some are big. Some are negligible. But all serve to expose and reinforce the core values that...
Gary MayesJan 5, 2021LIVING A LIFE OF INFLUENCEInfluence is a big deal. It is honorable. It matters. And, here at the beginning of a new year, I would guess that most of us are...
Gary MayesDec 22, 2020It’s Time for a Gratitude ChallengeIt might seem a bit cliche to talk about gratitude during the holiday season. You might even be weary of what is often just flippant...
Gary MayesDec 17, 2020One of Our Biggest Questions :: Am I FOR or AGAINST?Being a leader is all about choices. Big ones. Small ones. Forgettable ones. etc. One of those decisions--in a category all its own--is...
Gary MayesDec 3, 2020My 2020 Book of the YearIf a book is good, I don’t just read it. I have a conversation with it. I write comments, questions, and actionable ideas in the margins....