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Navigating the 4 Phases of a Sabbatical

Four phases are common to a good sabbatical experience, but each one is fraught with temptations that can sabotage the best of intentions.

Navigating the 4 Phases of a Sabbatical

Four phases are common to a good sabbatical experience, but each one is fraught with temptations that can sabotage the best of intentions.

Building Your Sabbatical Plan

There is no magic plan or secret formula for a great sabbatical. However, there is no great sabbatical without a plan.

OFF-RAMPS and ON-RAMPS: The Hidden Secret of a Healthy Sabbatical

A Sabbatical can be an amazing gift, but your your off-ramp from everyday life can ruin it before you start.

Healthy Sabbaticals Start Here:: GET CLEAR ABOUT YOUR WHY

If your thinking about a sabbatical, this is the place to start.

When Your Scaffolding Won’t Support You

A strange thing catches people off guard as they get older. The rhythms and practices of self-care that used to support our well-being...

How Do I Lead into the Unknown?

I’ll bet you’ve joked, “Is that a light at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?” Leading the way through times of uncertainty...

Rest Before You Need It

You ever noticed that we equate rest with laziness and glamorize exhaustion as a symbol of significance? I sat with a group of pastors...

The Power of ONE THING

Every 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...

Overcoming Vision Paralysis

If you’ve read my recent posts on vision, you’ve heard me say I think Vision is a subject that has gone out of vogue among leaders. I...

How 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