Essays
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The Divine Purpose of Failure (and Success)
It took me failure to learn what success is. I closed that deal. I made that move. I built an A team. I … As…
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Dealing With the Worst Anxiety of My Life
Last month, anxiety didn’t just win—it staged a full-scale takeover. It was the perfect storm: I’d been jetlagged for 45 of the last 90 days,…
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God’s Purposes for Our Emotions
What is the role of emotions in our lives? I’ve been obsessed with this question because I’ve seen too many people (including me) blow up…
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Mastering the Inner Dialogue
One of the best ways to work on your life is to improve your inner dialogue: the conversation you have with yourself every day while…
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Bombing My Presentation Turned Out to be a Gift
I’ve been speaking publicly for almost 30 years. Hour-long sermons. Keynote presentations. Emceeing events. I even once got a chance to speak at a TEDx…
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How Fasting Wrecked My Life
It’s one of those special nights talking about real life with great friends. It’s 11pm. My body needs sleep, but my soul is on fire.…
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Making Friends With Conflict
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been someone who avoided conflict at all costs. If there was a strong opinion, I would just…
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A Reflection Guide for Faith-Driven Entrepreneurs in Transition
In life and in entrepreneurship, transitions carry a special spiritual weight, even though the transitory moments are short. It’s the awkward gap in between seasons,…
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A Template for Reflection
During a longer fast last year, two things became increasingly clear: So, we’ve started a new annual family tradition on Jan 1. 90 minutes of…
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The Story of Silence
The first time I recognized the power of silence was during my first real business negotiation. I was 22, working at a big corporation, negotiating…
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Triggers are a Blessing
Triggers are a blessing? Okay, I don’t quite believe that yet, but I’m getting there. I used to hate triggers. Except I didn’t really know…
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Don’t Read This Blog
aka, several reasons I almost didn’t start this writing project, and sometimes I’m still not sure. Each of these is a “shadow” voice that’s really…
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The Four Horsemen and Me
You’re not good enough you don’t belong here You’re useless you’re exactly everything you fear These four horsemen have endlessly haunted me And brought their…