I tend to have high expectations, of myself and everyone else. I was raised with expectations. I was the first child, and only son, of parents who thought for years they were not able to have children. My parents passed their high expectations on to me. I was expected to behave, expected to do well […]
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I am part of a church that follows a liturgical calendar. Like all calendars, a liturgical calendar helps us remember the day and the season. On Wednesday we begin a new season again. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. Each time we get together we remind each other of our story and we share a
My friend Jon Dephouse is a young, vital husband of a young, vital wife and father of two young, vital boys. He has a good sense of humor, and encourages and inspires the people who meet him. Jon loves music, coffee, and running triathlons. He is also a priest at Saint James’ Episcopal Church in
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My friend Jon Dephouse is a young, vital husband of a young, vital wife and father of two young, vital boys. He has a good sense of humor, and encourages and inspires the people who meet him. Jon loves music, coffee, and running triathlons. He is also a priest at Saint James’ Episcopal Church in
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Though last years’s Craft Brewery Pilgrimage culminated months ago, I have not spent the winter resting. I have a long term commitment to meeting the challenges of crafting a movement and creating meaningful revelry. I am dedicated to do whatever it takes to complete the arduous work of researching and preparing for the approaching 2013 Craft Brewery
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Our pilgrimage is not a race. There are some similarities. Planning and preparation are important. Breathing is essential. We train and practice each day. Each step has lessons to teach us. Sometimes we develop a rhythm or find the zone. There are very significant differences. Our pilgrimage is neither a marathon nor a sprint. It
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Before I knew what leaders do, I saw them as giving other people answers. People needed direction and guidance, and leaders told them what to do. Leaders were smarter and had more answers than everyone else, so other people listened to them to make sure they did not make any mistakes. Of course, I decided
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I believe in the power of revelry, and this has been a revelrous week for me. I set goals, and I celebrate when I meet them. I create incentives and rewards to motivate myself to meet my goals, even beyond the satisfaction I get just from meeting them. As my goals grow, my revelry grows
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I do an excellent job of planning and preparing. I can foresee a very wide variety of potential obstacles and challenges, and design effective steps to overcome them. I am excellent at seeing worst case scenarios and finding ways to prevail over them. I do exhaustive research to learn as much as I can about
Some people think leadership is all about the future. These people are focused on their own vision for where they are going. They work hard to get themselves, and everyone else, moving in the direction they want to go. They do not want to be distracted by what has happened before, or what else is
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