Let’s take a moment to think about December 31, 2023. One year from now. What’s one accomplishment you want to have experienced when you arrive there? I know, sorting them down to one is difficult. This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the most important one — just one that you can measure and would make a…

2023 is the year you’re going to make the move. It might be something professionally or personally but whatever the move entails, you’ve decided the time has come. With any next journey, there is always that first step. And usually, that first step is a scary one. You’re stepping off the pathway you’ve been on.…

If you haven’t experienced some form of rejection recently, you’re probably not trying hard enough. If you come up with new ideas, you’ll experience new rejections. If you’ve written a book and start pitching it to publishers, you’ll experience rejection. If you’re looking for a new job, chances are you’ll receive a no along the…

When I talk to couples who are thinking through a career decision, I generally find one spouse who leans toward security while the other spouse leans toward risk. The one who is more comfortable with risk often tries to convert the other with the vision of “what could be” while the other asks, “Ok, but…

Two years ago, I wasn’t quite sure how things would work out when I left a full time job. I wasn’t leaving for another company or job. I was moving toward an idea. And while I love ideas, the bank won’t deposit ideas. (I’ve asked them.) Also, ideas don’t often come with health insurance. But,…

There are three primary movements on the journey to finding what to do next. 1. Discovering your Gifting. 2. Finding your Calling. 3. Waiting on Timing. Of the three, Timing is the one you have the least control over. It’s why the work you do in the first two can help move you forward while…

Over the last two years, I’ve heard from pastors who are thinking of stepping down and doing something different. That, in fact, was my story in 2020. It’s often a complicated decision because of the calling we felt when we first got into ministry. It’s why I think it’s helpful to understand two important distinctions…

This photo was taken two years ago as Wendy, Jesse and I walked to our car and drove away from Gwinnett Church toward this new season. (Cole was away at school.) So many of you are finding yourself in a similar situation. I know that first-hand as I travel around on my book tour and…

You don’t have to figure out the rest of your life. You just have to figure out what to do next. You don’t need a 5-year plan. You just need to take action this week. You don’t need a huge network of personal contacts. You just need to start contacting the ones you do have…

“Quiet quitting” has become quite the buzz phrase lately. If this is new to you it is referencing when employees work only the jobs assigned to them. And not going above and beyond their job description. In other words, it’s when a worker checks out mentally, and they aren’t engaged at work. There’s a more…