5 Things Leaders Should Lose
Around 71 percent of Americans can’t find the TV remote. Is it under the couch? On the bookshelf? Who knows. That’s just one of the things we often misplace. We lose keys, wallets, and smartphones all the time. About 69% of Americans have reported finding a lost item while searching for another. Maybe we’re absentminded. […]
5 Thoughts That Will Hurt Your Marriage
One of the worst things you can do in marriage is say hurtful things to your spouse. I’ve written extensively about how our words shape our marriages. They can build up or tear down, and our responsibility is to encourage our spouses, not discourage them. That may not exactly be breaking news for you, but […]
This is What the Next Generation Craves From a Leader
Today, millennials make up most of the workforce (36%), but Gen Z is hot on their heels. By 2030, those born between 1996 and 2010 will make up 30 percent of the U.S. workforce. Leaders benefit greatly from Gen Z’s fresh ideas and energy in their organizations. But Gen Z faces legitimate struggles, which I’ve […]
4 Types of People I Want Around My Marriage
My wife, Susan, and I have been married for over three decades and have spent a lot of time working on our relationship. We go on marriage retreats, have written books together, and hosted a podcast called Family First for a while. I think it surprises people a bit when they learn we are big […]
3 Things That Contribute to Employee Burnout
The results of a recent poll on people in the workplace really paint a bleak picture. Research shows 76% of people feel burned out at work, and 28% of them say it’s “very often” or “always.” That’s startling. Someone who feels burned out feels a state of physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or […]
5 Qualities of Every Good Leader
You’ve probably heard of the American Red Cross. The humanitarian organization has provided life-saving services like blood collection, disaster relief, and health training for over 140 years. Millions of people benefit from the Red Cross, and it all started with one woman. Clara Barton was a civilian who took it upon herself to gather and […]
5 Cs All Marriages Need More Of
Marriage has been in a sharp decline over the last 50 years. About 66 percent of homes in the United States were headed by a married couple in 1975. That number dipped below 50 percent in 2010 and hasn’t rebounded. It marked the first time since the Census Bureau began tracking marriages in 1940 that […]
1 Thing That Should Always Trump Results
I remember the day I met then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Tony Dungy like it was yesterday. We met in his office and talked about how he’d noticed that his players needed help being great dads. I, too, was passionate about family, having recently started leading Family First. Tony and I eventually set up a […]
5 Gifts Your Spouse Really Wants
The world of timekeeping changed forever on April 24, 2015. The Apple Watch Series 0 was released that day. The smartphone everyone loved was now in sync with a device on your wrist. The Apple Watch quickly became the most popular watch ever, selling nearly 300 million in a decade. One estimate shows about 20 […]
