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Can you believe we are already at the end of 2021? 2020 was a year that we will never forget, even though it would be nice to remove it from our memories. At the end of 2020, everyone was just so ready to get to 2021. But what happened when we stepped into 2021? Did...

  Where some may see problems, A players see opportunities. What do you see when you look at the calendar in front of you? Do you see mountains to climb? Does it excite you or intimidate you? What is your reaction when something goes wrong in the office? Or when a...

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill An A player doesn't look to failure as a reason to give up. They see it as an opportunity to keep growing, learning, and trying again. They don't tap out after...

When you are looking for a team player, begin looking for these 3 things: If they fit your culture, if they have character, and if they have competency. And always look in this order. Even when it's within a ministry, it is naive to think everyone has the same set of...

  This is a hot topic word in the church word. But how many of us actually have it in our lives? I'm talking about real-deal accountability. Not just a check-in call every now and then from a leader in your life. But accountability that really digs deep and asks the...

Emotional needs will always find a way to be met. The challenge we have as believers is to meet them appropriately. An A player has an emotional need to succeed. They're not okay with just being average. They don't want to fit in. They aren't okay with business as...

There are two types of people. The ones who are all for keeping score at kids sports games, and the ones who are just there for the fun and don't believe in keeping score. The same is true as we grow older. There are those who don't want to keep score and those who...

Years ago I was having a coaching conversation with someone who worked for a well-known food chain and they explained how this company had identified their leadership groups into thirds. Based on A players, B players, and C players. They would have their A players...