Aug 26, 2021 | Burnout, Calling, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Workaholism
What drives you? Passion? Or adrenaline? Also called epinephrine, adrenaline is a crucial part of the body’s fight-or-flight response. In the right dose, it is a useful hormone. But over-exposure can be damaging to our health. A 2004 article by the Table Group points...
Mar 30, 2021 | Alignment, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Physical Fitness, Relationships, Rest, Uncategorized
Leading From Alignment: Episode 79 – The Peril of Success Ah success . . . an oft-used word in our country. Many times, an oft-misunderstood word. Today, we want to focus on the subject, The Peril of Success. In seasons of tremendous growth and blessing, I made...
Mar 11, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Relationships, Rest, Workaholism
Ah success . . . an oft-used word in our country. Many times, an oft-misunderstood word. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be posting on the subject of success. We’ll look at it through the lens of God vs. the lens of humanity. We’ll talk about how leaders get this...
Feb 25, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest
Today a wonderful and timely post from Jaime Hlavin on a most important subject . . . filling our emotional tank. The past twelve months have drained the emotional reserves of many humans. Jaime provides practical thoughts and behaviors that help us fill our tank and...
Jul 30, 2020 | Burnout, Depression, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Uncategorized, Work
“Reflection turns experience into insight.” ~ John Maxwell Today is my first day back in the office after a week of much-needed time off. The multi-shaded blue waters of the Great Lakes, the beautiful forests, great food, and time detached from the work we love made...
Dec 5, 2019 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, physical health, Rest, Stress, Workaholism
Today Jaime Hlavin brings another insightful post . . . about the impact of sleep (or a lack thereof) on leaders. I know you’re going to enjoy today’s post ~ John If ever there was a child meant to have a pet dog, that child is my 12-year old daughter....
