Decisions cause regret.  Someone said, “If you made no decisions, you would have no regrets!”  Regret can paralyze your forward motion for years.

How do you recover from a bad decision…especially one that can never be reversed? God can defeat your regret. 

Here are some steps I have followed to get it OFF my trail:

“Drive” is important.  It is the motivation to progress, to accomplish, to produce, to excel.  Nothing every happens without drive.  God made us to “be fruitful” but that doesn’t mean that crops will grow by themselves.

“Driven” is dangerous.  It wrecks relationships.  It turns to envy and road rage.  It damages health.  It forces us to perform rather than fulfilling us when we perform.

 How do you know when you are being driven?

Sometimes, leaders face impossible circumstances…like Jericho.  Two huge, impenetrable walls.  No way out or in.  No hope.   We all face those walls. 

How do we get the impossible to move out of our way?

The biggest giants you face are the ones in your mind.  I have learned that “limiting beliefs” are holding me back from any area I must conquer.

Here are the “FIVE GIANTS” of limitations that you must conquer to enter your promised land of success: 

Clarity wins the day.  Every time.

If you find your leadership is more “wandering around” I know the problem.  Work on your CLARITY.

Israel had two “silver trumpets” (Num. 10).  Everything in the Jewish life and culture was clarified by their sound.

HERE ARE THE FOUR THINGS THEY DID, AND HOW YOUR LEADERSHIP CAN BE “CRYSTAL CLEAR”:

Depression, loneliness, and anxiety are at an all time high.  Yet, we have more possessions, connections, and options than ever.

What’s the problem?

Let’s face it:  “you can’t believe everything you see or hear.”  You have to have DISCERNMENT.

“The simple believes everything” (Prov. 14:15). 

Here are great tests I ask myself to discern what (or who) is real:

A “quick temper” is one of my biggest struggles.  I like it speedy, convenient and easy.  Studies show that the time people are willing to wait in line has gone from four minutes to…twenty seconds!

Here are 7 ways to “ice down” your quick temper:

I recently saw a bombed out home in Syria that was rebuilt by generosity and given back over to a widow and her children.  The thrill of seeing this devastated, war-ravaged family dancing for joy was an amazing experience. 

Why is it that when it is time to give to others we usually think, “Oh, brother…” instead of “Oh, boy!”?    

Have you ever gotten all revved up to make a change, charged forward, and hit a major wall?  Most people stop right there.  How do you survive the FIRST WALL? 

Check out these steps to make an amazing life breakthrough that changes your entire life: 

Let’s face it:  people are way too serious right now.  The weight of the world is dampening the bravest spirit.  Sometimes, laughing is the last thing you think of. 

Here are some reasons for that and how to change your perspective:

I was on the inside seat of an airplane recently.  It’s my least favorite place.  On top of that, I tried in vain to pull my sweater off.  I felt trapped, really trapped, in a “tight place.”

Are you in a tight place financially, emotionally, or relationally? 

Here are some good thoughts that will definitely help you get out of that “jam”:

Do you ever wake up in the morning and feel like, “Today, I will bring my “B” or “C" game.  Yesterday was great but today will only be average”?

NOT THIS YEAR. 

Here are a my top 6 secrets to consistently bring my “A” game and make a difference in the world!: 

This is not an original statement with me.  However, it has shaped my life greatly.

As you start into a new year, have you discovered the “why” behind all of your goals, planning, and purposes?

This subtle, simple shift can mean the difference between total life change and miserable failure.

Here are some examples: 

TRUST is affecting everything in your life:  your leadership, marriage, business, parenting, and legacy.

What are the main areas that make people trust you?

Everybody leads something:  their family, their children, their business, their community their church…or themselves.

Paul spoke about “faithful leaders.”  He listed their 5 greatest qualities to his spiritual son, Timothy (2 Tim. 2). 

Check out how you measure up: 

People are quitting too easily.  They quit a difficult  marriage.  They quit a job.  They quit a hard task.  Anyone can start and have a “honeymoon” but it takes a certain mentality to stay and finish the job.

I love the Message translation of 2 Cor. 4:1—“…don’t throw up your hands and walk off the job because you run into occasional hard times.”

Here are my 6 secrets to “hanging in there…”:

The suicide of an apparently successful, talented, and influential 30-year-old pastor near Los Angeles this week has stunned American Christian leadership.

David faced unthinkable pressure. He wrote his deepest psalms while living under intense pressure and anxiety.

Here are a few important thoughts to remember about anxiety and pressure:

This week a bridge suddenly collapsed in Genoa, Italy. That’s not supposed to happen.  Bridges don’t collapse. 

Leaders are not supposed to collapse, either. 

Here is how I look at life's “bridges” that suddenly fall:

We have all seen The Ten Commandments where Charlton Heston smashes the stone tablets on the rock.  Some would think, “Now THAT’S leadership!" but actually, the Bible says that Moses was very meek.

Evidently, Moses’ powerful leadership persona was fueled by some inward spiritual “engine.” 

Here are my six top “motivations” for leadership: