[header size= “1” type= “single”] You’re Moving, but Are You Going Anywhere?[/header] Text: Proverbs 9:1-6 (MSG) Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it’s supported by seven hewn timbers. The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted, wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers. Having dismissed her serving maids, Lady… Continue reading You’re Moving, but Are You Going Anywhere?

I wrote previously that I don’t know why people wouldn’t want to get God’s order in their lives. There are so many apparent benefits. I have a sneaking suspicion, though; many people don’t like structure because they don’t like rules. I think, at times, we view any structure or parameter as legalism. Legalism is the… Continue reading Why All The Rules

An Exciting New Release by David Gadberry. A 100-Day Journey Through The Book of Proverbs. A 100-day devotional from the wisdom of Proverbs. Proverbs checks our hearts and teaches us wisdom.  Each day, we are inspired to be teachable and to understand the difference between wisdom and foolishness.  It reveals what matters is what is… Continue reading Motives Matter

There is much in culture today that makes a person feel engaged but doesn’t actually achieve engagement.  Engagement is being actively involved in meaningful and authentic interactions with others. It requires true interdependence.  There are far too many things in the world that, in the name of engagement, actually disconnect us from ongoing, deepening and… Continue reading Get in the Game

Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it” Charles R. Swindall If a person will succeed it requires motivation. The quality of attitude that keeps things moving forward. The personal fortitude to get out of bed in the morning put ones feet on the ground and attack the world… Continue reading Inspiration Or Motivation

In modern times, a political perspective has seeped into every nook and cranny of life.  Especially in areas of leadership.  By political perspective, I do not mean a particular party or ideology but rather a political way of doing things. Life has become a lot more about perception than reality. Leaders are far more concerned… Continue reading Leadership in Crisis

Does anyone enjoy being criticized? Especially by someone who seems to be a master criticizer. It can be so hard to take. The delivery has a lot to do with that. However, especially as leaders how should we view criticism? Being critiqued has become a normal part of the life of the leader in the… Continue reading “Criticism: Fiend or Friend?”

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of the word petty is “twitter.” It seems that people of all types engage in social media with a sense of semi-anonymity, as if people don’t really know its them, and engage in back and forth with others over trivial things in a way… Continue reading Real Leaders Aren’t Petty

Leadership requires understanding. Understanding seems like a given but it’s far underestimated in our fast pace, no time to think, rush to the next deal culture. We all want knowledge, and this information age we have the ability to gain knowledge about almost anything we want, and it is right at our finger tips. To… Continue reading The Underestimated Quality of Understanding

Matthew 7: 24-25 (MSG) “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.… Continue reading Famous Last Words

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit”
-Harry Truman

I have found it to be true that excellent leaders are good storytellers. They Know how to cast vision and communicate in a way that grabs the listener and says, “Hey, pay attention; this is important!” They called it a camp meeting. I was in my early 20s, a young Pastor excited about life, ministry,… Continue reading What is Your Favorite Story

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” -Chuck Swndall This is a true statement. Life, at times, can seem like it is happening to us, but in truth, a lot of what happens in life is our choice; at least, it is our choice as to how we… Continue reading Life is 90/10

I love to discuss leadership. It is a concept that can literally cross every barrier and function in the context of all areas of life. Leadership is important and interesting. Leadership is influence. It leads people to a place of trust that allows them to help them reach for and achieve their potential. All while… Continue reading Parent/Leader – Great Parents Lead Their Kids.

A life Changing Concept for Leaders.

Simply Listen!

My wife is a teacher. Hands down her favorite thing about teaching is what she calls the light bulb moment. It usually happens after a lot of work, frustration, funny moments, and a whole lot of good ol’ teaching. It usually happens with a student that was hard to reach, and are usually hard on… Continue reading What is Greatness Anyway?

Good Attitude is so important.  It is not just an abstract concept or feeling.  It is a concrete action that results in major positive progress. Winston Churchill said,  “Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference” I agree, it does make a big difference, however I’m not so sure how small it is. … Continue reading Attitude, More Caught Then Taught….3 Steps to Helping Your Team Have a winning Attitude

Almost 30 years ago I was a young pastor just starting out and an older leader who was leading in the denomination I was a part of was very kind to me and wanted to help me grow and develop.  He took my out to eat, and talked to me about leadership.  Learning how to… Continue reading Mentors Matter. 3 Ways to Obtain Effective Mentor Relationships

I’ll never forget standing outside my home at one o’clock in the morning, watching my house burn to the ground.  We were devastated.  We lost everything.  Thank God no one was hurt but we truly lost everything.  It was a very difficult time for our family.  We loved our home, but it was gone, and… Continue reading Leaders are Fire Fighters – 3 ways to put out fires

There are a plethora of benefits to exercising consistently. We all know this. Especially leaders. It is a discipline that we all struggle with at different times.  We know we should be doing it but find it getting crowded out by things that seem more important. However, our physical health is pretty important if we… Continue reading 4 Ways Your Personal Fitness Program Will Help the Team You Lead

Leadership predominately involves discovering, developing, and deploying our Potential. However, it is more than that: using our Potential to help others learn, design, and deploy their Potential. Leadership doesn’t become Leadership until others are affected. Leadership becomes a true force when it’s big enough in its thinking to understand the vision, acknowledge possible problems, and… Continue reading Position, Potential, and Problem Solving, 3 Ways to Add Value.

Leaders are lifelong learners. We are constantly developing and growing. One of the most effective ways to learn is to be mentored and taught personally by someone who has done or is doing what we are trying to do. Someone who can challenge, inspire, and give you wisdom and insight based on the valleys and… Continue reading 7 Principles for Mentorship

Dear Billy Graham Thank you, Reverend Graham. I am in the process of reading your autobiography and am enjoying every minute of it. Your honesty and sincerity are refreshing, especially in how you talk openly about mistakes you made and teach us all by sharing different course corrections and necessary changes. Your sincere surprise at… Continue reading Open Letter to Billy Graham

The Power of we is a principle in which we trade “me” mindsets for “we” mindsets. As we found out in the first blog of this title, the Power of we is the realization that together, we are better. We are stronger, faster, wiser, more effective and empowered. Having this attitude that includes cooperation with… Continue reading The Power of WE Part 2

The bottom line is that I had no skin in this game. The team I thought would win is an arch nemesis to my Dallas Cowboys, whom I hope to get their act together next season.  I told my wife I felt the eagles would pull it out. What a game, though. That is precisely… Continue reading Leadership Lessons from the Super Bowl

 Can You trust me? Have you ever attempted the trust fall exercise? You stand on an elevated place, and then with your eyes closed and back turned; you fall backward into the arms of friends you hope you can trust to catch you. I have to tell you, every time I’ve done it, even though… Continue reading The Power of “WE”

Do Goals work? According to John Maxwell, the answer is NO. “Goals only work if you do.”                            – John C. Maxwell A more accurate thought has not been spoken. Making goals, having goals, writing them down, knowing what your goals are, and… Continue reading GOALS, Really?

Have you ever felt stuck? Have you ever asked yourself why? One rapid way to get stuck is to try to please everyone. By pleasing people, we find ourselves backed into a corner because, when attempting to make everyone happy, you ultimately make no one happy, especially yourself. The most intense problem with people pleasing… Continue reading The Height of Selfishness – Being a People Pleaser

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves Sunday Night. Our Daughter Sydney sings in the chamber choir for Canyon High School, and they had the opportunity to join the West Texas A & M Choir and Orchestra for a Christmas Concert. It was phenomenal. Music is always such a powerful force, especially music written to… Continue reading The Symphonic Harmonies of Leadership

While I was in Jr. High School, I ran track. I don’t remember much about it; I wasn’t particularly significant at it. But I did have an excellent coach. He was brutal but brilliant. He knew when to challenge and when to inspire. He was a good man and an outstanding coach. One thing that… Continue reading Finish Strong

In our fast-paced, information-driven, opinionated world, we must ask ourselves: “What are we trying to do?”  It is so easy to get caught up in the trite and trivial. We find ourselves locked into conversations we don’t want to be a part of. We get stirred up and think, “I need to voice my opinion… Continue reading THE QUESTION

The Attitude of a Champion One thing that is clear about Champions (people who win in life) is they think differently than those who aren’t. To clarify, winning in life is not about who is the most famous, who has the most money, or who has the most awards. When I say champion or “win… Continue reading The Champions Attitude

Leadership and growth go hand in hand.  In order for us to truly lead to new adventures and exciting opportunities we have to grow there before we can go there.  So the question is WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH PLAN? Before discussing your plan, let’s discuss some important concepts that help your growth plan succeed.… Continue reading Are You Growing? How Do You Know?

Nowadays, it is the norm to hear a business pitch that goes something like this. Have you ever wanted financial independence? Are you tired of your JOB? Do you like to live like you see other people living? Do you have an extra 10 hours a week? I have an opportunity for you! If you… Continue reading Are You Tired of the HYPE?

BIG QUESTION:  Do You Trust You? It doesn’t surprise us as leaders that we must have the trust of the people who follow us to influence them. When asked what they want in a leader, most people will say something about “integrity.” They want honesty, sincerity, and authenticity. We know that leadership is influence, and… Continue reading LEADER: DO YOU TRUST YOU?

A few years ago, I was preparing to teach a staff on focus and purpose regarding our work. Somehow, with new technological advancements, we must remind ourselves that there is no replacement for good ‘ol hard work. If you are going to succeed in life, you will only do it if you work hard. This… Continue reading “Gadberry’s Workisms”

We’ve all heard the colloquialism that says, “When one door closes, another one opens.” Or “When Gods shuts a door he opens a window” These are cute sayings and I understand the purpose, but they are not necessarily true. There have been several seasons in my Life where one door shut, and I stood in… Continue reading When One Door Closes and Another Door Doesn’t Open

Have you ever set out with tremendous enthusiasm to accomplish a goal and fallen flat on your face? If the answer is yes, then great! You are moving in the right direction. If the answer is no, then you don’t have a perfect relationship with the truth, and that’s another blog. I say you are… Continue reading Set a Goal to Win and Let Your Failures Show You How

Thomas Edison Said, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life” Could it be that simple? Knowing your purpose and reason for being could be as simple as doing what you love. Am I being naive to think that it could be that clear, that simple? Here is what… Continue reading What Is Your Passion?

What is your PERSPECTIVE of failure? How do you see it? Do you see it as final? Do you see it as the death of your success, or do you see it as education? “Failure can be the last nail in your coffin, or it can be just the education you needed to move to… Continue reading The Problem with Failure

Most things worth having or doing involve risk, hard work, and discomfort. If they didn’t, everyone would do them, and it wouldn’t be rare for people to do great things. “Unfortunately in our world we pay a lot of attention to high light reals, but never seem to consider all the work, effort, energy and… Continue reading “Getting Comfortable with Discomfort”

Being out of place is the most uncomfortable and disorienting feeling. It steals our enthusiasm and frustrates our purpose. It can hurt us and others around us. On the other hand, being in place is entirely satisfying. There is peace when you are in the right place and time. I think of it like a… Continue reading Take Your Place

Several years ago, I was allowed to work with a new organization. Most of the organization’s team had been together for some time, so I was definitely “The New Guy.” For the most part, I got along with everyone. I was young and very zealous- probably too zealous. I brought a lot of ideas with… Continue reading He Hated Me

[header size=”1″ type=”single”]MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS[/header] There is only one way to get off the merry go round, jump. Yes, it will be uncomfortable. Yes, it will hurt a little. Yes, you will miss the feeling of that rush of adrenaline and the people who are still on the ride, but if you want your… Continue reading Merry Go Round: Part Two

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