At the start of Easter week we watched Tiger Woods make one of the greatest comebacks in sports, and in life. I am a faithful Tiger fan, even through the hard years for him. We all get the opportunity to start again. It may not be in the timing we plan, nor in the plan, we saw...

I had a friend send me the following quote the other day:
 “People never really change very deeply until someone catches them in their shame… and is not appalled. Out of this place, where we have been loved in the midst of our shame, we come to know that we are worthy of love.” I...

For any successful athlete, learning to differentiate between being “hurt” and an “injury” is a key indicator and self-management skill to function at peak performance. An injury is something that impairs or prohibits performance. It’s physically not possible. Being hurt may...

With the historic marker of “The Big Game” (#SB50) approaching, there has been much discussion about the teams and players. One way or another, history will be made this Sunday, and a champion will be crowned. Who will be the most prepared for the moment? What...

How a leader handles pain will tell you a lot about them. A key quality of a good leader is the ability to differentiate needs and model leadership skills which empower growth. When leaders fall from grace, it is important to understand why. Just the nature of any...

Living with purpose is what I want the story of my life to speak. I hope I am living a life story worth telling. Two weeks ago I was strapped to a polygraph machine. That’s a “lie detector” machine for those of you not familiar with that. The main theme of the story I want to...

The Myth of Authenticity I spend a lot of time with people talking about the topic of “authenticity.” What I’ve noticed is that we say we value this trait/skill from the front of the room, yet we rarely practice authenticity in the back of the room. If we really...

That Gravity of Dignity from Leaders When Dan Price, C.E.O. of Gravity Payments, surprised his 120-person staff by announcing that he planned to raise the salary of every employee to $70,000 a year — he did something innovative in the field of leadership that has been...

How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Post So It Goes Viral, by Travis Waits. Here’s what I did, I think, helped my LinkedIn blog post get picked up by LinkedIn Pulse and go viral! I totally wasn’t trying to make this happen originally, but in under two days I’ve...

Tips for leaders to overcome an unproductive day, and increase their productivity when it counts. Today I haven’t reached any of my goals I set out to do. I haven’t made any money. I haven’t made any sales calls. I haven’t closed any new contracts....

For leaders who desire to make great impact, they will experience bumps and hurdles along the road to fulfilling their vision. It’s not a straight line on the road of “success.” Your ability to bounce can be something that sets you apart from others, as a...

The Seattle Times announced that Mark Driscoll, author and founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has voluntarily resigned his position with the mega-church. This comes after a panel of seven Mars Church elders and one church member concluded an “investigation of...

Four years ago life was going very well. I had a thriving practice as a therapist, counseling people towards wholeness in their relationships with themselves and others. A new house, cars that didn’t break down, kids plugged into friends and community that they loved; more...

When leaders are called to make an impact, often one of the occupational hazards of their position is the insulation that comes from being at the top. We all treat leaders with a higher level of respect, expectation, and responsibility. The by product of this, for the leader, is...

A good leader pays attention to their leadership ethics by doing their personal work on matters of character, integrity, and growth. Good leadership embraces the appropriate use of vulnerability as a skill that is learned. Vulnerability refines our character only when we choose...

5 Keys for Developing Leadership Wholeness through Authenticity by Travis Waits Your ability to engage as a leader is dependent on your ability to be authentic. Doing so requires that you do the #growth work necessary around identifying your blind spots. Unless, as a leader you...