I tweeted this 2 days ago… Surround yourself with those who haven’t drank your koolaid. I’m sure your koolaid is tasty. I’m sure your koolaid is the special sauce. But when everyone around you is drunk on your junk then you turn into an accidental dictator. Accidental because those who are blitzed with your ritz don’t know it. They laugh at your jokes when they are not funny. They will choose your Read more.

My friends at New Release Tuesday will be here tonight along with Brad Lomenick. We are talking about the FIGHT we are obviously in. The Boston Attacks. How leaders should respond. And how music lifts people after and during tragedies. Sign Up HERE!!! And then tonight at 8 Central hit up Read more.

Listen. I know you know I’m part of team Catalyst. Let’s get that off the shelf. And there is a reason. Because Catalyst has formed a community of great leaders that believe in the next generation of leaders. And the head of this movement is my friend Brad Lomenick. In Brads new book he pulls it ALL together. I say expert because he has learned from the greats. And they are all in this book. Not only do Read more.

This is Lelisa Desisa. He is 23. He just won the Boston Marathon. It was his 2nd marathon EVER. Hey you… Get off your butt and try something new today. It’s better that way… Carlos Read more.

I remember when my dad first told me about his friend Rick who started this really cool church that met in a tent. At that point I was a wide eyed brown kid with a Gary Coleman afro parted down the left side.  Maybe 7? I remember the look in my dad’s eyes as he talked about you guys. It was a look of pride. Not the bad kind…The good kind. The kind that says…”Look Read more.

[Video Music: The Album Leaf] I caught up on all my phone calls and emails after they fell asleep. And everyone responded. But I almost missed out on this… It’s better that way… Tell me about those forts you built as a kid. Los Read more.

I’m in the stall. Walkie Talkie falls into my stall. It falls from the next stall. Eeerie silence. 30 seconds… 60 seconds… Me – “Um. Do you want me to slide that over?” More silence. 30 seconds. Flush. Hand reaches under my door. Walkie disappears. The longest 2 minutes of my life. What’s the proper protocol? Los Read more.

The tall one (4’11”) came to me in the winter of ‘97. Bronzed and fine as hell. She lived for this thing called snowboarding that my Latino roots had never seen. Everything was bronzed exept for her 18 year old eyes. They had this raccoon tan that I quizzically found attractive. I thought…”If she is ok walking around with that tan, she must be confident.” Since we met, that raccoon Read more.

This is number 4. It was amazing. Mike brought the thunder and we had a blast talking about second chances and such. Tomorrow night I will have my inner circle comrade Brad Lomenick. Brad is the Chief Encouraging Officer of Catalyst Conferences and a monster encourager and friend. He will be talking to us about a few things… 1. The Catalyst creative process 2. How to pursue leadership in a creative environment. 3. Read more.

The first time it happened I was standing on stage at Sandals. We were in the theater at California Baptist University because the gym floors were being redone or something of the sort. I had stood in front of this family every Sunday for at least 5 years. Nothing was different. Just another Sunday. We were singing Charlie Hall’s Salvation. It was the 2nd song of the set. All of a sudden I Read more.