Read to lead
“not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers”
HARRY S. TRUMAN
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Soundtracks
Soundtracks. By Jon Acuff I learned that from Jon Acuff. By now, you probably have caught on that I’ve read a few of Jon Acuff’s books. They are fun books. Plain and simple. I always enjoy reading his work. I’ve been wanting to pick up Soundtracks again, and this time did not disappoint. Do you

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Don’t despise the day of small beginnings.
I’m learning that every little start counts. Every time I’ve worked on building habit, I’ve almost stopped before I began, because I knew it wouldn’t be enough just to start. And I knew that the start would not be my best. I was talking with my friend yesterday about the process of writing. He’s been

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It’s not about the Ring.
The Return of the King. By JRR Tolkien ‘Precious, precious, precious!’ Gollum cried. ‘My Precious! O my Precious!’ And with that, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then with a shriek he fell. Out of the

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Preparation and Opportunity
John Wooden said that the day of opportunity is too late for preparation. This has been even more real to me in the process after the layoff I experienced in January. Something completely out of the blue, not expected, nor welcomed, and yet, I feel like I’m able to look forward with opportunity, and not
