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One of the Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned in Two Decades of Leading
It always takes longer than you think it will. Listen by clicking the play button below, and subscribe by entering your name and email address to the right. In this month’s conference on the 20, allow Matt to encourage you. He tells us, it’s going to happen, it’s just going to take longer than you…
Read More5 End of the Year Thoughts
Imagine it’s the end of the day and Matt Keller wants is sit down to have coffee with you. Listen and lean into his end-of-year leadership thoughts. The close of the year is a perfect time for reflection and for regaining focus in order to tackle all that is to come next year. Contemplating these concepts will…
Read MoreWhen I first heard about…
When I first heard about… Bottled water … I thought there is no way anybody would ever pay for water. Text messages … I thought there was no way people wouldn’t just want to call each other on the the phone. Email … I thought it was cumbersome and would never catch on. The Internet…
Read More9 Truths about Failure
1. Some failures are worthwhile. Most in fact. 2. External events that keep you from reaching a goal does not constitute failure. 3. Blaming others makes you bad at failure. 4. Owning failure publicly and quickly makes you good at failure. 5. Examining failures makes you wise. 6. Failure is not final; stop acting like…
Read MoreMoving to a 2 Service Reality
The article this week is hands down one of the most read articles we’ve ever written! Literally thousands of churches have made the jump to a 2 service reality. Here’s our take on it… One of the big questions we are asked all-the-time in our coaching is: We’re thinking about going to 2…
Read MoreTaming the Monster of Sundays
This week in our “Summer Repost Series” I am posting an article that is the answer to 1 of the Top 2 Questions I get whenever I am in front of pastors. Enjoy… Taming the Monster of Sunday (Help for Pastors under Pressure) One of the most taxing things about being a lead…
Read MoreYour Idea Stinks!!!
Dear “Idea Guy,” At the beginning, when you first present your idea, almost no one on the “team” you answer to, get approval from and are accountable to is gonna think your idea is great. They’re not. Just face it. And in fact, their job is kind of not to! The reason they’re around you…
Read MoreSome Days I want to Quit!
Recently, on a Sunday morning, I woke up feeling like I wanted to quit. Perhaps you have experienced the same thing. Maybe it’s not Sunday for you, maybe it was Monday, or Friday, but I bet you’ve had one of those mornings. As a pastor, mine comes frequently on Sundays… The point is, as a…
Read MoreWhat I'm Learning from Jimmy Fallon
I’m learning a lot from Jimmy Fallon these days. (@JimmyFallon) As a communicator, I am always watching a wide variety of communicators, artists and talent. Recently, one comedian I have been learning so much from is Jimmy Fallon! I love what he has done for the tonight show! He truly is a legend already, and…
Read MoreThe 2 Things that will make your Employees LOVE coming to work! (And its not Money!!!)
#1: A Focus on Building Great Products & Services. #2: A Focus on Building a Great Culture. (aka a Great Place to Work) The problem is, most leaders only focus on #1. They think, “As long as our product is great and we’re paying people decently, then we’re succeeding.” In fact, the business world is built to…
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