A Perfect Day: Some Ideas for Creative Leaders

As a Creative Leader, it is necessary for me to get away from the office and write, create, think, etc. That is my job. I “get paid” to create & think. Our organization moves forward best when I am doing these things. Consequently, my assistant schedules entire days where I am not just out of…

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Why I'm Launching the Matt Keller Leadership Podcast

I am excited to announce that starting January 1st, 2016, I launched the Matt Keller Leadership Podcast. The content is for anyone who leads in any capacity. From the Corporate world to the church world. From the court room to the classroom to the family room, I believe anyone who leads anything will benefit from…

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Staff Core Values: Sacrifice

CORE VALUE #7 Sacrifice We are willing to go above and beyond. {Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. –Luke 9:23-24}     Have you ever been a part of a sports team? (And yes, you can count middle school… as long as it wasn’t shuffle boarding.) Do you remember the…

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Staff Core Values: Growth and Teachability

CORE VALUE #5 Growth/Teachability We are always getting better.   {Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. -1 Corinthians 9:24}   Is it okay with you if we use our imaginations for a minute?…

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Staff Core Values: Loyalty

Loyalty We protect each other. {…All believers were of one heart and mind. –Acts 4:32}    Chances are you grew up with at least one sibling. There’s nothing quite like the relationship between siblings! You may have a lot in common, or you may be polar opposites, but one thing is always true: you’re family,…

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Staff Core Values: Fun

In 2014, Next Level Church was named one of the Best Workplaces by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute.  Our culture didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t just happen on its own. Over the years, NLC staff have been guided by 7 Core Values. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to talk about these values.…

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Where Does Confidence Come From? Part 6

Confidence comes from courage accumulation, not knowledge acquisition. Our nature is to think that the more knowledge we acquire, the more confident we will become. We can officially put that in the urban legend file. It’s simply not true. The truth is that the more courage we get from acting, leading and deciding, the more…

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Where Does Confidence Come From? Part 5 of 6

Confidence comes from staying close to your mentors.   Sometimes when I’m watching a major league game, the camera pans over to the dugout and you see something that illustrates this point. You see rookies leaning against the fence, next to the veterans. Those guys have it right. They’re taking advantage of the talent and…

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Where Does Confidence Come From? Part 4

Confidence comes from knowing you are in process. The fear of failure can be a huge detriment to our confidence. It doesn’t matter if we’re a rookie or a veteran, if we let fear of failure drive our actions, we will miss out on innovations, new products or new processes. As leaders, we have to…

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Where Does Confidence Come From? Part 3

Continuing in our series on where confidence comes from: Confidence comes from knowing God has called you to this. Ok leaders, before you say “I’m not a preacher” and skip this part, give me a minute. Some of us are in positions where we feel like we were called to be in that position, so…

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