Failure To Thriving

God has a sense of humor.  Don’t believe me?  The fact that your reading this blog post proves it.  All through school since I can remember I struggled with English.  I feared the spelling bee days.  Brian Regan has a great clip on that.

I scratched a clawed to get a D in any English class I ever took.  Vocabulary and grammar were the same way.  I feared having to write any type of paper especially if it was 500 words or more, that was crippling.  I have always struggled with some form of dyslexia.  Once again Brian Regan has another funny clip on that.

So needless to say when I began to write a few years back I did it to simply appease a few, literally 3 people, who said, “Hey you should blog.”  What I heard was public humiliation time.  Fear struck me again as I began to write.  As readership increased my confidence did not.  I thought people were crazy.  After all what can I possibly share that will be of any value or importance to others?  After 500 plus blog posts I have found, as with anything, the more you practice the more natural you become at it and it generally becomes something you enjoy.  My English skills and grammar and vocabulary probably have not improved dramatically.  I still use too many comas and use small words so I can spell them, but blogging has become something I enjoy to do.  If for no other reason as my friend Greg Darley said, “It allows me to get my thoughts focused.” [Side Plug: you need to check out Backstage Leadership that Greg runs...I'm in and love it.  It has been life changing in my approach to leadership.  End Of Side Plug.]

So thank you for reading and supporting me these last 3 years as I share my heart and randomness.  I think of Moses who questioned God about how he would lead his people out of captivity, “Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

Don’t let your insecurities keep you from enjoying God’s best for your life.  Whether you have an audience of one or you speak to thousands on a daily basis, understand and realize that you have a voice.  What you failed at early in life may just be what you thrive at today.  Chase your dream and enjoy the ride.

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I have had the privilege to be a part of Backstage Leadership since  last September and to be honest I didn’t know what to expect. I had never been a part of anything like this but I knew I was passionate about leadership and developing not only myself but taking what I was learning and applying it to my circles of influence.

I have been blown away by the line up of speakers that I have gotten to interview such as: Chuck Colson, Michael Hyatt, Andy Andrews, Carlos Whitaker, Gabe Lyons and Brad Lomenick. Mark Batterson, Dan Cathy, Catherine Rohr, Mike Foster, Ken Blanchard and Francis Chan.  The line up is always incredible and challenges me in such areas as; time management, dream casting, social networking, leadership development and family being a priority.

Backstage was started by Greg Darley and has gone from concept into an idea that is transforming young leaders by giving them opportunities to learn from those who have blazed the path before us.  I can honestly say I am a different leader and approach leadership differently because of this program and hopefully one day have the opportunity to pour into others like Greg has poured into me.

If your interested in joining Backstage Leadership, check out their website at www.backstageleadership.org