Matt Heemstra 
“Achieving something that’s never been done before starts with challenging yourself to do things that you’ve never done before.” – Melinda Gates There are a lot of people in the world who say they want to be in leadership roles. They want to lead teams, or committees, or organizations, and they want to do it … Read more
“Don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.” – Rita Levi-Montalcini Last week in this space, the conversation was about challenges, and how as leaders we need to prepare for them and purposefully seek them out. Apparently, that hit home with people. When you talk about challenges and challenging situations, most people have very … Read more
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” – Rumi We humans are funny creatures. We are capable of great things when challenged, but we hope we’re never challenged. We are incredibly creative and resourceful when we’re trying to solve difficult problems, but we hope we never have difficult problems … Read more
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.” – Unknown Most of us living on this planet in 2026 feel like we’re being bombarded. We’re supposed to be a hundred different things, buy a hundred different things, address a hundred different issues, all with perfect grace and nonstop success. It’s overwhelming and exhausting. Leaders are … Read more
“Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.” – Florence Scovel Shinn A lot of life – most of life? – is about balance. We need to do certain things, but doing too much of … Read more
“Your life will get better when you realize it’s better to be alone than to chase people who really don’t care about you.” – Dr. Thema Bryant We have a natural tendency as human beings to want to belong. We want to be part of the group. We’re wired like that, as a way to … Read more
“Don’t try to be fearless…Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.” – Chris Guillebeau From the time we’re very small, we’re told that fear is something we should avoid. Parents tell their children “Don’t be afraid” in the middle of a loud thunderstorm. Medical professionals tell people “There’s nothing to be … Read more
“We can’t be everything to everyone, but we can be something to someone.” – Simon Sinek Why do you exist? That’s a pretty heavy question for a Monday morning (or any morning, really). Why are you here? What exactly are you supposed to be doing with the time you have on this planet? Those may … Read more
“In times of change learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer There are a lot of things about change that are difficult. We’ve covered a bunch of them here before, and I won’t attempt to list them all. Lately … Read more
“Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.” – Marcus Aurelius Leaders are trained to focus on problems. We’re supposed to be identifying things that need fixing, and … Read more
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