Why the Best Leaders Lead Slowly
- January 07, 2025
- by
- Chris Lawson
Life often rewards those who can resist the urge to act hastily.
A famous psychological study conducted by Stanford University in the 1960s, known as the marshmallow experiment, delved into the concept of delayed gratification. In this experiment, children were offered a choice between one immediate marshmallow or two marshmallows if they could wait for a short period. Follow-up research, as highlighted in a study covered by Live Science, revealed that the ability to delay gratification was linked to better outcomes in areas such as academic performance, health, and emotional resilience.
Similarly, children in these experiments...
Are You a Celebrity?
- May 19, 2021
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was helping out at the vaccine clinic last week and was doing what is perhaps my favorite job, which is holding an elderly...
The Importance of Being Mentored
- February 09, 2021
- by
- Chris Lawson
In my life I have had many people who have taken special interest in me and, in turn, have shaped the leader and person...
John Maxwell on Leadership
- January 27, 2021
- by
- Chris Lawson
John C. Maxwell is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 24 million books in...
You Are Not Your Idea
- January 20, 2021
- by
- Chris Lawson
What was your best idea?
If you think back on your leaders, which great idea were you the most excited about?
Which idea, as you look...
Rethinking Leadership
- September 27, 2020
- by
- Ned Erickson
I was asked to interview the new leader of Young Life in Hong Kong last week. I haven’t written the article yet so I...
No One Just Forgives
- March 27, 2019
- by
- Chris Lawson
If God is as all-powerful, all good, and as all-loving I suggest, why couldn’t God just forgive?
Payment for sin – really? Seems beneath God...
3 Lessons Learned by Mall Walking
- March 20, 2019
- by
- Chris Lawson
I found a new tribe!
It was a Saturday and it was cold. I MEAN COLD!
I fully intended to go for a run near my...
Lessons Learned from Changing Seasons
- February 13, 2019
- by
- Chris Lawson
My kids are totally giddy about the changing of seasons. Last week we moved from winter into spring – although someone forgot to tell...
Why Resolutions Fail
- February 06, 2019
- by
- Chris Lawson
I once read this great illustration in Reader’s Digest:
My friend Kimberly announced that she had made a New Year’s resolution to start a diet...