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Focus on one goal at a time We’ve all heard, “Keep your eye on the prize”. I think that’s good because it causes me to examine my daily habits to see if they align with my goal. After all, many [...]

Blind faith and commitment Would you have blind faith and make a commitment that involved moving your family to the worst neighborhood in the inner city to serve your community and start a new [...]

The Leader of Rocketown Jim Piper’s guest today is Kenny Alonzo, the Executive Director of Rocketown. Rocketown is a ministry founded by contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith [...]

If you are not taking care of yourself, you’re not leading well. Effective leadership starts with leading your own personhood. Your first responsibility is to lead yourself, body and soul. If you [...]

This short coaching episode is a goldmine of information for young people starting their careers in the real world. For that matter, it’s applicable to anyone of any age! Sometimes, we all [...]

To put it quite simply, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss I learn new things every [...]

I’ve been fooled before. Talented people are not always performers. They sparkle and shine from time to time. That’s what grabs your attention like a trout to a lure. Then you get hooked, reeled [...]

In this episode, Jim talks with Chris Dobkins founder of Njevity.  Njevity provides Cloud and On-Premises Accounting and Customer Relationship Management solutions to mid-market customers all [...]

Leaders expect their team to show up and do a great job. That’s normal. What leaders often forget to do is ask. When the leader is vague, the mission stalls. Leadership requires vulnerability and [...]

Patrice Light-Mabary shares her incredible near-death experience.  Surviving eight cardiac arrests!  What it was like to not be able to communicate while still knowing what was going on around [...]