If You Can Keep It - by Eric Metaxas

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#27 - If You Can Keep It: The Almost Chosen People

From Eric Metaxas and If You Can Keep It . . .  Let’s talk about Lincoln’s “Almost chosen people” and the danger of losing liberty even as we celebrate the country that embodies it.

#25 - If you can keep it: I Need A Hero

If we want to be fully America or American we have to tell the stories of our heroes. Here’s why.

#24 - If You Can Keep It: A Better Kind of Freedom

If we want to experience America at its best, we must embrace the “better kind of freedom” our forefathers envisioned.

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Educated: A Memoir - by Tara Westover

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#23 - Educated: The Emancipation of Education

A good education instructs and corrects, but at its best it emancipates. Here’s how . . .

#22 - Educated: People Are More Than We Think They Are

It’s easy to assess people on the basis of a single interaction. Not so fast. There is more there than we see.

#21 - Educated: Doing Hard Things

We experience some of the most formative times in life when we do hard things.

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Building A Story Brand - by Donald Miller

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#20 - Building A Story Brand: The Power of Framing

Leaders leverage frames to make sense of the complicated. Donald Miller's SB7 Framework is a masterful example of this principle. 

#19 - Building A Story Brand: Are You A Hero Or Guide?

Donald Miller introduces a critical question we must answer in order to effectively promote our cause.

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Our Iceberg Is Melting - by John P. Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

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#14 - Our Iceberg Is Melting: Action On Ideas

Acting on an idea -- it's the "little extra" that brings positive change in life and leadership.

#13 - Our Iceberg Is Melting: Vision Dripping

Here's an interesting fable that leads to an important point about vision that leaders often overlook.

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The Last Lion - by William Manchester

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#18 - The Last Lion: Churchill Goes Into Hibernation

Sometimes you just have to disappear from public life. Churchill shows us three things we need to do to hibernate well.

#17 - The Last Lion: Churchill's Secret To Staying On Top Of His Game

If you want to stay on top of your game, learn to do what Churchill did.

#16 - The Last Lion: What Churchill Has To Say About Resolve

Where does resolve come from? Winston Churchill helps us answer that important question.

#15 - The Last Lion: Churchill's Cat

The love letters between Winston and Clementine Churchill provide a poignant lesson for anyone who wants to communicate and communicate well.

#12 - The Last Lion: Overstepping Boundaries

3 essential questions leaders must ask to ensure they don't overstep their boundaries.

#11 - The Last Lion: Fathers

Winston Churchill, Lord Randolph his father, Solomon, and the amazing impact of fathers good and bad.

#10 - The Last Lion: Deep Learning

Leaders are readers. Here's an essential principle for your reading life.

#9 - The Last Lion: Bouncing Back

The important role you play in helping leaders recover from downturns and disappointments.

#8 - The Last Lion: Third Attempts

Third Attempts.

#7 - The Last Lion: Churchill and Valor

Churchill was incredibly brave. Valor and statesmanship defined him. Why? Part of the secret is in the stories he heard.

#6 - The Last Lion: Churchill's Nanny

She was the most significant person in the life of Churchill until he was 20. Her picture hung in his bedroom until the day he died? What made this woman so special?

#5 - The Last Lion: Sabbath: "Have To" or "Want To"?

A simple conversation between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli reveals an important distinction when it comes to Sunday Worship.

#4 - The Last Lion: What Smart Readers Know

If you want to make the most of your reading, adopt this mantra!

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