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coach lantz howard

The Next Level Requires This One Thing

I love dreaming, planning, and putting my futuristic Strengths Finder gift to work during this season. I can anticipate and articulate organizational and personal goals well. I can see beyond the short-term anxiety and dream about what could be during the next season. At the same time, I easily get ahead in evaluating past and current circumstances that may…
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How to Maximize Your 2022 and Prepare for 2023

Depending on when you read this there are 60+/- days remaining in 2022. Here is how to maximize your 2022 and plan for 2023. One question before you continue. Are you prepared right now to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Stewardship is how you will maximize 2022 and 2023.  A steward is someone that…
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life and leadership coaching lantz howard

What story does a picture tell?

Let me introduce you to Mushanga, but first some context.  We are bombarded with images on an ongoing basis that we rarely take time to process what our eyes are seeing and how it can capture our hearts. Earlier this year I was doing advanced coach training around Coaching the Whole Person and one of the…
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What does it take to have a confident mind?

Everyone struggles with confidence. The most successful military and Olympic athletes struggle. The weekend warrior struggles and the heroic mom.  Recently I finished The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser and thought I would share a few notes I captured that I found helpful. Dr. Nate Zinsser shares stories of military personnel and world-class athletes looking to make progress. In…
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3 Things That Will Take Out the Best Leaders

Are you falling on your own leadership sword? Jump over to the video summary on YouTube. The video offers more depth, insight, and passion.  I finished reading I Samuel this morning and wanted to share three perspectives about why Saul took his own life and made a choice to fall on his sword. There is a battle…
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The War Going on with Ambitious Men

Life has a way of wearing us down. Draining our energy. Making us exhausted.  What do we do when we are tired?  The desire for love and life is not the same. The discipline to train our mind, body, and soul for transformation has been given over to the toxicity of the never-ending pursuit of success. …
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Is Change Possible? 

Is Change Possible? Yes.  Only to the degree that we are willing to put on a new identity.  The habits and decisions you make are based on the identity that you perceive that you have on the inside.  We get stuck when we are making decisions based on the outside reality.  I had a friend that…
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hard coaching conversations

How to Stay Connected After Difficult Conversation

How To Stay Connected After Difficult Conversations Your spouse and team can see right through the posing and leadership veneer. Are you willing to do the interior work to go to the next level?  In the upcoming video course that you will see below, the foundation of a healthy leader is the calmest person in…
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professional executive performance coach

What is the difference between dangerously tired and being tired? 

I have a confession to make.  Prior to falling hard during my time as an Executive Minister I had on my calendar a scheduled day each month for intentional rest, solitude, and active listening. (This was different from a day off or a Sabbath. In fact, it was in red on Wednesday in my Google calendar.)…
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leadership and making your bed

What does making your bed have to do with life and leadership?

Can I be honest? This morning I got frustrated that I had to make the bed… I wake up every day before my wife and it puts me in a position unable to make our bed.  I have noticed though that our bed gets made every day. For most, it makes no sense to make your bed.…
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