When you hear the term “majority culture,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? What thoughts or feelings arise within you? What images or memories of the past resurface?
Adrian Pei
My wife and I wanted to share some more thoughts about what we’ve learned in our past 10 years of marriage (and leadership) about keeping our relationship strong.
Adrian Pei
On our 10-year anniversary, my wife and I discuss our biggest lessons about longevity in relationships and leadership.
Adrian Pei
For many leaders, our biggest challenge isn’t giving love and encouragement — it’s receiving them.
Adrian Pei
A time when I experienced two extremes ‒ gratitude and entitlement ‒ through money.
Adrian Pei
Leading in weakness does not mean passivity, and it’s not just for times of crisis or exhaustion.
Adrian Pei
Sometimes we’re not enough … but maybe we were never meant to be.
Adrian Pei
When we’re not strong, we can notice and appreciate those who are.
Adrian Pei
Don’t be discouraged if you wrestle with yourself in leadership … it’s normal, and it can help others truly know you.
Adrian Pei
Every dialogue can be either a competition, or a bond of connection with another person.
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When are we truly loving people, and when are we just getting “sucked dry?”
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Many of the leaders I’ve known aren’t too quick to speak, despite their many years of life. They have a quiet confidence about them and an inner security in who they are. They look at the people and world around them with curiosity and they listen more than they talk.
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Even if we make a mistake, it’s almost never too late to “try again.”
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Do we need to re-humanize the leaders and spokespeople in our lives?
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No matter how big our church or ministry is, no matter how much we are respected, we are never “above” God’s words that remind us that “the first shall be last” and that “those who exalt themselves will be humbled.” If anybody was deserving, it was Jesus, but He chose humility, sacrifice and death for those He loved. May our ambition not [...]
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Why I’m most grateful for the worst examples of leadership.
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An update on my garden, and on areas I need to grow in personally.
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Sometimes we have to look at things on a deeper, heart level and understand why people and situations are the way they are. Even why we are the way we are, and what we might need to change.
Adrian Pei
This is Part 1 in a series on Listening Over my life, I’ve been fortunate to work with many leaders who are older and wiser. Sometimes when people have that much experience, they’re tempted to be “advice dispensers” – to always need to educate, direct, and caution everyone around them. But many of the leaders I’ve […]
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As leaders, doing what’s “most needed or important,” and serving others and the greater good, often requires doing the hard things in life, whether it’s confronting somebody or holding them accountable for their actions.
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