Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

So stop wasting time waiting, arranging, planning, scheming, or preparing. I am reminded of our mortality, of the brief stop-over that this life is, and the purpose we are to serve while here. Then be about what it is you were created to be about. Only you can do what only you can do. Get busy being and doing.

Letter 105

Letter Blog Travel Sports 105

Chris Brady

JANUARY 23, 2011

HUDDLE - putting a plan in place where each individual has a specific role to play in the accomplishment of the mission given by the COACH, Jesus Christ. Intentional Grounding: failure to support a ministry, pastor, or ministry leader, ensuring that ministry or person fails. SAFETY - this isn't most churches.

Blog 81

Blog Due Diligence Shaw Long-term 81

Chris Brady

APRIL 6, 2010

They exist in the gaps between the things we have scheduled, planned, organized, and orchestrated. .  One of my favorite sayings comes from the movie Hitch:  " Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away." " Those moments are available to us all.

Blog 113

Blog Leadership Quality Letter 113

Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Before every great race he ran in his life, Secretariat's trainer and staff had a specific plan that they carried out to the letter. It truly reveals in the racing life of the horse what you are talking about here. When they did that, he won, and usually won big, breaking race and track records, many of which still stand today.

Letter 122

Letter Blog Travel Definition 122

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 30, 2010

An action plan might involve joining a health club, working out three to four times a week, and managing your caloric intake. (Also, it should go without saying that such a reward/denial system should align with the goals set.) For instance, let's say your goal is to lose that last 15 pounds. So far so good.

Goal 134

Goal Blog Letter Open-book 134

Chris Brady

JANUARY 31, 2011

We wound up getting home several hours later than planned, as we talked, received counsel, got assignments, dreamed and masterminded together. The question required a longer answer than the conditions of riding in the van would allow, so our mentors suggested we get lunch at the next rest stop and talk.

Mentor 113

Mentor Letter Blog Travel 113

Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

In the grander scheme of our lives, in terms of the truly important things regarding our existence, and in the context of an eternal God and His plan for our salvation in His kingdom, money and what most people consider to be "wealth" are truly not that big of a deal.

Rogers 124

Rogers Short-term Blog Letter 124

Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

He said, “You’re living in the future you planned five years ago!” OUCH to those who never developed a five year plan five years ago! In the process, the Open can communicate the depth of our commitment to community building. Clayton Baker wrapped it up with a practical, easy-to-listen-to Night Owl.

Open-book 124

Open-book Learning-by-Doing Travel Blog 124

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

On our first flight back home (a day later than planned because of Michigan's snowstorm), I had a leg jiggler. Ameen Posted by: Ameen | February 18, 2010 at 11:00 PM Thank you, Chris, I read this post before we left for the St. Louis major. It was a good thing. Who not only jiggled, she did it directly in the small of my back!

Blog 96

Blog Politics Letter Open-book 96

Chris Brady

JUNE 10, 2010

Success, integrity, character, class, victory, defeat, perseverance, practice, training, coaching, mentoring, injury, emotional control, clutch performance, goal-setting, delayed gratification, physical conditioning, team play, game planning, score keeping, performance measuring, feedback, influence, marketing, messaging, motivation, and a thousand (..)

Sports 50

Sports Leadership Blog Travel 50