Category: Leadership & Impact

Today I am going to address a question that came in from a DarrenDaily member who asked, "We've had to make many changes due to the challenges of COVID and the economy... how do I know when it is time to cut people from my team?” Okay, this is a

For much of our early childhood, by nature, we are highly inquisitive beings. Asking questions about anything and everything is the norm. We seek and desire to learn and are generally interested in the world that surrounds us. Then we go to school and for the most part, education generally gears

When you think of history’s most powerful, compelling, influential, movement-making and game-changing leaders, what do you think their most admired qualities were? The ones that attracted people to them and enrolled people into wanting to support their great mission, goals or causes? Great leaders are the backbone of our society. Thanks

Today I want to help your teammates out. Your family out. Your church group out. Your friend and peer group out... and give you a leadership test framework to evaluate yourself on whether you are a good leader... or not. But be warned. This isn’t a leadership test for the

Like it or not, you are 100% responsible for your life. Everything that’s going on in your life right now is your own dang fault.  The question is if you're taking responsibility for it. You chose all of it, no matter what has happened… hear me–it’s your fault. If you haven’t achieved your

I remember it like yesterday... January 20, 2009. As I watched the newly elected Barack Obama be sworn in as our 44th president and watched him give his inaugural speech, I was struck with a fantastic leadership skills epiphany. I realized why I’m not more successful: Too many people like me. Related: What is Leadership? 10

When you hear the question “what is leadership?” you might think of: A sergeant barking orders to trainees A football coach delivering an inspirational speech at halftime Or JFK promising that we’d put a man on the moon So does that automatically make someone in a leadership position a leader? I say no. You must earn the right to