Switching Seats
John O’Leary writes about the difficult times we’re experiencing and how it’s easy to get stuck in the negativity. He shares what it means to actually live and offers one simple thing to reestablish meaning in your life. “The…
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The End of Powerlessness
Four years ago, I wrote an article about the deep divisions in our political system, the mighty challenges facing society and the pervasive negativity of the people. Although the article was written in 2016, the content is, unfortunately, even…
How to Find Purpose through Mentorship
John O’Leary shares how mentorship maybe a key way to find purpose, especially during difficult seasons such as the pandemic. Mom gave me life and taught me how to really live it. Dad showed me how to harness humor, love, faithfulness,…
Start with This Simple Reminder
John O’Leary shares one simple, surprising reminder to keep in mind during the complex days of the pandemic. “It’s not about you.” These are the first four words of one of the bestselling books of all time. Through the…
And yet we must first listen…
A battle cry for our times. How do you respond to those with differing views than yours? As conversations become more polarized and almost every topic broached feels politically charged, how do you choose to listen, endeavor to understand, curiously…
Three Ways John O’Leary Can Help You Finish 2020 Strong
We’ve already experienced so much this year. A global pandemic. Intensifying recessionary pressures. Protests and demands for social justice. Working and leading and living in ways we never imagined. It’s been a stunning, dramatic year… and yet, we’ve still got six months…
Little Curtis and His Big Message on Belonging
“Generally, by the time you are real most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joins and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all.” – Margery Williams, The Velveteen…
You Can’t Change the Past, Change the Future
“Words create worlds.” – Don Eggleston Yesterday I had the pleasure of celebrating Father’s Day with the greatest man I know, my dad. In the backyard of the same home where I was raised, I recognized how many aspects…
From Helpless to Harvard: Andre Norman’s story
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ― G.K. Chesterton In a marketplace with so much negativity, so many challenges, so much friction…
Which side are you on?
“Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt “I refuse to criticize those rioters and looters. After all, they’re on the right side on this…
