A huge part of my “job” (we’re all volunteers) as the Crew Chief for the “world’s greatest race team,” the Cactus Warriors, is to do all of the planning for the...

 “To Encourage Parish Leaders to Think Creatively, Act Courageously, and Renew The Church.”

This is the mission statement of "Parish Catalyst," the learning community I'm...

Business Is Simple, Not Easy 

As you sip on your morning coffee, you sit down to get started on your list of To-Dos. Finally, some time to yourself.

Then, the phone rings, email notifications...

There is a great debate amongst business people as to which leadership style is the “best” leadership style.

A quick search on “which leadership style should I use” will...

“If only I could just FEEL better, THEN I could [insert important action here]…”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this from my clients...

"Who are you?"

"Why are you here?"

These are two questions a coach once asked me years ago. At first, I thought they were slightly ridiculous. 

"I'm Chad James, coach, I'm here to ensure my...

In my work as a coach, I am often asked what I “think” about someone else’s work. 

I believe that it’s my job to try as hard as I can to NOT simply answer the question...

In his book, "The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results," Gary Keller implores us to ask the question:

“What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing...

One thing I encourage my clients to adopt is the habit of making PRE-APEX IMPROVEMENTS.

The idea is that instead of waiting until things are desperate, you must begin considering change before you...

To say that work-life balance has become a national obsession may be an understatement.

Ever since we began our recovery from the greedy, workaholic days of the '80s and '90s people have been...

Do you remember when you started (or bought) your business?

You had this thing called “hope.”

Hope that finally, THIS would be your ticket out of the rat race. Hope that you would now...