by Jonathan Collier | Mar 20, 2019 | City, Family, Neighborhood
“This has rocked us!” “We are having the best conversations we’ve ever had!” “We’ve had massive breakthroughs!” “I wish I would have known about this 20 years ago!” These are the kind of unsolicited comments we’re starting to get after our Enneagram...
by Alan Briggs | Jun 26, 2018 | Archive, City, Family
I’m up at first light trying to rally the troops for fishing or hiking or eating. To no avail. My coffee is in hand as I soak in the thick morning grace before I’ve made my first parenting mistake. Heat warms my hands through the cheap ceramic mug as I soak in the...
by Alan Briggs | May 31, 2018 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
Networking. This word gets a bad wrap. It makes people sweat. It sounds dirty. You imagine plastering on a perma-smile and working a room at a party, slinging your business cards at strangers. You remember the insurance agent you barely know who calls you every six...
by Alan Briggs | May 22, 2018 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
This is an exciting moment to be alive. It’s also a confusing moment to know how to be a healthy human and a leader. Unique pressures are biting at our ankles. Some of them are relatively new. Some of them are as old as time. If you’re reading this I bet you’re a...
by Alan Briggs | May 10, 2018 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
How many people simply can’t survive longterm on their salary? A lot. The quiet story behind many people working out of a deep life mission (pastors, non-profit leaders, teachers, coaches, etc.) feel a deep sense of purpose in what they do but are struggling to...
by Alan Briggs | Apr 24, 2018 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
The incessant humming pressures of our age are wearing us threadbare at an alarming rate. Social media feeds, email inboxes and our constant availability weigh us down. The tricky thing about these pressures is they’re internal. Others won’t see how email consumption,...
