Thanks for sharing your bold ideas
Thank you for sharing your bold ideas with us for more than two years now. We have loved hearing about every single one of them.
Your Bold Idea Mid-Flight Checklist
On the podcast, we talked about when to say goodbye to an idea and how to say goodbye to an idea, but one thing I’ve found to be really helpful in deciding whether or not to continue to pursue a bold idea or not is a mid-flight assessment.
Bringing God’s Word Behind Bars: What Women’s Prison Ministry Taught Me
It wasn't long before God made it clear to Ann White that she should be part of the process of bringing a fully female-voiced audio Bible to not only incarcerated women but to individuals everywhere. Here's how she made that happen.
Three questions to get strategic about your bold idea
Every day we have a choice. We can think and act strategically, knowing something important is at stake. Or we can respond to our days merely opportunistic, allowing our bold ideas to languish in neglect. Which would you prefer?
How to more quickly form a new habit?
Do you struggle to form new habits to support your goals? Try tying it to a reliable existing habit. Leary Gates explains this powerful hack in this post.
Are you a self-improvement junkie?
Are you bombarded with webinars and self-improvement programs? Do you find yourself succumbing to their enticing promises? If so, you may be a self-improvement junkie. Leary Gates shares his tips for dealing with this affliction.
What’s worse than a paper tiger?
What's worse than a paper tiger? Paper walls. We don't even notice them, yet they channel our energies away from our bold idea. Leary Gates explains hows.
Is it time for a better definition of success?
We’re so enamored by the idea of “success” that I believe it’s derailed an enormous number of creative and gifted people.
Three dream-chasing myths
When thinking about your bold idea, don't ask what you'd do if money were no object. Leary Gates thinks that's a stupid question built on three dream-chasing myths in our culture.
How to stay sane as an entrepreneur
Die-hard entrepreneur and CEO of Skyride, JB Adkins, knows the challenges entrepreneurs face and shares five important ways you can maintain your sanity.
Is your mastery a mystery?
Leary Gates takes on one of the prevalent myths of our culture: that you need to be an expert in something.
Dads: Here’s why your words matter to your daughter
Dr. Michelle Watson shares some important insights for how dads can engage their daughter's heart. With words. Yes. Words. Their brains are especially wired to respond to them.
Favorable conditions are overrated
Leary Gates reminds us of a simple, but important truth in scripture. There's no time like the present. It's all we have.
The perception of the influence we seek
Phil Cooke, Hollywood producer, media advisor and author shares an important observation about the perception of the influence we seek.
Surrender the pen
Taylor Smith, journalist, story-teller, and ministry leader to refugees reminds us to surrender down the pen to a far better Author.
5 Things Every Man Needs to Succeed
Dr. Joe Martin outlines the five things every man needs to be successful.
The cost of freedom
John Collier recounts how his homecoming--to a place of childhood trauma and pain--caused him to face his fear and woundings and find a freedom that was worth the cost.
Courage: Reborn.
Amanda Carroll reminds us that every obstacle, pain, failure and loss are opportunities for our God-given gift of courage, strength, and peace to be reborn.
Two hacks to sell your bold idea faster
Every bold idea needs to be sold in some way. David Hoffeld, author of "The Science of Selling," suggests two simple strategies to help you sell your bold idea more quickly.
Nothing heals in thin air
Kevin DeVries, explorer and lead mountaineer for the award-winning movie, Finding Noah, shares a lesson from the mountain about how to handle the descents in our own lives.
Of more grandeur than The Matrix
William Paul Young, author of the mega-bestseller, "The Shack," reminds us why we need to risk trusting one another.
Lessons from the lavender hair
Victoria Jackson, author, ukulele player, and former Saturday Night Live comedian, shares what she learned about living with the knowledge that she had cancer and that it may return. It's like living with lavender hair; everything is the same yet different.
You were made to soar
Zoro, world-renowned drummer, inspirational speaker and award winning author reminds us how we can make a positive contribution to our world through the limitless gifts and talents God has deposited in each of us.
Your gift is still inside you
Comedian and creativity coach, Bob Stromberg challenges us to practice the gift of play to release the creativity that still inside of us.
Are you hiding from your bold idea?
It’s easier to stay in hiding--to not bring forth what you and I are meant to create--than to risk an unacceptable answer to the question of our value.
How to find peace when you’re being stretched
Time management coach, Elizabeth Saunders describes how we can shift our mindset to transform anxiety and stress-producing situations into opportunities to experience God’s perfect peace.
Why God isn’t afraid of your doubts
Darren Wilson, filmmaker and author, challenges our unspoken assumption that if God is for us, then things should always go well for us. That notion flies in the face of Jesus telling his disciples, His best friends mind you, that “in this world you will have trouble." Here's why God is not afraid of our doubts.
Your bold idea might be right in front of you
Kathleen Cooke, media executive, actor & author, suggests that you may not need to look as hard as you think to find your next bold idea.
What’s in a title?
Ron Edmondson, pastor and leadership coach, shares a story illustrating one of the most common myths of leadership.
Are you too busy? Read this before you answer.
Phil Cooke, Hollywood producer, media advisor and author challenges the notion that "busy" can keep us from our bold idea.
The right question for your bold idea
Bold ideas bring both excitement and burden. The bolder the idea, the heavier the burden—and the doubts that go with it. But there is one really right question for you ask about your bold idea.
Why I’m committed to always learning
Publishing industry veteran Terry Whalin explains why changes in the industry keeps him on the learning edge and offers 9 principles to stay engaged as a lifelong learner.
The legacy of prayer
Movie producer Stephen Kendrick reminds us of the powerful legacy of prayer. "There is no greater privilege for anyone than being able to personally talk with and speak into the ears of Almighty God."
Overcoming poverty of the spirit
What broadcaster and media producer Joe Battaglia discovered going undercover to live as an outcast in a Manhattan rescue mission.
The one thing your bold idea requires of you
That bold idea within you won’t come alive until you cultivate a reflective spirit. Here are three questions to get you started.
Free to be untangled
Three-time Grammy-nominee, speaker, and author Michele Pillar describes an untangled and serendipitous encounter.
What’s the cost of a missed idea?
What's opportunities might we have to create something really exceptional if we weren’t so deep in the weeds elsewhere?
Why you need a plan for your bold idea
Serial entrepreneur and business coach, Aaron Walker, explains why your bold idea deserves a solid plan. Take the advice from a man who's built and sold 12 businesses.
Five ways dads can engage their daughter’s heart
Dr. Michelle Watson suggests a five-step path for boldly engaging your daughter's heart. Join the ranks of other courageous, risk-taking, valiant dads who are stepping up to put their love for their daughters into action.
Five ways to keep your idea factory humming
You’re an idea factory. So it's vital we keep our idea factory pumping out at high volume. Here's are five ways we can keep our idea factory humming along.