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Author | Founder Amplify Digital Media | @txst & @seminary alum | Survivor fanatic | Astros, Texans & Spurs fan

New York, NY
Joined September 2008
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When your team brings you a problem, be careful how much energy they spend managing your reaction. They already have something difficult to solve. Help them carry that.
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You can thank God for the people who helped you and still let them help you again. Gratitude doesn’t require becoming someone who never needs anything.
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Check on the person after the meal train ends. After the messages slow down. After everyone returns to normal. Put a reminder on your calendar. Love can remember what a busy week forgets.
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Before you call someone quiet, notice what happens when they speak. Do you interrupt? Move on? Explain why it won’t work? The room may have taught them to save their ideas.
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When you tell someone you’ll pray for them, pause long enough to do it. Before the next meeting. Before the next notification. Let their name become a prayer while their words are still with you.
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You can outgrow a commitment you once felt called to make. Pray. Have the honest conversation. Help with the transition. Faithfulness includes how you finish.
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Before you ask God to change someone's heart, consider whether you owe them a conversation. Prayer can prepare you to say the thing you keep hoping they'll figure out.
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You don't have to know what to say to sit beside someone who is grieving. Let the silence belong to both of you. Love can stay without an explanation.
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When a new AI tool catches your attention, write down the problem you hope it will solve. Come back to that sentence after the demo. Excitement deserves a useful destination.
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When a meeting ends, make sure someone knows what happens next. A room full of agreement can still leave a week full of confusion.
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When you're tempted to measure your life by who's ahead of you, remember who you used to be. Some of the prayers you once whispered are now ordinary Tuesdays.
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Ask AI for a first draft of the plan. Then ask the person who will carry it out what the plan is missing. Implementation has a way of finding the details enthusiasm skipped.
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If someone keeps asking the same question, check whether your answer keeps changing. Consistency gives people something they can build on.
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Pay attention to how you speak to yourself after a mistake. If you believe grace is available to everyone, your name belongs on that list too.
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Use AI to explore how a customer might think. Then talk to a customer. Leave room for a real person to surprise you.
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When someone says they don't understand, try a different explanation. Repeating yourself with more frustration doesn't make the instructions any clearer.
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When you remember something kind someone did, tell them. Even if it was years ago. They may have forgotten the moment you still thank God for.
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Before you celebrate how much time AI saved you, ask whether it created extra work for someone else. A faster draft can still leave a slower afternoon for the person fixing it.
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If the team succeeds while you're away, tell them how glad you are. People shouldn't have to struggle without you for you to feel valuable.
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