At the finish line on this dramatic day were the announcers and many, many people. Some friends, some family, but mostly people from the city gathered to cheer the athletes on and home. This made me think of Hebrews 12:1…
Posts from Craig Duffield
Enduring to the End
When starting something new one of the dangers or pitfalls we as leaders face is that we can focus on the initial speed of our progress, but often forget or overlook the fact that to be a successful competitive athlete…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: endurance, I can do all things, run the race
The Challenge of Preparation and Discipline
Preparation: For some things there are just no short cuts! In the instant society that we live in it’s so important to remember that many weeks, even years go into training to be a successful athlete. The actual competition or…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: accountability, Discipline, endurance, lack of discipline, preparation, training
The Heart’s True Desire
Desire Reflecting on lessons I have subsequently learnt after taking photos for over 16 hours during the International Iron Man in Port Elizabeth in 2012. I found myself drawn to the same question over and over again: “Why are they…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: deepest desire, desire, hunger, neglect the soul, nourish, thirst of the soul
The Iron Man Challenge
It’s 5:30 am on a cold, wet Sunday morning and I am standing at the beach trying hard to protect my camera from the rain. I was standing watching just over 1700 people anxiously waiting for the starter’s gun to…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: desire, Discipline, endurance, iron man, prize, South Africa, training
Sharpened – Accountable – Connected
Recently I watched the award-winning series, “Band of Brothers“, for the third time. What incredible action. What amazing heroes. What an astonishing story! For those who don’t know, it is a 10-part miniseries based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. …
Posted in Leadership Coaching Tagged with: accountability, alone, community, leader, support, transparent
A Leader’s Enemy: Isolation
I recently read an article by Lori Brewer Collins that really got me thinking about my personal leadership journey over the last 3 years. One of the key points that really stood out to me was: “As you move up…
Kryptonite 2012 – Part 2
I concluded part 1 with Paul’s challenge in Romans 12:3 “by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment,…
Posted in Personal Leadership
Kryptonite 2012 – Part 1
It’s the start of a new year! Happy New Year! I for one am looking forward to 2012 as last year was a massive struggle and challenge and has been defined as “The year of 2011”! Thinking about the year…
