After a full week of leading in different areas of our lives, one thing is true: we are all winning somewhere, big or small. This is a community where leaders support leaders. Where wins are celebrated, not compared. And where leadership isn’t limited to work alone. So let me ask you: - Are you winning in your faith? - Are you winning in your family relationships? - Are you winning financially? - Are you winning in your health & fitness? These are the four areas I intentionally focus on every week. They may not all be yours — but they form the framework that helps me lead and win in life. ------------------------------------------ My Big Win This Week 🎉 This week, I celebrated 6 years in leadership speaking, coaching, and training. On January 27, 2020, I led my very first leadership coaching workshop in Brantford, ON.I was convinced 30 people would show up. Only three came. I remember the discouragement. The disappointment. Especially after having big conversations with my wife about this vision. But I chose not to quit. I delivered that workshop to those three people as if the room was full. Fast forward to this week. On January 27, 2026, I was in Mississauga leading a workshop called “Leading Your Next Chapter” with 60 attendees, collaborating with Newcomer Hub teams from Sarnia and Mississauga, impacting newcomers to Canada from all over the world. Later that night, it hit me. I wasn’t proud because of the numbers. I was proud because I didn’t let discouragement take over. Whatever you’re visioning right now, whatever you’re building, dreaming, or stepping into; it didn’t come out of thin air. It was placed in you by God. And your job isn’t to quit…it’s to stay faithful, consistent, and keep showing up. 👉 Your turn: What’s your win this week? Drop it below. Because together, we win. 👊

You can’t lead with uphill dreams and live with downhill habits. Leadership isn’t built in moments of hype. It’s forged in daily decisions, quiet discipline, and consistent action. Every habit you keep is either moving you closer to your vision or pulling you away from it. If the dream is high, the standard must be higher. Lead yourself well, and others will follow.

Values-driven leadership turns stated principles into daily decision rules across hiring, promotion, resource allocation, and performance standards. Leaders model the values in visible moments, such as handling conflict, addressing misconduct, and allocating scarce time. They set clear expectations, link rewards to value-aligned behavior, and apply consequences when actions violate standards. Values-driven leaders also use simple decision filters to reduce inconsistency across teams and locations. Over time, consistent daily choices shape culture, strengthen trust, and reduce ethical and operational risk. Question: What decision rule helps you stay consistent with your values when pressure rises?

There is no such thing as a self-made leader. Every leader is shaped by people who invested time, truth, patience, and belief along the way. Someone corrected you when you were off track. Someone trusted you before you were ready. Someone modeled what leadership should and should not look like. This picture captures that reality for me. At the very beginning of my leadership coaching journey, Alison Minato believed in me and invested in me in a tangible way. She became my very first paid coaching client. That decision didn’t just affirm my calling, it opened doors I could not have opened on my own. Through her trust, I was introduced to new opportunities, meaningful relationships, and a business center that remains a close and cherished client to this day. Many of the people I met through that connection are no longer just clients, they are friends. Our growth as leaders is the result of conversations, mentors, teammates, critics, coaches, and leaders who poured into us, often without recognition. Strong leadership begins with humility. Grateful leaders lead better. And the best leaders never forget who helped shape them. 👇 CTA for the Community Who is one person who believed in you or invested in your leadership early on? Drop their name below and let’s honor the people who helped shape us.

Leadership was never meant to be a solo journey. One of the biggest myths leaders believe is that strength means doing everything alone. In reality, sustainable leadership is built through collaboration. When we collaborate, we don’t lose influence we multiply it. Collaboration invites perspective. It sharpens ideas. It reminds us that we don’t have to carry the full weight by ourselves. It also opens doors to opportunities that would never be accessible on our own. Many breakthroughs don’t come from working harder but from working together. Let me share a real example. Today, I met with the General Manager of our local Home Hardware here in the village my family and I now call home. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, and he’s well connected in the community. Today, we sat down, shared vision, and exchanged ideas around leadership and people development. Out of that conversation, he hired me as the leadership speaker, coach, and trainer for his entire store, and we’re now scheduling four leadership workshops for his team. Because of that same relationship, he also offered to connect me with the local Chief Fire Fighters for potential leadership training with their unit and to open doors to other community connections as well. That’s the power of collaboration. Opportunities often flow through relationships, not resumes. Strong leaders don’t just ask, “What can I do?” They ask, “Who should I do this with?” This week, reflect on this question: Where am I trying to lead alone when I was designed to lead together? Take one intentional step toward collaboration. Invite input. Share ownership. Build with others. Leadership grows faster and stronger when it’s shared. Let’s lead together.