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04/21/2026

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There is a quiet moment that comes after discernment. You’ve listened. You’ve reflected. You’ve sought counsel. You’ve tested your motives and examined your fears. The noise has softened, and while certainty may still be absent, something else has emerged. A sense of readiness . This is the ...

04/14/2026

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There’s a quiet myth many of us carry. We believe that discernment is something we do alone. That clarity comes from withdrawing, thinking harder, praying longer, or sitting silently until the answer arrives. Solitude has its place in formation, but discernment was never meant to be a solitary act...

04/07/2026

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As direction is revisited and recalibrated, a new kind of question emerges. It’s no longer simply Where am I headed? It becomes How do I know when to move, and when to wait? This question sits at the heart of discernment. Discernment is often misunderstood as certainty. We imagine it as a cle

03/31/2026

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There’s a moment that comes after progress has been made. You’ve done the inward work. You’ve practiced alignment. You’ve taken faithful steps. You’ve seen fruit. You’ve recognized responsibility and stewardship. And somewhere along the way, you realize something quietly unsettling. The ...

03/24/2026

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When people think about legacy, they often think about endings. What will be remembered. What will remain. What will be said when we’re no longer present. But legacy doesn’t begin at the end of a life. It’s formed in the middle of one. Legacy is not something we leave behind. It’s something ...

03/17/2026

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There is a point in every journey when growth stops feeling personal. Not because it no longer matters to us, but because it begins to ask something of us. What once felt like inner alignment now shows up as responsibility, not in the form of pressure, but in the form of trust. This is where stewa

03/10/2026

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One of the quiet surprises of formation is this: Long before we intend to impact others, our growth begins to do so anyway. We don’t set out to influence. We don’t announce that something has changed. And yet, people respond differently. Conversations feel safer. Conflict softens more quickly. T...

03/03/2026

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There’s a subtle shift that happens when habits begin to settle in. At first, they feel intentional. Chosen. Even a little fragile. We remember to practice them because they’re new, because they still feel connected to the clarity that inspired them. But over time, something quieter begins to ta...

02/25/2026

GPS, Inc. proudly announces that Founder and CEO, Dr. Rich Rader, The Foot and a Half Leader™, will present “Bridging Generations: Engineering a Culture of Ownership in the Precast Industry” at the 2026 Ohio Precast Concrete Association Annual Conference.
In this keynote, Dr. Rader will challenge industry leaders to build cultures of shared ownership that outlast titles, transitions, and generations — strengthening legacy and ensuring long-term continuity across the precast community.

02/24/2026

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Forward movement feels good at first. There’s clarity. Energy. A sense of alignment that makes the next step feel possible, even hopeful. But as time passes, something familiar begins to happen. Motivation fades. Distractions return. The faithful step that once felt clear now competes with a dozen

02/17/2026

Enjoy this week's 18-inch Journal blog post from The Foot and a Half Leader™…

There comes a moment when staying present is no longer enough. Not because presence has failed, but because alignment begins to ask something more. Direction has been named. Awareness has deepened. Relationships have been honored without control. And quietly, almost imperceptibly, a new question be