The things you have in mind in life, those goals you've set, dreams you've thought up, if you want to actually accomplish them, you'll have to do them alongside fear.
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
alongside fear
Monday, October 6, 2025
a collection of individuals
After bearing witness of who He was and of His mission, Jesus invited the multitude—all twenty-five hundred of them—to come unto Him “one by one.”(3 Nephi 11:15) That same day He healed the sick and afflicted one by one. (3 Nephi 17:9) He later “took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed . . . for them.” (3 Nephi 17:21) He ministered to and ordained the twelve disciples one by one. (3 Nephi 18:36)
No matter the size or composition of your organization, it will always be a collection of individuals. Regardless of the quorum, class, team, or organization—church or otherwise—focusing on the progress of individuals will lead to greater achievement and more joy. This principle applies in every setting. In church, we can think of it as looking at each individual and determining the next ordinance that they need to continue their progression on the covenant path toward eternal life with a loving Heavenly Father. Outside of church, it can mean helping others achieve their potential. It always requires a caring focus on the one.
leading others with kindness
You know, I write a lot about the characteristics of leaders and how they need to examine their lives. I don’t write as much about how they need to care for those who follow them. The first principle of leadership should always be leading others with kindness.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
delusional confidence
But for a camp* that included Durant, Stephen Curry and LeBron James, his biggest lesson came from someone six years younger than him.
“Delusional confidence is the greatest thing. I learned that last year and I saw that with Anthony Edwards,” Hayes-Davis said. “He is the walking embodiment of delusional confidence.”
That’s something he carries now he wish he had before. When speaking on that, Hayes-Davis sprinkled in some great advice you should take on yourself into whatever you’re trying to achieve, whether it’s as big as trying to get back to the NBA or not.
“That’s the one thing I would tell to younger Nigel, is delusional confidence will take you a long way in this life, whatever avenue of life you want to do,” Hayes-Davis said. “Having that will set you up to avoid doubt in yourself, it will set you up from making bad decisions, it will set you up from feeling too high or too low about yourself, it will set you up to not worry about when things go wrong, because they do go wrong. But with that, it will keep you on track.”
Kellan Olson
"Nigel Hayes-Davis back in NBA as a completely new player with Suns," Arizona Sports. September 28, 2025
*Nigel was invited to be one of the practice players working with Team USA as they prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
unable are the loved to die
Unable are the Loved to die
For Love is Immortality,
Nay, it is Deity —
Unable they that love — to die
For Love reforms Vitality
Into Divinity.
Emily Dickinson
Unable are the Loved to die. American Poems, © 2000–2022 Gunnar Bengtsson.
Friday, September 19, 2025
delight ourselves in the Lord
When we delight ourselves in the Lord, He changes our heart to want what He wants for our lives.