Truth About Growth

Leading is hard.
Don’t let anyone convince you that success comes easy.

In my experience, most organizations, even great ones, follow a familiar rhythm:

A rough season.
An average season.
An incredible season.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

There are exceptions, but lead long enough and you’ll start to see the pattern.

Most of the time, you’re either fighting to keep your head above water or praying for rain. Those rare times when everything runs on its own? They’re the exception, not the rule.

Whether you lead a business, a church, or a family, you will walk through drought and swim through the flood.

I was reminded of this when someone called me recently.
I could hear it in their voice.
They were worn out, discouraged, and wondering if they had what it takes.
As we talked, I realized they’d bought into a lie that growth is a steady climb.

It almost never is.

It’s more like farming.
There’s planting.
There’s waiting.
And if all goes well, there’s a harvest.

No farmer expects to harvest every day.

The mistake is thinking the good seasons will last forever, or that the hard seasons mean you’ve failed. The reality is, both are part of the cycle.

And that’s not just leadership. That’s life.

Some days, everything clicks.
Some days nothing does.
Sometimes you’re planting, sometimes you’re harvesting, and sometimes you’re doing the quiet work no one notices, pulling weeds, watering soil, trusting something’s happening underground.

Every season has something to teach. The goal isn’t chasing the perfect one. It’s staying steady through them all.

Because great leaders don’t curse the drought.
They prepare for the rain.

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