Ryan Bailey
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning I sat in my car for five minutes before walking into the office, knowing I needed to have a conversation that could change everything for our team. One of our most talented consultants had been consistently missing deadlines and deflecting responsibility, and…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope Yesterday at 2:30 PM, I felt it again—that familiar internal tension that high-performers know all too well. The stress of back-to-back client calls, a challenging team dynamic, and the pressure of an upcoming proposal deadline had created the perfect storm. And there it was:…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning I caught myself rushing through my usual routine—quality coffee, view of the city from my home office, another successful quarter behind us—and feeling absolutely nothing. Not stress, not excitement, not satisfaction. Just a flat, mechanical moving through motions that should have brought…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope Last Tuesday at 2:17 AM, I found myself wide awake, mind spinning through an endless loop of “what-ifs.” A major client had asked for a comprehensive proposal on a year-long executive coaching engagement that could significantly impact our team’s growth, but my brain was…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope My client Sarah texted me at 9:15 PM: “Same story tonight. Emma’s supposed to be in bed by 8:30, but here I am standing in her doorway for the fourth time, voice rising: ‘I said get in bed. NOW.’ By the time she finally…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning I woke at 3 AM—not by choice, but because my mind was already racing through the day’s agenda. Three back-to-back client meetings, a one-year leadership development program proposal presentation that could determine our team’s next quarter, and a difficult conversation with a…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Last month, while walking through Piedmont Park with my family, my 20-year-old son asked me a question that stopped me cold: “Dad, how do you know if you’re doing what God actually wants you to do?” As a driven, plan-loving, needs-a-target consultant who’s built…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. This past Sunday, after a week of back-to-back client calls and family logistics, I caught myself checking emails during what was supposed to be rest time. As a Washington Heights-raised, driven Dominican consultant who loves achievement, I struggle with the guilt that comes when…
The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. This morning, my family and I found ourselves in the classic rush—spill on the table, reminders about patience, deadlines buzzing in my mind. As a New York City-raised, Atlanta-based consultant, I’ve sat in corporate boardrooms and around kitchen tables, itching for the same thing:…
The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. A Story of Ambition and Waiting A client, Marcus, had always been a go-getter—never content to stand still, always scanning the horizon for “what’s next.” Promotions came quickly, responsibilities multiplied, and with each new season he grew more restless—even successful transitions felt like pit stops.…