Ryan’s Personal Leadership Journey

The 70 Percent Rule That Finally Let Me Sleep

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-05-27 /

The Daily CHEWâ„¢Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Several weekends this season my wife and I are driving down to Pascagoula to see our son. We have rented homes that look out on the Gulf — fishing off the dock, kayaks, a pool, a hot tub, the kind of view that…

What I Am Learning at 57 About Working Within the Limits God Gave Me

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-05-16 /

The Daily CHEWâ„¢Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Last week, I watched my wife get hooded for her PhD in History. She began her Master’s after I started my PhD in Practical Theology — earned the Master’s, finished the doctorate, wrote the dissertation in under a year — and crossed the stage with…

“Hope Is Not a Strategy” — and the Five Words That Got Me Back to the Gym

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-05-03 /

The Daily CHEWâ„¢Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals My coach and I had a great session on Monday. He helped me wrestle through things that will impact my practice for years. Then mid-week he texted me a question I was not expecting: “What is one thing you can do next week…

I Gave Away Seven Years of Furniture — and Discovered a Kind of Generosity I Had Been Missing

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-25 /

The Daily CHEWâ„¢Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals The move is complete. I downsized my office this week, and because the new space does not need a waiting room, a second office, or a food area tucked into a storage closet, I had furniture, books, and supplies to give away —…

I Hate Moving — and God Used My Doom Scrolling to Prepare Me for It

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-25 /

The Daily CHEWâ„¢Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals If you know me, you know moving is in my top three hates. This week I am downsizing my office — the one I have worked from for seven years. My team is virtual now. Less than ten percent of clients come in…