The idea of Reel Leadership began stirring in my mind years ago. But we need to go back in time before this idea began to ruminate in my mind.

I want to take you back to the beginning of my personal development journey. I was a young, excited man that was just starting out in the world. I was recently married to my beautiful wife (almost 17 years later and she is still as beautiful as the day I married her. Maybe even more so).

The journey started at the local Family Christian Bookstore that I worked at. On my lunch breaks, I would grab a book from the bookshelf, head into the breakroom, and begin to read. One of those books was 48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller. This book literally changed my life.  Read more...

When you hear Disney’s Jungle Cruise, you may think of the thrilling theme park ride. You’d be correct in thinking that. However, Jungle Cruise recently became something more. Jungle Cruise is now a movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Frank Wolf and Emily Blunt as Lily Houghton.

While I have never ridden the Jungle Cruise ride, I have experienced Jungle Cruise the movie. I have to say that the movie was a fun, set-it-and-forget-it experience in the theater. The movie took you through the jungles and to a forbidden land of mystery.

If you’re up for some mindless entertainment, check it out. If you’re up for an exploration of leadership, you can find that in Jungle Cruise as well.

Today, we’re diving into the leadership lessons in Jungle Cruise. Hold onto your hats, ladies and gentlemen! It may be a bumpy ride but it will be one you never forget!  Read more...

Snake Eyes is a reboot/refresh of the G.I. Joe movie franchise. The movie reintroduces us to one of the most intriguing characters in the G.I. Joe characters, Snake Eyes (Henry Golden). He has always been mysterious and cool. He was always one of my favorites.

It was exciting to see the movie previews for the Snake Eyes movie because it meant a full movie focused on this great character. The Snake Eyes movie did not disappoint. It gave us a great origins story along with setting up the bitter rivalry between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow/Tommy (Andrew Koji).

Snake Eyes is full of action. It also contains a lot of character development of Snake Eyes, Tommy, Akiko (Haruka Abe), Kenta (Takehiro Hira), and Scarlett (Samara Weaving). The movie perfectly sets up a sequel for Storm Shadow. It can also lead into another G.I. Joe movie.  Read more...