I am writing like a #2 pencil these days trying to hit a writing deadline, but it feels like I’m coming out of the writing forest.

My next book is for leaders and I’m trying to narrow it down to seven dimensions of right-brain leadership. Just finished chapters on two right-brain capacities: disrupting routines and recognizing opporutnities. I’m working on exceeding expectations next.

My modus operandi as a writer is to say old things in new ways. There are a million books on leadership, but I think the right-brain angle is a unique angle. This book is going to be a fun combination of theology, neurology, and futurology. I’m hoping readers think: I’ve never thought about it that way before.

I want my writing to be like a really enjoyable conversation–some deep thoughts combined with a few belly laughs.

This particular book is really birthed out of one of my core convictions: the church ought to be the most creative place on the planet. Creativity isn’t optional. Not if we’re serious about loving God with all of our minds. There are only two ways to lead: out of memory or out of imagination. Either memory will overtake imagination or imagination will overtake memory. Leading out of memory is repeating the past. Leading out of imagination is creating the future.

Imagine a generation of leaders with sanctified imaginations giving God everything they’ve got.

Is it just me or is that an awesome thought?