Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Welcome Conflict

After being in healthy communities, I've noticed that it's only through conflict can a relationship have depth.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Manifesto Pt. 3

The same time a Leader stands up for a cause is the same time followers start lining up.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Manifesto Pt. 2

After you've defined your manifesto, only one question should be asked, how can I direct everything in my life in this direction?

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Manifesto Pt. 1

God has given us choice to choose a path and he will use our choices for Good if we allow. 

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Go for a Walk

Through the crazy calendars and the 20,841 relationships we have to manage, life can get complex. To literally walk away from all of it for a 20 minute walk, can make all the difference.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Reside in the Now

As we finally arrived and opened the door to the Condo, the sound of waves instantly caught my attention.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

More than "Just Enough"

"Just Enough" doesn't create healthy relationships or healthy communities, it creates a culture of apathy.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Welcome Change

Walking through the local neighborhood towards the ocean, I felt the drizzle of the rain on my cheeks as I looked at the empty sidewalk ahead.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Healthy Leadership

Those who live a healthy life are those who maintain their physical, emotional, spiritual, and their social health.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Choose to have a Choice

We would like to think someone else has the power to make us act a certain way because it takes the responsibility out of our own hands.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Living in Tension

Stop getting mad at yourself for not pontificating a perfect solution to this "problem".

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Deeply Loved

We attempt to give love to others by sacrificing ourselves.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Align Passion

I don't ever want to forget to align my passion with the work I do day in and day out.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Cloud Week

We're messy, and sometimes we don't even know why we are messy...and that's okay.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

Mend the Gap

Unrealized hopes and dreams. Unfulfilled goals and commitments. Untapped relationships and people. The gap between who we want to be and the person that we are is often wide.

Read More
Jake Vayda Jake Vayda

A Year Since Graduation

I dreamed a lot in college about the life I wanted to live, the people I wanted to help, and the communities I wanted to help build.

Read More