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Inspirational and motivational thoughts dealing with character, attitudes, and personal growth.
“Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader” – Marcus Buckingham Authenticity in leadership requires courage because leaders take risks to realize their vision and take responsibility for their mistakes. The word courage is from “Coeur,” the French word for heart. Good leaders put their heart into motivating developing and challenging people to navigate …
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What comes to mind when you hear the word conflict? Do you think of some dreadful series of meetings making a negative impact on all involved? The fact of the matter is that conflict, (in itself) is neither good or bad. Conflict becomes positive or negative by the emotions we attach to it. Whenever people …
“Teamwork divides the tasks and multiplies the success” – Author Unknown Super Bowl LIII though thought by many to be less than exciting was, in fact, a textbook demonstration of teamwork. The New England Patriots didn’t win an unprecedented sixth championship on talent alone. The Patriots organization is powered by good players being led by …
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that. But really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” - Mark Twain I believe Mark Twain to be correct, great people make great contributions to society. Great people do great things for people because they see …
“We cannot set a boundary and simultaneously take care of another person’s feelings.” – Melody Beattie We all have friends who we feel tend to invade our personal space on occasion, and I’m sure we all know people we like and struggle with their being intrusive at times and yet, we say nothing. When we …
John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." What believer hasn't at times been discouraged by their lack of fruitfulness? Many believers have …
The idea behind leadership is to use influence to empower others to work together for a worthy cause that in some measure adds value to society. In the process, the team is challenged and stretched by their collaborative efforts. In recent years I’ve grown tired of watching our elected officials attack one another with almost …
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