Discover The Secrets & Myths About Leadership
Oct 16
“The winds and waves are always on the side of the best navigators.” – Gibbon, English Historian. Leaders look beyond the current situation- beyond what is to what could be. That’s why leadership is all about change. It’s why leadership is action, not a position. Growing your leadership is also a dynamic process. It begins at the center of your being and develops in...
Can A Mind Clouded By Chaos Lead To Success?
Oct 12
Worry, frustration, confusion, sleeplessness and fear are all components of the chaotic mind, making just one simple goal difficult to achieve and hindering success. There is no success in a mind of chaos. One needs to attain peace and calmness in the mind in order to encourage positive thoughts. Normally one finds it very difficult to manage and control the mind. Sometimes, one may feel that...
Eliminate Negative Self-Talk
Oct 07
“Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts” (Proverbs 4:23 GN). Long before psychology came around, God said “Your thoughts determine your feelings and your feelings determine your actions”. If you want to change your life, you’ve got to control the way you think. Talk to any leader, successful person or motivational speaker and they will teach you...
Is My Enemy Procrastination or Discouragement?
Sep 29
“Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time” (Galatians 6:9 NLT). There are many things at work to keep us from completing our life-missions. Over the years, I’ve debated whether the worst enemy is procrastination or discouragement. If you put off our life missions then it is Procrastination, however if you work towards you life’s...
Thriving on Chaos
Sep 25
Things change unpredictably in everyone’s world. There is no pattern to many of the changes in our world. Forecasting and long-range planning are high-risk activities. Today we cannot guarantee more of the same of anything. About the only prediction we can safely assume is that things will always change! In this “Age of Unreason,” to use Charles Handy’s term, we must learn to...
Success Is Living Your Values
Sep 19
“We should choose to follow what is right. But first of all we must define among ourselves what is good” (Job 34:4 LB). Everything you do is influenced by your values. Your actions in life are largely determined by the values you hold. Every time you make a decision, you’re relying on your values to tell you what to do. Unfortunately, some of the values you operate by are counterproductive...
Never Let Anger Lead You, Releasing Your Anger Is The Golden Path
Sep 13
“If you become angry, do not let your anger lead you. ” There are helpful ways and harmful ways to release your anger. For instance, sometimes we’d rather remain angry than admit to our anger. Keep in mind: anger is not necessarily wrong. It only becomes wrong if we release it in a way that is inappropriate or destructive. My experience is that most of us learned to express our...
A Leadership Secret: Appreciating The Difficult People
Sep 09
For decades, every summer, welcoming his scholarship players, Alabama coaching legend, Paul “Bear” Bryant, asked: “Have you called your folks to thank them? No one ever got to this level of excellence in football without the help of others.” Bryant didn’t just appreciate the importance of other people in the development of a young athlete; he wanted the athletes to...