Leadership Endurance

I’ve always admired great leadership. Great leadership is the by-product of a leader who inspires and encourages those closest to him to join him/her in the work before them. Great leaders are surrounded by great leaders. Great leaders know about endurance. Endurance means finding strength to last when there seems to be no strength left.…

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Consistent & Steady

  There are so many things in my world that are inconsistent and unstable. There are more things than I can count, and I have very little control over most of them. I’m learning to simply focus on the things which I do have control over. I can control my attitude toward inconsistent and unstable…

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Motivated Giving

  A few years back in the rear view mirror my giving to the church had “fallen off”. I realize that it was a direct result of my income shrinking during the recession. As my income increased, my giving increase. I was taught as a kid to give 10% of my income. It’s easier to…

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Manipulation

I am not a fan of this word in the context of using control or influence to cleverly or unscrupulously mislead or direct certain behavior. Others have manipulated me and I find it pretty distasteful. I must confess that I’ve been guilty of manipulating others to get them to do what I want. This is…

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Encourage

I love this word encourage. It is such a positive action word. If I’m going to encourage, I am being positive and often upbeat.  The opposite of “encourage” is “discourage” and that is pretty negative. Encourage means to inspire, motivate, influence, cultivate, strengthen, champion others or me. I believe encouragement is quite a gift that…

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