“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” – Psalm 23:1 (NIV) It was very common in the ancient Near East that kings would describe themselves as shepherds with their leadership. I also was recently talking with a leader who mentioned that he needed his leadership in his company to be like a shepherd. So, […]
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“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein What habits do you have? You may have a habit of brushing your teeth, drinking coffee, reading social media or eating chocolate 😊. When we think of habits, we often recognize physical habits that we do. But
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“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” ~ Oprah Winfrey We are at our best when we are flowing in our strengths. We each have been given a unique set of talents. It is deeply embedded in our DNA. There is no one else exactly like
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“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” – Corrie Ten Boom I woke up in the middle of the night, and I couldn’t sleep. I felt so angry. A person had not followed through on their commitments to me. I felt hurt and
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“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ursula K. Le Guin There is always a tension between where we are now and where we are going. We have this tension as individuals and as organizations. However, it is not a “fun”
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“The greatest discovery of the 20th century is the fact that a human being has the ability to change his attitude.” – William James Are you struggling with someone who has a poor attitude? It could be a coworker, a family member or a community member. I have recently been in discussions about attitudes with
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“Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence – neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish – it is an imponderably valuable gift.” – Maya Angelou We often think that to make the most of our time, we should plan more and work harder. Yet this is a fallacy.
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“Rowing is perhaps the toughest of sports. Once the race starts, there are no time-outs, no substitutions. It calls upon the limits of human endurance. The coach must therefore impart the secrets of the special kind of endurance that comes from mind, heart, and body.” – George Yeoman Pocock Do you have a dream, a
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“Much more important than the goal is the presence of God: walking with us on the way and helping us to realize that waiting can be as important as achieving … God summons us to go out but does not always tell us where to, or why … for that we must wait, but in
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“In order for movements to succeed, we have to de-center, grow, and redistribute leadership. We need to see our organizations and ourselves in a different way.” – Vincent Pan In a previous article we discussed the power of leaderful ecosystems. This is the focus of seeing the larger system and engaging with it so that
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