“Growth equals change; change equals loss; loss equals pain; so inevitably, growth equals pain.” ― Samuel Chand, Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth Leaders see the potential for something better and within that is hope. People join towards a new potential because of the motivation for something more. We enjoy stories because they inspire us […]
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“To have humility is to experience reality.” – Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish diplomat Do you feel a heavy pressure on yourself to have everything around you under control? Often, leaders can feel this way because others look to them for answers. The word lead is defined as “a route or means of access to a particular
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“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning “This doesn’t seem fair.” How often have you heard this statement? It immediately brings up thoughts of
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“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” – Winston Churchill, My Early Life: A Roving Commission (1930) Are you striving or flowing in your work? Are you feeling burned out or energized? These questions came to mind as I was reflecting on a picture that a friend had painted of
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“I will walk with you in freedom, for I seek to follow your every command.” – Psalm 119:45 A leader was sharing with me how some of her processes were not working. This was leading to her not meeting deadlines and then also consuming her time in trying to learn how to fix the process.
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Your life is valuable and has meaning. I want to speak these life-giving words to you. You are a uniquely created human being who breathes life into yourself and others. You are enough in the very essence of your being. We are in the holiday season, and there can be much going on. I like
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“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” – Paul Boose Have you ever felt that someone has wronged you? I have felt this in my own life. I can recall a challenging season where I was seeking to navigate through it the best I could. Another person confronted me not
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I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine When you hear anything about a “problem,” how does your body react? For me, I notice the muscles in my shoulders getting tight and my stomach feels queasy. These are very subtle.
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“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” – Desmond Tutu “Neither of them owns that there is a problem with them.” This is what a leader said to me about a couple of their team members. These two individuals were having difficulty working together. Instead of working
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“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. – Alice in Wonderland “I don’t know which way to go.” This is what my daughter said to my husband when he answered a call from her.
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