Fear gives power to one person; Freedom empowers many. When we are fearful, our reaction is to control. This actually limits the multiplication of our power. Being controlling gives a false sense of feeling safe and soothing our anxiety. In the long run it hurts our impact and hinders the empowerment of those we lead. […]
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We have been through a tumultuous year in 2020. With the start of 2021, I have found that people’s lives have not become steadier but instead more questions abound. We are being faced with a lot of division that is broadcast at a national level and even at global levels. However, these divisions and questions
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We are facing many challenges and transitions currently. With this, I have noticed many people having to engage in crucial conversations. There are many ideas, strategies, and decisions to be made. I have seen a theme of people searching how to be their best as influencers. David Broockman is a UC Berkeley political scientist who
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“Culture is to humans what water is to fish – the environment where we live and move and eat and work and play and, therefore, think is normal. But there’s a big different between us and fish – we create our own environment; fish don’t.” – John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle What has your environment
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“Great power involves great responsibility.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt The above quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt is probably now more well-known through its use in Spiderman movies. In the iconic scene of the Spiderman story, on his death bed Uncle Ben tells Peter Parker that with “great power comes great responsibility.” Peter then embarks
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“The single most important skill and most undervalued capacity for exercising adaptive leadership is diagnosis …. To practice adaptive leadership, you have to take time to think through your interpretation of what you observe, before jumping into action.” – The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky Are you proactive or reactive in your
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“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” – Daniel Goleman Is emotional intelligence important to you?
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” ― Bob Samples Do you value intuition? How do you balance intuition with the rational? This past year I attended a leadership conference. A theme connected
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“People must have righteous principles in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.” – Martin Luther Do you want to be filled with life? Revitalize means to give new life, vitality or vigor. I recently read a biography of Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas. The book is titled, Martin Luther
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“Peace on Earth. Good will towards men (people).” If you are familiar or exposed to Christian holiday traditions during December, you may have commonly heard the phrase above. You may have read it on a holiday card, heard it in songs or heard it used as a greeting. What jumps out to me are the
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