Terry read to me a portion from Mark Buchanan's book, The Rest of God. Here is a good quote. “Anticipation completes the journey that begins with memory and sojourns in reflection. Anticipation is that journey’s destination. Apart from this—apart from any nurtured expectancy about things unseen, a growing certainty about things hope for—some truths about... Continue Reading →
Bad Leaders, Good Leaders and Great Leaders
I've started reading Reggie McNeal's book, Practicing Greatness: Seven Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders. Ken Blanchard writes in the Foreward about the book: "greatness... is not a position or a destination, but a quality of leadership that blesses other people." Reggie describes four qualities of leaders: Bad leaders: curse people by diminishing their life; they... Continue Reading →
Leaders at Risk
Warning Signs of Leaders who are at Risk I heard this in a message from our global leadership at a meeting in El Salvador. Here is a list of several danger signs… Excusing sin and weakness; blaming others, the organization or circumstances for lack of progress instead of taking personal responsibility. Having attitude of a... Continue Reading →
Make Things Happen
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.” (Dr. Albert Ellis) This statement illustrates the first principle of MAXIMIZERS: Make Things Happen To live well, a person needs to assume responsibility for his own life and be prepared to change when necessary. We need to resist the temptation... Continue Reading →
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