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It is our business to do what's right; it's God's business to make sure everything turns out right.
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What do the people closest to you value? Make a list of the most important people in your life-from home, work, church, hobbies, and so on. After making the list, write what each person values most. Then rate yourself on a scale of 1 (poorly) to 10 (excellently) on how well you relate to that person's values. If you can't articulate what someone values or you score lower than an 8 in relating to that person, spend more time with him or her ..
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To make this thing called life work, we gotta lean and support. And relate and respond. And give and take. And confess and forgive. And reach out and embrace. And release and rely....
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Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.
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Success is achieved in inches, not miles.
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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge." Many"
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Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
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Predetermine a course of action. Lay out your goals. Adjust your priorities. Notify key personnel. Allow time for acceptance. Head into action. Expect problems. Always point to the successes.
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1. Experience: People who have been down the road of life and understand it. 2. Heart for God: People who place God first and uphold His values. 3. Objectivity: People who see the pros and cons of the issues. 4. Love for people: People who love others and value them more than things. 5. Complementary gifts: People who bring diverse gifts to the relationship. 6. Loyalty to the leader: People who truly love and are concerned for the leader. T..
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Finish each day and be done with it.... You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and serenely.
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The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn't matter in what kind of activity you're involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you. If
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Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
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Trying to get the right person in the right job can take a lot of time and energy. Let's face it. Isn't it easier for a leader to just put people where it is most convenient and get on with the work? Once again, this is an area where leaders' desire for action works against them.
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Nobody wanders his or her way to a dream, and nobody achieves a dream by accident. Don't shortcut the process and risk cheating yourself out of your dream!
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The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
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Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation and then guess what. After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing
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Learn to be flexible. Thomas Jefferson once said, "In matters of principle, stand like a rock. In matters of taste, swim with the current."
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experience alone does not add value to a life. It's not necessarily experience that is valuable; it's the insight people gain because of their experience. Reflective
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When you get right down to it, intentional living is about living your best story.
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Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.
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When talented teams don't win, examine the leadership.
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A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.
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Hold fast to dreams for when dreams go, Life is a barren field frozen with snow.
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Focus on your faith and feed it. The more energy and time you give it, the stronger it becomes. And anytime you feel afraid of doing something but go ahead and do it anyway, you will be reprogramming your attitude. When you feel fear, it will mean "go" instead of "stop," and "fight harder" instead of "give up."
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It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position.
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I am going to keep a positive attitude and use it to influence others.
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep 10"Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11"For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.a 12"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? 13"And if he should f..
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In my first leadership position, I mistakenly thought that being named the leader meant that I was the leader. Back then I defined leading as a noun--as the position I was appointed to--not a verb--as what I was doing. Though I had been hired as the senior pastor, I quickly discovered the real leader of the church was a down-to-earth farmer named Claude, who had been earning his leadership influence through many positive actions over many y..
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What happens to a team when one or more of its members constantly play out of position? First, morale erodes because the team isn't playing up to its capability. Then people become resentful.
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Nobody is a whole team . . . We need each other. You need someone and someone needs you. Isolated islands we're not. To make this thing called life work, we gotta lean and support. And relate and respond. And give and take. And confess and forgive. And reach out and embrace and rely . . . Since none of us is a whole, independent, self-sufficient, super-capable, all-powerful hotshot, let's quit acting like we are. Life's lonely enough withou..
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But the Law of Magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.
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English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, "Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather than talking to yourself."
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If you think you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture.
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To win in sports, members of the team must always keep the big picture in front of them. They must remember that the goal is more important than their role--or any individual glory they may desire.
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Henry David Thoreau wrote, "One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something."
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Few things will pay you bigger dividends in life than the time and trouble you take to understand people and build relationships. As
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The Law of Reflection Learning to Pause Allows Growth to Catch Up with You "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." --PETER F. DRUCKER"
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A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
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John C. Maxwell |
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If you don't realize that you have genuine value and that you are worth investing in, then you will never put in the time and effort needed to grow to your potential.
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People change when they ... Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.
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Life lived for tomorrow will always be a day away from being realized.
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One of the great ironies of life is that if you give up your life, you gain it. If you help others, you benefit. If you lose yourself, you find yourself.
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When we're more interested in telling people what to do than in listening to what they are presently doing, we are off balance.
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