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May 9, 2011
Rolling with the Punches
Sometimes, life throws you punches. When it does, you have the choice to get smacked in the face with those punches, allowing them to knock you down and disable you; or to roll with those punches. “Rolling with the punches” denotes adapting to change, adjusting to a change in plans or expectations. When punches come, it’s tempting to allow them to knock you off course, tempting to allow... read more
Mar 14, 2010
Surviving Leadership, Part 2
So my previous post on leadership and Survivor brings me to my next thought: Team James versus Team Tom. On the Heroes team is James, a young African American from the South with a perfectly muscled male figure a little bit of an attitude; and Tom, an upper middle-aged Caucasian fire fighter from New York who comes across as being a little on the arrogant side. Now both of these guys were exemplary in... read more
Jan 28, 2010
If It Aint Broke…
Everyone always says,” If it aint broke, don’t fix it!” But is that really the best thing to say?? If something never changes, people lose interest in it. There is always a more efficient, effective, and enjoyable way to do something; it just hasn’t always been discovered yet. Sometimes you do have to reinvent the wheel because a new and better wheel may just be around the... read more
Sep 6, 2009
Notes on Leadership, Part 7- Vision
So with Jesus established as our foundation, and with our mission set as our first building block in becoming the church Christ wants us to be in order to reach the lost for Christ; let’s begin to look at the other building blocks that God builds our church. (Building Block #2) Vision- Who We Are “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” -Proverbs... read more
Sep 5, 2009
Notes on Leadership Journal, Part 6: Perception= Reality
Perception= Reality: Let’s talk about your experience at local establishments. What motivates you to visit a new restaurant or store? What are some things you might do before visiting, to make sure that you will visit? Upon visiting, what are the first things that you notice? What are other important factors during your visit that you take in? What is the most important thing to you during your... read more
