The first thing we must do when failure occurs is to step back. Take a moment to back up from the situation and let the emotional dust settle. Many times, failure stirs up strong feelings that can cloud our judgment and the judgment of others. Step back and slow down before you or someone else […]
During my study time the other day I came across this great wisdom from Solomon…check it out… “The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” ~ Proverbs 12:26 (NIV) The old statement is still true today…”Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” Who we hang […]
Give a great idea to an average team and you will get a bad product. Give an average idea to a great team and you will get a phenomenal product. So goes the team’s creative ability, so goes what they produce. The quality of a result comes from the quality of the people creating it. […]
Your team will reward you with great trust when they experience your ability to make them better. People want to follow a leader that they know will help them develop and achieve greater success. Think about it, no one wants to follow a leader who is unable to produce results. No one wants to be […]
Life was made for living. Don’t be like the guy who’s tombstone read: Dead at 38…Buried at 88 Life is too short to live a deadbeat, down & out-type of existence. You were created for adventure and you were created for purpose. There are too many people who are walking around dead to their dreams, […]
Albert Einstein said, “You can’t solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level.” Innovators are always seeking how to rise above their limitations and solve problems. In fact, creative people get a rise out of figuring out how to get things done. When […]
In order to get the best out of people, you have to see the best in them. You cannot truly respect someone until you value who they are. And it is impossible to make someone truly feel important if you secretly feel they are a nobody. Early on in my leadership journey I was fortunate […]
We all have needs in life; things that are necessary for us to achieve our dreams. These are more than wants, they are truly something we must have. The great news is that God knows our every need. He is attentive and ready to move on our behalf. The challenging news is that it comes […]
“A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action.” ~ Georges Clemenceau Being a person of action is required in order to live a productive life. Nothing will ever get done if you are not getting it done. The biggest gap in life is between knowing and doing. […]
Failure can diminish hope very quickly. It has a way of stripping people of all ambitions and can easily open the door to premature thoughts of giving up and quitting; but, great leaders know that failure can be turned into a beautiful thing. It is actually the best growth lesson that can quickly teach us […]