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Today’s Decision Is
Tomorrow’s Reality
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A Key Trait of
Outstanding Leaders
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Some Thoughts
Concerning People Skills
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Thought of the
Month
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Do You Recognize
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Results Box—A Call
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Staying In Touch To
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A Proud
Announcement
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Children First Moves
Forward
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Value Added Ideas
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How many decisions have you made today? In a typical day, you probably make hundreds. Most you do with little thought. However, I want to raise your antenna of
awareness a bit and suggest that you pay a little more attention to every
decision you make in the next few days.
Become more aware of the long-term implications of your decisions. For example, we might, on an impulse, buy
something. We tell ourselves, “It’s only
$75.” This may not be a lot of money for you.
But repeat this scenario a few more times in a month and pretty soon, it
is a lot of money. Each time you spend
money, you choose not to save it. And,
the choice to spend or save your income has a huge impact on whether or not you
ultimately have a secure financial future.
Taking the time to think a bit more about our daily decisions develops into a practice that produces a tomorrow greater than our yesterdays.
In the last issue, I mentioned some ideas regarding leadership from the book, The Serving Leader. Recently, I began reading another outstanding leadership book entitled, From Good To Great. One very interesting commonality of the two books is that the authors both refer to top leaders as possessing and practicing humility.
Most people would probably say that strong leaders need to be bold, have a high degree of self-confidence and a tolerance for risk taking––qualities seemingly contradictory to being humble. However, there really is good synergy here. Strong leaders must be bold, possess self-confidence and take risks. But, the overwhelming quality of importance is staying humble amid the successes. The humility I’m referring to is really a willingness to pass the credit on for success to others and not make you the center of attention. Leaders who practice the “I” syndrome don’t move their organizations from good to great. It is the humble leaders who go out of their way to give credit to the team and willingly give credit to others that make the transformation.
Which type of leader are you? Are you an “I” leader or a “humble” one?
Some Thoughts Concerning People Skills
Knowing how to effectively work with and relate to people is an imperative for anyone wishing to rise to any position of leadership. While the guidelines for achievement are many, here are five ideas you might be able to start using today:
“Avoid making yourself a slave to money.
It will destroy your path to greatness.”
Billy
Arcement
I will not be so presumptuous as to suggest that money does not play a significant role in our day-to-day activities. But I urge you to spend a moment truly thinking about the answers to these questions: Does earning money drive your every thought? Are you obsessed with the accumulation of money? Is it difficult for you to give money away expecting nothing in return? Do you save a portion of every dollar you earn? If you lost everything tomorrow, could you start over again? What does “being rich” mean to you? Add your own questions as you work through this thought process.
What I’m really doing is urging you to avoid making money your sole quest in life. Rather, begin to consider money as the reward for your efforts. Work hard and earn all you can. Save a portion for a more stable future. Give at every opportunity––even when it hurts a bit. But, keep money in prospective. It cannot replace friendship. It is not the true source of happiness. It won’t buy your way into heaven.
Do You Recognize
As the saying
goes, “
Once we achieve a clear focus of our desired outcome, we immediately open our mind and our eyes to our surroundings at a much heightened level. To help you better understand my point, try this illustration. Imagine yourself standing in the neutral ground of a busy highway. Cars are moving rapidly pass you in a variety of models, colors, shapes and sizes. Without focus and clarity, we just see cars passing. But, if we focus on a particular brand, a specific model, color, etc., we greatly increase our ability to find such a car. With no clarity, it simply becomes cars passing by.
Open your
eyes to an entirely new world of opportunity.
Sharpen your focus and increase the caliber of your results. This is an exercise worth trying.
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A Proud Announcement
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Children First Moves Forward
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Children First, going to a separate
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