Leadership

From my morning reading: "Be around people who stimulate you to newness rather than people who drag you down. Don't have heroes - be a hero. Live a life that others will view as anointed." -- H.B. London Posted from WordPress for Android

I've been reading each morning from a book called "Pause, Recharge, Refresh" by H.B. London.  It's written especially for pastors but each little section really applies to everyone.  This morning I read a chapter about persevering in your call.  Here is part of what London wrote. *********** I used to be a duffer.  Many of you know how difficult a game golf is. One good shot - one close to the pin or one 250-yard drive - gives you the feeling you can make that shot every time. But you know you can't, just like you can solve everyone's problems, preach the perfect sermon, always live up to others' expectations, or even live up to your own. But there is one major difference - golf is a game. Your lot in life is determined by a calling. I can quit golf and look at my clubs in the garage without…

From Hal Seed, pastor at New Song Community Church in Oceanside, CA. ********** The leader�s unspoken covenant to their followers contains three promises: �1. If you follow me, I will make your life better. �2. If you follow me, I will care about you. �3. If you follow me, I will take you where you cannot go on your own. ********** Read the full article.

Dwight Moody was one of the most successful evangelists of the 19th century -- despite the fact he didn't have much of an education.  Several British ministers once asked him why he had been so effective. Moving to his hotel window, Moody asked them what they saw outside.  Across the way was a city park and all Moody's guests agreed they saw people. With tears in his eyes, Moody responded, "But I see countless souls who will one day spend eternity in hell if they do not find their Savior." Great men are filled with great passions. Posted from WordPress for Android

Reprinted below is an article I received via email from SmartBrief on Leadership. ********************** Peter Bregman, the CEO of Bregman Partners, has served as an adviser to leadership teams at some of the world's best-known organizations. An edited version of SmartBrief's conversation with him is below. Read the full interview on SmartBlog on Workforce. Much of the conventional wisdom about business leadership encourages people to suppress their emotions. Your take on this is a little different. Tell us about that. Suppressing our emotions is a dangerous game because it's an illusion. We think the emotion isn't there anymore, but it's just gone into hiding. And now, forced to hide, it becomes petulant. If we don't admit our feelings -- at least to ourselves -- they will seep out in unproductive, dysfunctional and hurtful ways. Here's the trick: Make a distinction between what you're feeling and how you behave. Know what…