Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Abraham Lincoln
Do You Have Clearly Defined Goals? A Saturday Quote
“In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.” – Robert Heinlein
Are you faithful with the small things? A Saturday Quote
“We cannot do great deeds unless we’re willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Guard Your Reputation – A Saturday Quote
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you will do things differently.” – Warren Buffett
How to Always Win – a Saturday Quote from the Babe
This past week we saw the ‘official farewell’ to the ‘House that Ruth’ built here in NYC (the final game at Yankee Stadium for those of you, like me, who are sports-challenged), so I thought I’d share this quote: “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up” — Babe Ruth
Two Time Management Principles
One of my tele-coaching participants/pastors shared these two time management principles with me in a recent email: 1. Always start the day with God. Just like tithing stretches money, time with God has an amazing way of stretching time! 2. The next day principle. Whenever possible, get through your “to do” list, then do something you’d planned on doing the … Read More
God Is In The Details
Earlier this week, I came across a quote by Og Mandino that really struck me: “Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best you can do.” When I read this quote, I immediately thought about the Raving Fans principle of … Read More
Be A Transformational Leader – Labor Day Weekend Quote
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.” — Pablo Picasso: was a Spanish Artist and Painter.
Where There’s Slack There’s Lack – Part 7 of 8
SYSTEM #7: THE LEADERSHIP SYSTEM Welcome back to the weekly, Wednesday “Where There’s Slack There’s Lack” series! If you’ve been following along with us for the last six Wednesdays, let me commend you for putting in the effort to take your systems up a notch. As we learned a couple of weeks ago, effort = excellence when it comes to … Read More