Life is good.
Right?
It’s also pretty dang challenging too.
Hang in there.
Practice what we preach. That ought to help us.
No?
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Tag: Patience
As our patience grows in our impatient world, we become better leaders
As our patience grows in our impatient world, we become better leaders.
In a world touting fierce, fiery, impatient leaders (think Hell’s Kitchen), we are perversely led to believe that this behavior is gutsy and commanding.
Commanding yes. Gutsy, no.
What’s gutsy is laying down our weapons (bossiness, position power, fear), and using love.
Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, The Dalai Lama.
We may never understand this.
Lack of understanding never diminishes it’s secret power.
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One of the scariest questions I’ve ever said yes to
One of the scariest questions I’ve ever said yes to:
Are you willing to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes?
Yes.
Conviction is extraordinarily powerful.
So is a long-range plan, endless patience, and steady perseverance.
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I Didn’t Get Clarification Yesterday Either
Big dreamers make many promises to themselves, because so much needs to be done to reach big goals. The bigger the dream, the greater the potential failure and pain.
And then I meditated on the wisdom of true leadership. The most important things in life aren’t things. And they can not be rushed.
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The Long Way Is The Short Cut
If yesterday’s message was “patience is a virtue” then today’s followup is that the long way is the short cut. From developing boys into men to developing adults into leaders.
The first leadership victory begins with self-mastery (or at least pretty close).
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