Sunday Thinking

Today, I will refocus my energy.

May 31, 2020

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“Leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex moral relationship between people based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good.”

— Dr. Joanne B. Ciulla, Pioneer in the field of Leadership Ethics

I. Life Is Not Just About You

3 keys to abundant living:

  1. Caring about others.

  2. Daring for others.

  3. Sharing with others.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi

II. Advice For Daily Living

  • Practice humility.

  • Live immediately.

  • Love what you do.

  • Analyze objectively.

  • Never stop learning.

  • Give credit where it’s due.

  • View failure as a beginning.

  • Teach others what you know.

  • Respect constructive criticism.

  • Assume nothing. Question everything.

III. Leadership Mindset

As a leader, you must capture the minds, hearts and commitment of every person you lead while inspiring and empowering them to higher levels of excellence. Leaders Must:

  1. Take initiative

  2. Embrace change

  3. Build a community

  4. Develop their teams

  5. Treat everyone fairly

  6. Admit their mistakes

IV. Question

What could I have spent more or less time doing?

V. This Week I Will

  1. Take accountability.

  2. Set intentions for the day.

  3. Not be distracted by naysayers.

  4. Do what is right, not what is easy.

  5. Work on letting go of judgment, for myself and others.

The Last Words…

“My entire life’s pursuit has been to learn to dream with my eyes open — to understand the terrain that I’m moving over, the price to be paid in pursuit of those dreams, those goals, and then to maintain at all costs the courage to continue that pursuit. And one gets to that space through study.”

— Dr. Harry Edwards, Renowned Sociologist and Civil Rights Activist

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