Happy Friday Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having had a great weekend and that your battery is recharged for what will surely be a great week!
Wow, what a week it was!!! My week started last Sunday at mid-day with out-of-state travel for work, included working every night, some nights past 10 p.m., and concluded last night with work. To say I am behind is an understatement however my spirit feels convicted to still write a Happy Friday. With this, I want to share several thoughts/ideas that have struck me as profound over the last few weeks, share them with you and let you apply them to your life - or not! :) - however you wish.
I want to start off by sharing a brief testimony. I had shared a quote on social media earlier this week that said, "Everyone wants to be successful until they see what it actually takes." With the quote is a picture of the feet of a ballerina. One foot looks beautiful, covered in a ballet slipper. The other foot has callouses, bloody blisters and bandages on it. A person commented, "Success shouldn't come with pain." It caused me to pause. Every success I have ever experienced in life has come with some measure of pain. It was painful, and required sacrifice, to study for hours to get the grades I wanted to get in college. Any athlete will tell you that training involves a large amount of pain. As I look back over my career, there is a lot of pain involved. Success does not come easy and often requires mental, emotional and/or physical pain. It is not easy accomplishing great things and that, perhaps, is why many people don't. Success requires growth, growth requires us to stretch and stretching - physically, mentally and/or emotionally - is painful. So while I think I understand the heart behind the comment, this has not been my experience with success.
Now I simply want to share several quotes, thoughts and ideas with you.
"Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned." - Unknown
"Make every day count.
Make every hour count.
Make every minute count.
And don't stop until you have exercised your full potential, realizing your impossible dreams and fulfilling your destiny to become the person that you, and only you, are capable of being." - Unknown
"The important thing is to be able to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." - Charles Du Bos
"Leadership is an OPPORTUNITY: Benefit from it
LEADERSHIP is a CHALLENGE: Meet it
LEADERSHIP is a DUTY: Complete it
LEADERSHIP is love: Encourage it" - Lolly Daskal
"9 WAYS TO BECOME BETTER THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY:
1. Be optimistic
2. Focus on the upside
3. Take ownership
4. Be open
5. Forgive yourself
6. Do what's right
7. Be respectful
8. Love yourself
9. Lead a healthy life
Repeat..." - Rick Jordan
"5 Ways to be a Positive Communicator today:
1. Shout praise, whisper criticism
2. Encourage others
3. Smile more
4. Don't complain
5. Welcome feedback" - Jon Gordon
"The best leaders don't establish goals or performance measures to hold people accountable. The best leaders build cohesive, engaging teams. We are accountable to people, not goals." - Jason McNeal
"When you succeed, be generous
When you fail, be compassionate
When you win, be humble
When you are scared, be thoughtful
When you are beaten, be modest" - Lolly Daskal
"Remember you can't change your past. But you can create your future. Don't get stuck in thinking about what you could have and should have done. Think about what you can and will do and start taking action today!" - Jon Gordon
"Don't be afraid to step out and do something different. As a matter of fact, if you're not doing things differently from a career standpoint, you're probably going backwards." - Jeremy McClain
"Your struggles are not meant to stop you, they are meant to CHANGE you. Once you realize things happen for YOU, your challenges in life begin to make more sense." - Brad Lea
"3 Truths About Leadership:
1. Leadership isn't about gaining power. It's about empowering others.
2. Great leaders succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.
3. You don't have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be a great leader."- Jon Gordon
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." - Ray Kroc
"Never complain about something you're not willing to change." - Inky Johnson
"When things are going bad, guard against discouragement and lack of faith.
When things are going well, guard against pride and self reliance." - Matt Brown
"Not every thought needs to be shared. Not every opinion should be aired. If we truly want to be thought leaders, we must lead our own thoughts first." - Lysa Terkeurst
"Today...
BE there for someone else
BE an encouragement
BE a source of hope
BE a listening ear
BE present
BE humble
BE a light
BE kind
Despite the distractions of life...BE!" - Todd Gongwer
"If you're alive and breathing you can still become everything God has created you to be." - Helena Plumber
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful week and please cherish your precious families.
Kev
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