Category Archives: Leadership Tips

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When You Get Kicked In The Rear

“I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun!” – Thomas Edison

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What was a significant event that you were able to turn into an unforgettable one?

Passion is an incredible asset for any person, but especially for leaders.

What does a leader need to succeed?

Where is your passion leading you?

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Pursuing your passion makes all of the difference in the world.

Passion fills you with energy and desire.

Passion will give you the will to win.

The greatest job is one where the line between work and play is blurred.

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How much passion do you have for your current work?

90% or above: You are in your sweet spot – celebrate!

75%-89%: Make minor adjustments to align with your passion.

50%-74%: You need to make major adjustments.

49% or less: You need a job or career change.

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Defining Moments Define Your Leadership

“In every age, there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have an opportunity to make a positive difference in society. Tragically, there are times when a leader does not rise to the hour.” – Winston Churchill.

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Defining moments show us who we really are! Have you ever surprised yourself by your reaction in a defining moment?

Defining moments declare to others who we really are! Can you name a situation that your decisions had a dramatic impact on others?

Defining moments will define who we will become! What changes have you gone through that has stayed with you?

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Some defining moments are groundbreakers. Defining moments are intersections that give us an opportunity to turn, change direction, and seek a new destination.

Some defining moments are heartbreakers.  Have you experienced a heart-breaking moment? How did the experience define you?

Some defining moments are cloud breakers. In strategizing with others, have you taken an idea, seized it and had success?

Leaders become better leaders when they experience a defining moment

and respond to it correctly.

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How are you managing your decisions? Create a list of choices you will make based on your values and priorities. Post your list where you will see it every morning. Review the list daily for a month and manage your moment-to-moment decisions based on your choices.How prepared are you for the future defining moments? Think about how you will make the most of these opportunities.

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The Toughest Person To Lead Is Yourself

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“If we are honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that the toughest person to

lead is ourselves.” John Maxwell

We don’t see ourselves as we see others. If you don’t look at yourself realistically, how will you understand where your personal difficulties lie?

We are harder on others than we are on ourselves. Do you let yourself off the hook after a difficult time?

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Learn Followership – Only a leader who has followed well knows how to lead others well.

Leaders who have not followed well, tend to be: (1) Prideful; (2) Unrealistic; (3) Rigid; (4) Autocratic.

Develop Self-Discipline How have you developed self-discipline?

Practice Patience. – When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise,

we want to conquer ourselves.

Seek Accountability – People who lead themselves well know a secret; they can’t trust

themselves. How do you define accountability for yourself? For others?

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How clearly do you see yourself?

Where do you need to grow?

How well do you take advise?

Ask five to ten friends, colleagues, and family members to evaluate you. Each of the following is worth the number beside it. Average the numbers together – 4 or below requires you to improve:

1. You don’t want advice.

2. You don’t object to advice.

3. You welcome advice.

4. You actively seek advice.

5. You often follow the advice given to you.

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If It Is Lonely At The Top You Are Not Doing Something Right!

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Loneliness is not a leadership issue

Loneliness is not a positional issue; it is a personality issue. What types of persons tend to hold on to a positional level?

What kind of leader would everyone behind and the journey alone? ANSWER: a selfish one!

Lifting people to a NEW LEVEL is required for effective leadership. How does a leader lift people to a higher level?

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Understand that no one ever got to the top by going alone

When is the last time you ask for help?

In order for you to make it to the top, it is essential that you take others with you!

Taking others to the top with you is more rewarding than arriving alone! What are you willing to risk getting others to the top?

When leading a TEAM most of your time is not at the TOP! As a leader are you below, in between, or above your team?

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STATEMENT: As a leader who takes a relational approach you will never be lonely! Why or Why not?

As a leader you must realize the downsides to success and failure. Success can be dangerous. How do you respond to either success or failure?

Remember as a leader, you are in the people business. If you do not value others, how will you ever get to the top?

Understand the Law of Significance – Do you have employees or Teammates?Loneliness on the part of the leader is a choice. Do you choose to go it alone or with other people?

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Growing Yourself Enables You To Grow Others!

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Add Value To Others

You cannot give what you do not have

What good have done today?

Be a river, not a reservoir 

Who inspires you to live faithfully to God?

Who loves you unconditionally?

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Make The Right Contributions Choices

Be grateful

Put people first

Don’t let stuff own you

Don’t people own you

Define success as sowing, not reaping

Keep growing to keep giving

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What is your underlying desire in life – Self Fulfillment or Self Development?

Are your best efforts on making you feel good or making others successful?

Are you in bad business relationships or friendships? Make serious changes within the context of these relationships or consider new options

Are you a Go-Getter or GO-GIVER?

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Growth Always Increases Your Capacity!

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Expand the edges of your limitations

Stop thinking more work and start thinking what works

Stop thinking “Can I?” Start thinking “How can I”

Stop limiting yourself to one option. Start looking for several options

Stop doing what you have always done. Start doing what should be done for growth

Stop doing what is expected. Start doing more than expected

Stop doing important things occasionally. Start doing important things daily

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Measure Your Capacity

Your impact is a direct function of your capacity

There is nothing in your past that determines your future – Your capacity must grow

The limitations of your capacity are the difference between where you are and where you want to be

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Have you made the transition from “I can’t” or “Can I?” to How can I?

It is time to start doing some dreaming by asking ….

            If I knew I could not fail, what would I attempt?

            If I had no limitations, what would I do?

            If money were not an issue, what would I be doing presently?

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Hard To Improve….

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Who should I follow? Consider these suggestions ….

  • Someone who has a worthy example to follow
  • Are they available and accessible?
  • Do they have proven success?
  • Do they possess wisdom?
  • Do they provide friendship and encouragement?
  • Are they making a difference in people’s lives?

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To Grow – Get A Coach! Here are some characteristics of a good Coach ….

Care for the people they coach

Observe their attitudes, behaviors, and performance

Communicates and gives feedback about your performance

Helps you improve your life and performance

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For real growth to occur in your life, find a coach. 

Before you meet with this coach, have 5 good questions prepared in advance. Do not show up to your first meeting empty handed.

Have a list of areas that you would like to improve and/or grow into

Digital technology allows for long-distance coaching that is quite effective.

Shepherds Advantage provides Servant Leadership that helps people close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Shepherds Advantage closes that gap by providing Leadership Development, Keynote Speaking, and Executive Coaching. 

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Growth is Stimulated By Asking WHY!

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Many people will never ask why…. Why is that?

Where does curiosity come from?

How do you cultivate curiosity? It comes from a desire to learn.

Have a beginner’s mindset – keep learning fresh and exciting

Make WHY your favorite word

Have conversations with other curious people

Learn something new everyday

Participate in the fruit of failure

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Make life an adventure

Do not place limits on your capacity

The cure for boredom is curiosity

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KEY QUESTIONS:

  • Do you believe that you can become curious?
  • Have you made WHY your favorite word?
  • Do you possess a beginner’s mindset?
  • Do you know other curious people?
  • Are you enjoying life?

Shepherds Advantage provides Servant Leadership that helps people close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Shepherds Advantage closes that gap by providing Leadership Development, Keynote Speaking, and Executive Coaching. 

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Give Up To Go Up

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The hardest part of stealing second base is taking your foot off first base!

QUESTION: What will it take to get you to go to the next level of your life?

  • What do you need to give up to go to the next level?
  • What will you have to give up?
  • Not being willing to give up something is the key reason that people never reach their fullest potential

The truth about trade-off’s

  • Unsuccessful people make bad trade-off’s
  • Average people make few trade-off’s
  • Successful people make good trade-off’s

Trade-off’s will force us to make difficult personal changes

The loss of the trade-off is usually felt before the gain is achieved

Most trade-off’s can be made at any time – good health, education

Some trade-off’s only come once in life – pay attention to these opportunities!

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Start Trading Up

Financial security for potential tomorrow

Give up immediate gratification for personal growth

Be willing to give up the fast life for the good life

Willing to give up addition for multiplication

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Overcome growing pains

As important as it is to know what you are willing to give up, it is equally important to know what you are not willing to give up. Can you write out your non-negotiables? Do you know what your next level is? What will it cost you to get there?

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The Rubber Band Effect

Growth Stops When you Lose The Tension Between Where You Are and Where You Could Be!

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Mediocrity Is Not A Worthy Goal!

Here are your Warmup Stretches:

  1. GOD’S gift to us: Potential. Our gift to Him: Develop It!
  2. There are many times that life will stretch you – Prepare for it!
  3. What needs stretched right now in your life?
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It Is Easy To Be Average!

Are you settling for status quo? Abraham Maslow stated If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy the rest of your life.

James Allen stated that you cannot travel within until you stand without.

Remember you are exactly where you should be given everything that you have done to get here.

It is never too late to become what you could have been.

Rabi Naham stated that if you won’t be better tomorrow than today, then what do you need tomorrow for?

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What areas of your life have you settled in and stopped stretching?

Can you define your potential? If not perhaps you need to seek out a coach to assist in the discovery of your potential.

Are you happy with just being average?Establish a balance between your potential and present place so that stretching is both possible and challenging.

Shepherds Advantage provides Servant Leadership that helps people close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Shepherds Advantage closes that gap by providing Leadership Development, Keynote Speaking, and Executive Coaching. 

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