From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Why You Need A Life Philosophy

Personal Development

Some people will spend their entire lives looking for a purpose. While I think it’s important to have a purpose, I believe it’s more important to have a Life Philosophy: a conscious way you choose to live. Even if you don’t know your purpose, having a life philosophy can create a foundation to which your purpose [...]

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Do you have a Servant’s Heart or a Servant’s Mentality?

Servant Leadership

In Corporate America servant leadership has become popular form of leadership. I believe it’s only true leadership form. I see people struggle with the term servant, especially those of us in the black community. Servant and slave are terms that don’t sit well with us. Although we will sit in church on Sundays and hear [...]

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“Prepping” Authority

Personal Development

Authority is often misunderstood by leaders and team members. Endless discussions about roles are a symptom of this misunderstanding. Authority has relativistic characteristics as well as some absolutes.  How I’ve viewed authority is by considering the “preps”, that is prepositions, in front of authority. As a leader you can simultaneously be “in authority,” “under authority” and [...]

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Why is the Sky Blue?

Personal Development

I remember staring at the blue sky that morning, thinking it was so beautiful and clear. I wondered why the sky seem bluer the further way I looked from the sun.   Our class was out there looking at the sky and I wondered with all the childlike wonderment of a typical 5 year old, “why [...]

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A River Went Out of Eden

Personal Development

For the first time, I’ve been watching the Tour de France. I’ve heard of Lance Armstrong but never really paid attention to the sport of cycling. I do know he’s won 7 Tour de France races, overcame cancer at some point, he retired and is now back competing. I don’t know the sport, but I [...]

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Choosing Your Inner Circle

Relationships

Yesterday Michael Hyatt posted “One Stupid Decision Away” concerning Steve McNair and the choices we make. It was a thoughtful post and I highly encourage you to read it. One point Michael makes is about the need to “build a support system of family and friends who will care enough to challenge us when we [...]

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