“We lead from the essence of who we are as a person.” Lillas Brown
Leadership development is, after all, personal development.
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“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.” Booker T. Washington
Those who would seek to make less of me by evoking negative reactions and emotions must never be allowed to do so. I must have the power of will to maintain my integrity, to love especially those who would, by my own fallible judgment, not be deserving of it.
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves” Carl Jung
Leadership begins within. We must first be able to lead a disciplined life before we can lead others. Every external experience provides the internal lessons we grow from.
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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our example is our leadership. It is seen in the extremes of life, where character is revealed.
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“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” G. K. Chesterton
I wonder what the context of this quote was? I think it had to do with organizational boards.
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“In the long run we are all dead.” John Maynard Keynes
Laurie Beth Jones, in her book, “Jesus Lifecoach” tells an interesting story… A woman suffering a terminal illness is asked what is it like to live each day knowing that she is dying? Her reply is simple, “What’s like to live each day pretending you are not?”
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