Category: Humility

Action-Real Leading

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

— Abraham Lincoln —

  Effective leadership involves many attributes.  He or she must first be able to influence others and the influence usually takes place from the leader being inspiring, a good communicator, competent, trustworthy and forward thinking.  But above all else a leader needs to be humble or else the power he or she is given will…

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Less is More

Fear less-Hope more… Eat less-Chew more… Whine less-Breathe more… Talk less-Say more… (this includes Facebook talking) 🙂 Hate less-Love more… …and good things will be yours. ~Swedish Proverb Nuff Said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 5:5, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” MEEKNESS = POWER UNDER CONTROL      

Strength in Humility

“Life is a long lesson in humility.”  ~James M. Barrie I used to think that the only way to be viewed as strong was to know all and be all and to be flawless.  Today I know true strength comes from knowing I don’t know all, knowing I can’t be all and knowing I am…

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Toil and Reward

“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.”  ~John Ruskin What are you becoming through your toil?  Are you making your creator proud? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 21:5, “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only…

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Talk/Don’t Talk

“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.”  ~Jorge Luis Borges Nuff said…literally. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 1:5, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.”  (NIV)

Success

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”  ~Winston Churchill Success is also the ability to go from one success to another with no loss of humility. Over the years I’ve come up with my own definition of success which is the combination of other definitions I’ve…

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Less of Me

“Humility is greatness in plain clothes.”  ~Spencer Kimball The Proverb for today reminds me of the importance of staying humble:   Pride ends in humiliation while humility brings honor. (Proverbs 29:23) A great way to test your humility is to keep track of how often you need to remind others of your greatness compared to the…

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Less is More

“Do you wish to rise?  Begin by descending.  You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds?  Lay first the foundation of humility.”  ~Saint Augustine We just went through the seven week season of Lent and for those of you who followed the HabitFast Journey tips of praying, preparing, planning and journaling you have hopefully…

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Humility + Confidence = Success

“Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”  ~Norman Vincent Peale Having humble and reasonable confidence in myself is best accomplished by putting everything I have and everything I desire in God’s hands.  Jeremiah 17:7-8, “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord…

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