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Silence, not dissent, is the one answer leaders should refuse to accept. ~Warren Bennis Years ago I can remember coming up with the grand idea of meeting with all of my employees once a month. Although I was a little green when it came to leading an organization, I knew I needed to do everything I…
…if you aren’t happy with your harvest, change the seeds you sow and your seeds will only change when your thinking changes… So many people try to talk their way out of something they have behaved themselves into. We behave as we think and if we want to change our life and the direction it…
“The day I stop sinning is the day I have the right to judge and help others to stop sinning…and this will happen when hell freezes over.” “Sin is not the metric we use to measure others’ lives but instead the metric we use to measure our own lives.” “The less my focus on recognizing…
“If you are lying, you are lying.” ~John Maxwell …there is no such thing as truth in-between… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 17:17, “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”
“Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.” ~John Maxwell I once had a colleague ask me my opinion about something and after sharing the truth with her she looked at me and said, “I don’t agree or appreciate what you just said.” Sometimes the truth hurts but as with most things in life…no pain-no gain. When…
“Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.” ~John Maxwell Credibility is greatly enhanced by practicing what you preach until your practice eliminates any need to ever have to preach… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 17:17, “Sanctify them by your truth; your word is truth.” Over…
“Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.” ~John Maxwell A great litmus test for you as a leader in seeing where you are with what…
“Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.” ~John Maxwell The best way to create consistency from a character perspective is to possess the same character traits in public as you have when you are alone. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 10:9;…
“Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.” ~John Maxwell If you are leading, are you worthy of being trusted? If you are following, are those you are following worthy of your trust? It really comes down to walking the walk and if you are leading the walk includes what you do…
“You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.” ~John Maxwell Do any of these “character conflicts” strike a chord with you? Our society as a whole has a major problem with all three of these and it is easy to be drawn into…
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.