LEADERSHIP 101

You know, "there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Some of the most profound a and proven methods of leadership are as old as time itself, yet we continue to deal with leadership VOID of these characteristics. Thanks to LINKEDIN, here is a comprehensive list of those simple yet profound traits.

11 Simple Concepts To Become A Better Leader

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130128162711-15077789-11-simple-concepts-to-become-a-better-leader?_mSplash=1&sessionid=R6GvzEP2GB_sqt5OcGZ5

HYPERSEEING

In the daily publication, A SLICE OF INFINITY, Jill Carattini, managing editor, speaks of "hyper seeing."

(Jill works with the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in
Atlanta, Georgia.)

She states,

"In the art and work of sculpture, there is a term used to describe an artist’s ability to look at an unformed rock and see it in its completed state. It has been said of the sculptor Henry Moore that he had the gift of “hyperseeing,” the gift of seeing the form and beauty latent in a mass of unshaped material.(4) Hyperseeing is a word used to describe a sculptor’s extraordinary gift of seeing in four dimensional space—that is, seeing all around the exterior but also seeing all points within, seeing in a rough piece of stone the astounding possibilities of art."

Here is the full article, titled "Hyperseeing From The Towers of Babel".

http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=45b75085e6ab57e339ea89d67&id=b84877f828&e=4dcfd5b1ff

WHERE THERE IS NO VISION

CHALLENGE: What is Gods VISION for me?
Prov. 29:18 - where there is no vision the people perish
VISION=2387, vision in ecstasy, in night, divine communication/ oracle
From 2372, to see, perceive, look, behold

Job 19:25-27 "to SEE FOR MYSELF"

DILEMMA: no plan, goal, resolve...no VISION
THE WORD: Divine Communication

THINGS I WISH I HAD SAID TO MY DAUGHTERS

I wish I had been the originator, but I am not.  Thank you, Lisa Jo Baker, for sharing this.

http://lisajobaker.com/2012/07/raising-a-girl-100-things-i-want-to-teach-my-daughter/

DO YOU HEAR WHAT YOURE THINKING?

This is so true! We really aren't aware of the tapes that play over and over in our heads. Read and listen to "Change your story, change your life":

http://michaelhyatt.com/038-change-your-story-change-your-life-podcast.html

PITY PARTY CANCELLED

Ron Hutchcraft, in his daily devotional, asks us to stop having our own personal pity party and to look around and find someone else to help.

We all have the tendency to nurse our own wounds for much longer than necessary. I spent 20 years nursing mine, so I should be an expert in why NOT to hold daily pity parties. It's by far the most expensive type of party you will ever fund. It robs you of resources, energy and even life itself. When you are attending your own pity party, you are usually there alone, because it is the party no one else is interested in attending.

Think about it. If you are full of your own self pity, you are "full of pity" for yourself, therefore you are PITY-FULL, better known as PITIFUL. Is that how you want others to see you? Pitiful? Is that what you want to be: A PITIFUL HUMAN BEING?

Here is how Hutchcraft explained it:

http://touch.hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/calling-off-the-pity-party-6786

One judge warned teens this way:

THE TYRANNY OF HOPELESSNESS

The old adage states, "Desperate people do desperate things". What does it mean to be desperate? Webster's Dictionary defines it as "having lost hope". So what is hope? Webster's explanation is as follows, and gives us great insight into the dilemma:

Main Entry: HOPE
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : trust, reliance
2 a : desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment ; also : expectation of fulfillment or success b : someone or something on which hopes are centered c : something hoped for

Look at the progression that even Webster acknowledges.

1. Trust and reliance are archaic and can no longer be associated with "hope".

Why is this? In a society that promotes a philosophy of "no absolutes" mandates a hopelessness that is staggering. No absolutes? This means that there is nothing and no one in whom you can trust.

2a. Desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment

Desire that is continually unfulfilled breeds the feeling of, "What's the use".

2b.

We, as human beings, are endangered by a society that systematically excises hope from every aspect of our lives.

"Hope [lost] deferred makes the heart sick." (Proverbs 13:12)

The article below is very interesting and begins to address the "hopelessness" aspect that I'm talking about. This is coming from Huffington Post reporter, Liz Spikol. She is brave to share her story in the wake of the Connecticut horror.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/12/17/adam-lanza-mental-health_n_2305009.html?icid=hp_parents_art_related

In her very own words , Liz is describing her 'hopeless' situation. The desperation in the tone of her words is heartbreaking. Yet this is going on as a plague in or society.

Hopelessness IS an illness that permeates mind and body. . To believe that there is "NO HOPE FOR ME" is to check out of this world. This mindset, left unaddressed, will lead to tragedy in one form or another. The most obvious outcome of hopelessness is suicide. Hopelessness plus rage lead to aggression and fatal outcomes.

But if there are no absolutes then there are no answers and the world, corporately, is left to its own devices, whatever those may be. How can you define sanity without absolutes?

Webster defines "sane" this way:

Main Entry: SANE
Pronunciation: \ˈsān\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): san·er; san·est
Etymology: Latin sanus healthy, sane
Date: 1628
1 : proceeding from a SOUND MIND : rational
2 : mentally sound; especially : able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions
3 : healthy in body
SYNONYMS: See "wise"

Once again, the progression here is astounding. What does "sound" mind mean? Webster states:

SOUND: Adjective
"In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased"

How can you know that a mind is in good condition, apart from an MRI or some other imaging technique? What is the mind in contrast to the brain? Behavior is one indicator is a damaged mind, but that doesn't necessarily indicate that the brain is diseased.

Add to this the truth that minds are "damaged" in myriad ways. A critical father, a perfectionist mother, a permissive parent unable to establish healthy boundaries, a sibling bully or a inappropriate uncle or neighbor, an insensitive teacher or a manipulative friend.

So what makes a HEALTHY mind?

HOPE is "desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment". This requires a belief system that anchors hope to something or Someone who can fulfill. Someone in whom trust can be absolute.

For some, there is comfort in hopelessness because it is the ONLY absolute they can wrap their mind around. The only person, place or thing on whom they can place their trust is themselves, and ultimately even that trust will fail. That is when there is nothing left to live for. To be hopeless is the have nothing to lose, therefore, no rationale cane alter what follows. There is no rationale in hopelessness.

Faith, HOPE and love.

(To be continued)