Removing Barriers Releasing Potential

Hey! where are you going?

Do you know where you’re going, are you sure?

Most people if asked will convince you they have a plan and they know where they are going. However when you ask some people, I’m sure they will say “well I have a rough idea, but not sure how to map it out”.

That’s the reality for many people as they walk through life without knowing where they are going, how will they get there and what will it look like when hey arrive. So I guess very few people have some sort of plan, seriously this was the case for me many years ago. So what happened, well firstly I worked with my wife in our consulting business and in that process I came across a simple 4 step process that effectively changed my thinking and also I came to know our Lord Jesus.

What would be our reaction if those we asked said simply “Yes” God directs my path! I am fairly sure many will would look perplexed, bewildered smile and say oh! Either ask ok great but what are you doing with your life or simply say “that’s fine” and walk away thinking wrong thoughts, how mad, how odd what a strange person.

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Habits ~ Make winning a habit

Lesson from the bible from, Proverbs 23v19: Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

A habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively e.g. he had a habit of tapping his fingers. Therefore a habit is a recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition.

Dandelion People

Dandelions, love en or hate em, they have a lot to teach us.

A story from nature about how we could and should react to life.

I love dandelions!

Call me crazy.
Call me lazy.
Call me a weed lover all you want –I Love dandelions.

I used to hate ’em, but now I love ’em.

Why in the world would I have an affinity for such annoying plants? Because they are a splendid illustration of how we ought to live!

Shake it off and take a step up.

When your leadership A.S.K. (Attitudes, Skills & Knowledge) are questioned shake off the dust, learn the lesson from the farmer and donkey.

‘One day a farmer’s donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; so it just wasn’t worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey.

Two short lessons for effective leadership

Remember inside out not outside in

Most people approach success from the outside in to achieve real success you have to do it from the inside out. Focus on your character and your whole life improves. Changes in character bring substance and power while external improvements are merely cosmetic and quickly fade away.

I visit a wide range of leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds; one thing I notice with over 99% of leaders is that they use the word ‘I’.
Two short but powerful leadership lessons.

Food for thought.

In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?”The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”

“Nonsense” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What kind of life would that be?”

The second said, “I don’t know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths. Maybe we will have other senses that we can’t understand now.”

God’s coffee or do we focus on the cup?

How often do we as individuals or leaders strive to get the best? There’s nothing wrong with wanting to have the best or to better yourself.

My question is in how we go about getting the best, do we strive, get anxious, do we walk over others or get stressed and does what it says on the outside of the tin, does it really impact what’s on the inside?

The bible tells us in;

1 Peter 5:7 (AMP) Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.’ In short who do we rely on ourselves or God, hey I’m sure you will all say God!