Book thoughts…
Over the next 10 posts, I will be giving you thoughts from a book I have recently read, it’s entitled “Toy Box Leadership, Leadership Lessons from the toys you loved as a child” by Ron Hunter Jr. & Michael E. Waddell
Here is Toy #1:
#1 – LEGO Bricks – Relationships (Building Begins with Connecting)
LEGO leaders Recognize Connectional Value
- Connecting Builds a Strong Foundation
- Connecting Unleashes the power of Synergy
- Connection Utilizes the Strength of Unity
LEGO leadersRecognize Connectional Ability
- LEGO bricks are Reliable
- LEGO bricks are Compatible
- LEGO bricks are Reusable
LEGO leaders Recognize Connectional Failures
- Misplaced bricks
- Forced bricks
- Isolated bricks
- Unorganized bricks
Pull out all the stops…
“Pull out all the stops…”This phrase comes from the pipe organs in churches and classical music. Each pipe has a “stop” that acts as a baffle that controls the amount of airflow. The volume of the organ can be adjusted by adding or removing the stops. By pulling out all the stops, all pipes are playing at their loudest. The things about those pipes, with the stops in, they sound good, but are NOT doing everything they can… “Restrictions have been put place…!!!!”
My Point: There are times when we have to Pull Out ALL the Stops in our lives and live up to our FULL POTENTIAL… we have to get rid of all the restrictions that are keeping us from doing all we can do… What ever it is you are doing, pull out the restrictions and see what happens!!! Let me know how it goes…
MORE HIM, less me…
the grass is always greener…
I heard a message this past weekend that got me thinking… I will give you the main points of it:
I am NOT “one thing” away from happiness
– life is about what we have, not what we don’t…
God operates in gifts, not paychecks
– we have to get out of a “deserve” mentality…
Contentment is a learned behavior
We may not SAY this, but how often do we think it, we look at someone else’s job, finances, spouse, or ______… you fill in the blank.. Why do we always WANT what we don’t have? Why can’t we be content with what we’ve earned, received, or worked for?
We are provided with opportunities every day.. Instead of looking at what we don’t have, let’s start looking at what we do have… making the most of the opportunities that come our way.. .
My Point: You and I were created to do our best… Do your best at everything you do, your grass will ALWAYS look better than what it would have had you NOT done your best… here’s a little quote that I have said to myself in the past, “Maybe their grass is greener because they’re using more fertilizer, or are in debt up to their eyeballs..”
Be CONTENT, and ALWAYS do your very best at whatever you do!!!
MORE HIM, less me…
another day closer to retirement…
“Another day closer to retirement…” That’s a statement I used to make when I would go to work… I would say “Another day closer to retirement, Yep, only 35 more years and I’m outta here…” As I have gotten older, I’ve realized that if retirement is the only thing I am looking forward to, I’m looking a little to far forward, missing what’s right in front of me… To many times we dream, look forward to, or dread what’s in the future… And there’s nothing wrong with that… But we need to recognize what’s in front of us… Too many times we miss out on GREAT opportunities that are starring us right in the face…
My Point: BE WHERE YOU ARE!!!
MORE HIM, less me…
when it’s all said and done…
“When all is said and done…” is there more SAID than DONE? I’m not sayin, I’m just sayin… When your life is over, will there be more things that you talked about than you actually did? They say, You only have one life to live, make it count… What are you saying that you should be doing? Why are you talking instead of doing… I heard someone recently ask this question… Do you just talk about what you’re going to do, or do you do what you say you’re going to do? It seems as though there are a lot of people who can talk the talk, but can’t walk the walk… They can’t stand the heat, so they need to get out of the kitchen…
My Point: Have I used enough “Cliches” or should I use a few more? Let me know…
MORE HIM, less me
Love is Blind…
“If you love someone, it doesn’t matter what they look like, you will overlook the faults they may have.” – This is the definition that most people have in mind… Is this really true? How can we love someone if we can’t get past what they look like? Can we truly look past what they look like, and the MANY
faults that we ALL have? There is only one person that can say this and really mean it.
“Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. Love never dies.”
My point is this, our job as Christ followers is to “Be MORE like Christ” isn’t it? shouldn’t we strive to love like Christ loved?
MORE HIM, less me
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