It takes courage to define the win. To create and commit to a future vision of where you want things to go. The full expression of your giftings and opportunities. The best use of your life to serve God.
We’re all God’s creation!
Let us dream and draw motivation from simply living in a way that is pleasing to Him.
A leader must not only become very aware of their internal state, but learn the rhythms of altering and displaying dominion over their emotions.
The quality of your leadership is determined by the quality of your emotions.
Leading from a flourishing state is our only shot at leading in a transformational way.
When it comes to ambition, clarity can be measured in what we accept and what we decline. When we lack clear “yes’s” and “no’s” it may be a sign our ambition is drifting.
Drift has us convinced that “Staying The Course” is moseying along until some event magically improves our state.
Drift wins everytime we permit external circumstances to dictate our emotional, mental, and/or spiritual states.
Pinky Cole is the epitome of a Dreamer. She embodies all of the characteristics we look for when trying to identify a real dreamer: joyful, peaceful, enthusiastic, and intriguing. In the realm of leadership, we too often associate dreaming with ineffectiveness.
Our default system is failing us. We think we have an endless capacity for the stress of our surroundings. We endure. We fake toughness, fake smiles, fake control.
If we’re ever going to experience the flourishing life, we must begin to do work at the intersection of our leadership and wellness.
My misconception of hard work stemmed from the fact that I had been spending most my life doing things to please or impress everyone except God.
A series of small starts, false starts, and re-starts. From the time of the idea’s first inception in our mind to the fulfillment of it in reality. This dream cycle should encourage you to keep going, wherever you are in living the dream.
Research has shown, when we direct our rest by introspection, self-reflection, and prayer we enhance the Default Mode Network (DMN) in our brain that improves overall brain function and mental, physical, and spiritual health.