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May 2018


Business Tips:
INFLUENCE
The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself
John Maxwell says “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”
So the question becomes, how can I gain influence? You can either borrow it or earn it. In most cases leaders borrow it before they earn it. That’s the way it has been in my life. As a young man, no one trusted me, no one believed me, and the circle of influence that I was running in didn’t lead to any borrowing of it…..no one had any. So when it came to influencing others that had more influence than I, I had to use someone else’s.
A couple notes - borrowed influence cannot be shared, it’s like a bank note and it is owned by the lender. However, earned influence is like money in the bank you can spend.
I go on this way to describe to you the power of influence. An influencer enlarges people, they help them navigate, they connect, empower, and they reproduce other leaders just to name a few of their actions.
Why would you want influence? It’s a currency of leadership. In our world today we are either empty in our ability to change our world or we are actively building our influence to be a force for good in the world.
Which are you?
Personal Tips:
GIFT OF FRIENDS
The gift of the ability to value others for themselves – it’s about truly caring for the other person
·      It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends.
Read John 15:12-13, Romans 13:9- 10 & John 13:34-35
·      Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. Ed Cunningham
·      What is a friend? I will tell you . . . . it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself. Frank Crane
·      Friends: people who know you well, but like you anyway. Unknown
·      A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are. Unknown
·      Friends are special, treasure them. Unknown
·      The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. Hubert H. Humphrey
·      To have a friend and be a friend is what makes life worthwhile. Unknown
·      My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
·      Friendship is a treasured gift, and every time I talk with you I feel as if I’m getting richer and richer
·      No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. Francois Muriac
Life Skills:
Faith, Family, Fitness, Finances, Friends, Fun, Following, Freedom; we call these the 8F’s in life. Many of these categories can tell one where their priorities are in life by measuring the time one would spend in one of the above categories. I know we don’t have it all figured out, but we have a lot of great sources that speak into these items and we welcome your comments. Please feel free to drop us a line concerning any of them.
This year Google says the top issues that face the world are…. SURVEY SAYS….
Relational Issues; Money; Health issues; Anxiety over finding or losing loved ones; Religious questions; Concerns about death
CONCERNS ABOUT DEATH
 1. What happens to a person who dies?
o    Every person who lives and dies will experience life after death--John 5:28-29a. (Righteous and wicked)
o    After death comes a judgment--Hebrews. 9:27
o    The death of a believer in Christ involves being ushered into the presence of Christ--2 Corinthians. 5:8
o    The mortal is changed to immortality --1 Corinthians 15:54
o    The death of one who has not trusted Christ is not a pleasant subject
2. How Does God help those who sorrow? Psalm 119:75-77
o    with the assurance of His justice
o    with assurance of His character
o    with His lovingkindness and comfort 2 Corinthians 1:5 - through Christ, with His Word, He helps us:
o    To understand that Jesus wept
o    To understand that this life is temporary
o    To see how others experienced and gained victory
3. How we can prepare for our own eventual deaths?
o    Understand our own frailty: (Psalms. 39:4-5)
o    Understand what we will all face: If Hebrews tells us we will all face the judgment after death, it would be wise to know the basis of his judgment: If our own righteousness, we'd all fall short.
o    Titus 3:5 (based on love not works), John 3:16-18, John 1:12

Notable quotes: They are italicized above.
Something I want you to know:
Memorial Day is this weekend: honor those who died while serving our country 
June is the month to celebrate your FATHER or the memory of!

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