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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 reprodu...

Business Tips : EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE When emotional intelligence first appeared as a buzz phrase in 1995, it made us aware of the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70% of the time . This obviously shook up the psychologist’s balance of what “SMART” means. The capacity to be aware of, control and express one's emotions and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically is one definition. Another…. “Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.” It’s made up of 4 skills: ·          Self-Awareness  is your ability to accurately perceive your emotions and stay aware of them as they happen. ·          Self-Management  is your ability to use awareness of your emotions ...

Business Tips : LEADERSHIP       Leadership is both an art and a science. It is an art in which we develop the character within ourselves to become someone of influence. The science of leadership is the theory and exacting methods that prove to work in our ability to discipline and hone ourselves into a person of leadership.       Within the subject of leadership we often talk about character, task, and relationship as a three legged stool in the measurement in our ability to support and stabilize our leadership strength. Where one of these variables fall short, so does the structural integrity of the stool and our leadership ability. We can spend much time on each of these, but suffice it to say that if we honestly measure these in our lives it can determine failure modes that are causing us pain. It can also help us course correct our journey. How are our character traits, ability to perform tasks, and the relationships that we...

Business Tips : INTEGRITY It’s the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Consistency - honesty - and truthfulness or accuracy of one’s actions I have this on my wall to remind me every day of what I try to do. I’m nowhere near perfect. ·          Do not promise more than they can deliver. ·          Stands in the authority God has given them. ·          Consistently contributes something positive to the world. ·          Accepts the idea that  to whom much has been given much is expected . ·          Allows God and trusted others to correct their path. ·          Follows through on agreed upon tasks. ·          Acknowledges God as their leader...

Business Tips : CHARACTER The definition I speak of is moral excellence and firmness. Character is a habit of will. It becomes a skill and a discipline that when exercised it becomes stronger. This is based in the right and wrong of integrity, which you can study. Character is not just being good and not being bad. Character is standing in and doing something rather than standing idle when wrong is being done. It isn’t just knowing the difference or being a character, but holding the line for others also. Your example in your daily speech and action exemplifies character that others can use to get better. A man or woman of character is said to be the straight line that others measure themselves against. Just as Jesus did, so you can live a character led live. Things that can distract from this may be pleasure, lust, etc. There are many references, the Bible, Launching a Leadership Revolution – Woodward/Brady, Resolved – Woodward/Brady, Character Counts - Dyer and more historical ...

Business Tips : ·          Year-end goals - Get a piece of paper and write down the top 5 things you would like to see done or happen in your family’s life for 2018. Involve the spouse, significant other, and kids. Make it fun. Set some fun rewards if you hit a midterm goal. Then do it for the next 5 years. Review them monthly and then annually. ·          Game planning and action steps – Take those top 5 things and think of how you can accomplish them. If you don’t know how, find someone who has and let them help. Then put an action plan together that will move you forward daily, weekly, and monthly. You won’t always accomplish your game plan, but that is what a dream manager is for. To help you with the ideas and thought processes to hold you accountable and move you forward. Make 2018 your best year ever.     Personal Tips: ·         Annual an...