How to Stay Alive as a Leader

by admin on May 17, 2012

The only way you can stay alive is to change.  Every inhale changes to an exhale.  If it doesn’t, you know what happens.  So why fight it?  As a leader, if you think you can continue to do things the way they were done years ago, you are dead.

When I have to get a new computer or a new system, I actually hold my breath. It seems so threatening.  In reality, to not change is impossible.

Standstill is regression.  Just to endure, takes self-renewing effort and movement. Although it feels hard, it is actually easier on you (and those around you) when you keep abreast of the times and change with it.

For example:  Have you tried Pinterest?  If you aren’t using it, you are going to miss out.  It’s a change that I found both easy and fun.  Check out my Leadership Board on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/joyofleadership/leadership/   – Shar McBee

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Are you eating green bananas?

by admin on May 3, 2012

When faced with danger, strong people don’t plunge ahead.  They bide their time.  Weak people grow agitated.  They don’t have the patience to wait.

Rain comes in its own time.  Fruit ripens when it is ready.  You cannot make it happen; you have to wait for it.  It is the same in life.  Don’t worry and interfere in things before the time is ripe. – Shar McBee

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How do you handle power?

April 19, 2012

Carol was restless and ambitious.  No matter what came to her, she was dissatisfied.  Sharon was good at her work; content with modest circumstances.  Both of them hit the jackpot (metaphorically speaking.)  They both became successful. What do you think they did with their success? Carol became arrogant and luxury-loving (which led to her downfall.)  [...]

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Divided over an issue?

April 5, 2012

Yesterday someone asked me about this situation: A service organization has a large amount of money in the bank. People have donated that money and club members have worked hard to raise it. Now the club is split about what to do with it. But here’s the strange part. The split is not about who [...]

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How to Ask for Donations – 3 Tips

March 16, 2012

1.  Develop your Detachment If you act needy, people will run away from you.  Establish good relations before you ask for a donation or you’ll be denied. 2.  Offer an Opportunity You are not “hitting people up for money.”  You are giving them a chance to be of service, to be part of a greater [...]

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Tension building up?

March 1, 2012

There is a natural cycle of tension building up, then it breaks and there is a release of pressure.  We see it in thunder, in cooking and in relationships. When it happens in the atmosphere, the release is sudden.  Everything cools down quickly and returns to normal. As a leader, we can learn from this. [...]

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