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Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.

Bill Hybels

The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better behaviors. We usually have to be asked by someone to consider taking it up a level.
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Behavior Humans Levels
Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
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Jesus Long Naps
Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.
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Beget Example Grit
For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, ‘This is me. I’m not proud of it – in fact, I’m a little embarrassed by it – but this is who I am.
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Flourish Proud Relationship Spouse
Many leadership problems are driven by low self-awareness.
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Awareness Problem Self
We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.
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Better Cry Leadership World
Personally, I’ve never understood inactivity. Why a person would sit when he could soar, be a spectator when he could play, or atrophy when he could develop…is beyond me!
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Play Soar Spectators
The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them
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Motivated People Way
Don’t steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
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Conversation Credibility Way
I’m praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked.
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Faithful Frightened God Looked Situation
You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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Difficult Lead Most Persons
You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
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Pursue Safe Vision
Everyone wins when a leader gets better
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Better Leading Winning
Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
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Character Quality Spiritual
Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
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Leader Light Our World
God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
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Crowns Easter Jesus

Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.

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