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He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them. James Reston (about Richard Nixon)
The only real valuable thing is intuition. Albert Einstein
Good instincts tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. --Michael Burke
Instinct is untaught ability. --Alexander Bain, Scottish Philosopher (1818-1903)
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. --Albert Einstein
Do What Is Best For Others = In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell discusses the Law of Intuition, which says that leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias. Their intuition follows their giftedness. As you use your intuition to help and add value to the people you lead, always remember to serve and respect them. Do what’s best for the people you lead.
Listen And Follow = All of us have intuition, but not all of us follow it. When you don’t follow your intuition, you may end up doubting yourself. To tap into your intuition, you must listen, not just noticing, but following what your senses are telling you. Because it is divine intelligence, and not always logical, intuition is easy to ignore. This is your invitation to be more intuitive … Listen to that feeling or gut instinct, it is worthy of your attention!
Do you ever have those gut feelings where you know exactly what you need to do or are meant to do? It is called your instinct! Follow it, trust it, and get started on that feeling.
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Instinct
INSTINCT', a. [L. instinctus. See the Noun.]
Moved; animated; excited; as instinct with spirit.
Betulia--instinct with life.
IN'STINCT, n. [L. instinctus, inwardly moved; in and stinguo.]
A certain power or disposition of mind by which, independent of all instruction or experience, without deliberation and without having any end in view, animals are unerringly directed to do spontaneously whatever is necessary for the preservation of the individual, or the continuation of the kind. Such, in the human species, is the instinct of sucking exerted immediately after birth, and that of insects in depositing their eggs in situations most favorable for hatching.
Instinct may be defined, the operation of the principle of organized life by the exercise of certain natural powers directed to the present or future good of the individual.
Instinct is the general property of the living principle, or the law of organized life in a state of action.
Romans 2:14 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.
Jude 10 - But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.
2 Peter 2:12 But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed,
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. --Jim Rohn
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice. James Callaghan
Administrative maintenance without effective leadership is like straightening chairs on the deck of the Titanic. --Rogers Morton
All leadership is built on trust & trust is built on truth. --
Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership. --
Don't lay your burdens on ministry leaders, lay them at the cross. --
Great leaders bother to ask and are willing to listen. --Liz Murray
If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. To repeat myself, leadership is not just about you. It's about them. Jack Welch
Leaders can afford to be uncertain, but they cannot afford to be unclear. People will not follow fuzzy leadership. --Andy Stanley
Leaders manage change. Managers control process. --
Leaders never say "Go!" They say "Let's go!" Not "Do" but "Let's do" They sacrifice first, long before asking others.
Leaders think & talk about the solutions. Followers think & talk about the problems. --Brian Tracy
Leaders who won't listen will soon find themselves surrounded by people who have nothing important to say. --
Leadership is 100% based on TRUST. If you lose people's trust, you're no longer the leader, regardless of your title. --Rick Warren
Leadership is found in becoming the servant of all. --Richard Foster
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve. --Tom Landry
Leadership is not about titles, positions or flow charts; it is about one life influencing another. --
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. --Warren Bennis
Leadership is with, for, and about people. --
Leadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you. --Eddie Robinson
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. --Peter Drucker
Managers do things right, leaders do the right thing. --Farson
Many leaders begin a great journey, but few finish. --
My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. --Don Shula
Part of leadership (a big part of it actually) is the ability to stick with the dream for a long time. --Seth Godin
The art of leadership is saying NO, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. --unknown
The highest compliments leaders can receive are those that are given by the people who work for them. --James L. Barksdale
The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone & the wishbone that go with it. Elaine Agather
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I'd made my teammates play" (Bill Russell). True leadership elevates others.
The only real training for leadership is leadership. --Anthony Jay
The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders. --Vince Lombardi
The wolf will hire himself out very cheaply as a shepherd. Russian Proverb
Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers & leaders together. --Warren Bennis & Bert Nanus
We lead by being human. We do not lead by being corporate, professional, or institutional. Paul G. Hawken
It is infinitely better to have a few good Men, than many indifferent ones. --GEORGE WASHINGTON
Lead Your Leaders = It's important to have a strategy when communicating with people in the workplace. You already know you will have to communicate with complicated people, but you also have to add in communicating to those up, down, and across your organization, and each of those will need a strategy based on where you stand with them. In this video, Ryan will go over 3 strategies—the three C’s as he calls them—to cut through the noise, understand what is important to others, and lead up your organization.
Mark Cole and Chris Goede begin a new series in which John Maxwell teaches on 10 Leadership Landmines. These are areas of leadership that, if neglected, can cost you, your culture, and your organization dearly. So, let’s learn what they are and how to avoid them together. This week we’ll talk about landmines 1-5, and next week, we’ll cover 6-10.
Mark Cole and Chris Goede continue our series on Leadership Landmines. Last week John Maxwell taught the first 5 landmines, and this week he’ll teach you landmines 6-10. These are areas of leadership that, if neglected, can cost you, your culture, and your organization dearly. But if you can learn how to avoid them, you can take your leadership to a whole new level.
Key Takeaways:
• Leadership is visual; example is key
• Your goals do not ensure your future, your growth does
• “It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.” –Harvey Firestone
In this episode, Chris Goede and Perry Holley explore the shift from a leader-follower dynamic to a leader-leader dynamic. They draw inspiration from Captain David Marquet's experience as captain of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear submarine in the Navy. The discussion emphasizes the importance of cultivating a culture of leadership and creating an environment where team members think and act like leaders, regardless of their titles. They also delve into strategies for empowering and encouraging team members to embrace innovation and share their voices while fostering a mindset of continuous improvement. Throughout the conversation, they underscore the concept of leadership as influence, highlighting the need for leaders to develop and uplift individuals within their teams.
Hebrews 13:7 ESV Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
Luke 22:26 ESV But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
1 Timothy 4:12 ESV Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Philippians 2:3 ESV Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Matthew 20:26 ESV It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
Hebrews 13:17 ESV Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Galatians 6:9 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Mark 10:42-45 ESV And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Proverbs 4:23 ESV Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
A beautiful woman uses her lips for Truth, her voice for Kindness, her ears for Compassion, her hands for Charity and her heart for Love. For those who do not like her, she uses Prayer.
Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path. --Henry Winkler
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. --Jean de la Bruyere
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. --Sigmund Freud
When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. --Malala Yousafzai
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. --Maya Angelou
The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless. --Oscar Romero
You Can Do More Together = We all want our voice to be more influential. By joining John Maxwell and the Maxwell Certified Team, you get to be bigger and better, and have a greater influence on others. John loans his voice, platform, and in return you can have a greater influence on others. Together you can do a lot more than by yourself. Together you can make a difference in the lives of people.
One of the best gifts you can give someone is allowing their voice to be heard. Add value, speak your truth, and influence those around you! Let's make a difference, together!
In this episode, Chris Goede and Perry Holley delve into aspiring leaders' pursuit of a seat at the organizational table, exploring motivations and necessary actions. They highlight prioritizing influence over title, advocating a broad perspective for organizational value, and underscore the significance of expressing a viewpoint, engaging in conversations, and maintaining a service-oriented mindset. The episode concludes by emphasizing the crucial balance of confidence and humility in leadership, highlighting the value of humility.
Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
Proverbs 5:13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
Acts 10:15 (MSG) The voice came a second time: “If God says it’s okay, it’s okay.”
John 9:37 (MSG) Jesus said, “You’re looking right at him. Don’t you recognize my voice?”
John 5:25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice - the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.
Acts 12:22 The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!”
John 10:27 ESV My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.
How We View Things Is How We Do Things = Asking for advice or counsel is a high complement to others. When you receive counsel, you gain another perspective. With perspective, comes maturity and the ability to see more. Let other people help you reach your potential.
Proverbs 19:20 ESV Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Proverbs 11:14 ESV Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 12:15 ESV The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 24:6 ESV For by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 14:15 ESV The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
Advice
Leaders should consider the advice of others (Exodus 18:13–26)
Older people often give wise advice (1 Kings 12:1–11)
Stay away from people who give wicked advice (Psalm 1:1)
God’s advice is best (Psalm 73:24)
Wise people seek advice (Proverbs 1:5)
Advice helps provide success (Proverbs 11:14)
Foolish people do not listen to advice (Proverbs 12:15)
Give advice to those in need (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
Humor Is One of the Best Ways To Connect With Others = Using humor is a great way to connect with others—it softens peoples defenses, and it disengages the ego. In the words of John, if the audience is laughing with you, it's impossible not to connect with them. Humor disengages the ego and dissolves the judginess so that others will let us in. And, if your audience can enjoy themselves while learning, then that is a higher value for you, and the more the audience can enjoy your message, the higher appeal you are to others and broader your message can go.
Have Fun And Enjoy Life = You have to have fun to be funny. Most of our humor doesn’t come from a joke, but the funny things that happen to us. Have fun and enjoy yourself to find humor in your life.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 ESV There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,
Ecclesiastes 3:4 ESV A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Philippians 4:4 ESV Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
Zechariah 8:5 ESV And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.
1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Proverbs 17:22 ESV A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 ESV And I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:6-12:1 ESV
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity. Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. ...
