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Close The Gap = What do you want to be known for? What are you known for? Every day is an opportunity to close the gap between what you want to be known for and what you are known for. When you close the gap, you increase the fuel of your reputation of adding value to others.
Proverbs 22:1 (NLT) Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 3:3 (NLT) Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
Proverbs 3:4 (NLT) Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (NLT) A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
Proverbs 24:8 (NLT) A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
Joshua 6:27 (NLT) So the LORD was with Joshua, and his reputation spread throughout the land.
Hebrews 11:2 (NLT) Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
Philippians 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
1 Timothy 5:10 - and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
Revelation 3:1 - “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
Titus 1:6 An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.
A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity, nor a man be polished in character without trial.
A man's character is like a fence. It cannot be strengthened by whitewash.
All masterpieces of painting contain both light and shadow. By them the artist highlights certain features of the subject, and they provide contrast and harmony to reveal beauty or character. A happy life is not one filled only with sunshine, but one that uses both light and shadow to produce beauty. Billy Graham (Unto the Hills)
As you do, so you become. Every action that you perform is recorded in you, the soul. These imprints ultimately mould your character and destiny. When you understand this principle, you will pay more attention to bringing your best to everything you do. unknown
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. Helen Keller
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. James Michener
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get Caught. J.C. Watts
Character is property ... it is the noblest of possessions.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. Phillips Brooks
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. - Benjamin Disraeli
Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. --EPICTETUS
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. Albert Einstein
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
No matter how bad people may seem, they possess at least one virtue. Be like the hummingbird and pick out the sweetness of everyone's character. unknown
Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life. John Cunningham Geikie
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. --ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Raising kids with strong character requires doing less FOR them and teaching them to do more for themselves. Rick Warren
Reputation is character minus what you've been caught doing.
Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks. Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Bishop
The collapse of character begins with compromise.
The little troubles and worries of life may be as stumbling blocks in our way, or we may make them stepping-stones to a nobler character and to Heaven. Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. Henry Ward Beecher
The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. - Somerset Maugham
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish Writer
Time sets the stage; fate writes the script; but only We may choose our character. Liam Thomas Ryder
Trials, temptations, disappointments. All these are helps instead of hindrances, If one uses them rightly. They not Only test the fibre of a character, But strengthen it. Every conquered temptation Represents a new fund of moral Energy. Every trial endured and Weathered in the right spirit makes a soul Nobler and stronger than it was before. James Buckham
We tend to judge ourselves for our mistakes and the difficulties we have experienced, when it is the difficulties that build our Character. You are far stronger for what you have gone through. Alan Cohen
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. --THOMAS PAINE
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost; When character is lost, all is lost! German Proverb
When you build a house, every brick counts. When you build a character, every thought counts. You are what you think. Love, purity, peace, wisdom - the more you think of these qualities, the more you will become them. unknown
Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters. Margaret Halsey
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. James D. Miles
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) American Publisher
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him. --AUDREY HEPBURN
Your character is the sum total of your habits. It's what you do habitually.
There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained. --WINSTON CHURCHILL
Watch your thoughts, for they will become actions. Watch your actions, for they'll become... habits. Watch your habits for they will forge your character. Watch your character, for it will make your destiny. --MARGARET THATCHER
Greatness is not intelligence. Greatness comes from character. And character isn’t formed out of smart people, it’s formed out of people who suffered. --JENSEN HUANG
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. --Aristotle
The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. --Heraclitus
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. --BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
Does Your Reputation Outweigh Your Character? | MWM
Character Over Reputation = Character is about who you really are—not who you show people you are. Character is who you are when no one is watching. Embrace the value of character over reputation. Image is too important in today’s culture. Character determines how you interact with people and what you are capable of accomplishing. The goal is for character to exceed your reputation. If you are bigger on the inside than on the outside, you will be a successful leader.
Essential to your Leadership= If you are a leader or looking to follow someone who is, the core of your leadership should be character. Remember, be better on the inside than you are on the outside - start within your core. Although some have good character, it doesn't necessarily make you a great leader. Start within yourself, first!
When you think about the person you look up to or want to follow in life, important characteristics come to mind like honesty, trustworthy, courage, integrity and so much more. When we put our trust in someone and feel secure with them, it is likely because we respect their character. If you want to be a good leader, it is important to have good character. Anyone can acquire good characteristics, you just need to be determined to do so.
What’s on the inside is what ultimately shows up on the outside. Character not only makes you a good person, but it can also make-or-break a leader’s reputation. Not everyone with the right “inside stuff” will become a reputable leader. But every reputable leader has to first have upstanding character.
In this episode, we explore the four dimensions of character in leadership, the significance of being vulnerable and transparent in order to establish trust with team members, as well as the challenges of self-management and the need for leaders to prioritize effectively. You’ll learn the concept of teachability and the role it plays in demonstrating humility along with the value of courage in standing up for what is right and making tough decisions.
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Character
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others:
Politeness is traditionally part of the British character.
It would be very out of character (= not typical) of her to lie.
One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop.
The idea was to modernize various aspects of the house without changing its essential character.
It's not in his character to be (= he is not usually) jealous.
Generosity is a quality that many men admire. But if a prince develops a reputation for generosity, he will ruin his state. A reputation for generosity requires outward lavishness, which eventually depletes all of the prince’s resources. In the end, the prince will be forced to burden his people with excessive taxes in order to raise the money to maintain his reputation for generosity. Ultimately, the prince’s liberality will make the people despise and resent him. ~Niccolò Machiavelli
Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting. --PRINCESS ELIZABETH ASQUITH BIBESCO
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. --Khalil Gibran
Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet. --Wayne Dyer
Generosity is doing something for someone else and expecting nothing in return.
A Generous Mindset Can Bring You Lots of Joy = Generous people are normally very, very fulfilled. If you have been blessed, the best way to take those blessings is to turn them around and pass them on to others. Selfish people are often unhappy, but unselfish, generous people are always fulfilled and happy. Generous people are serving and living for others. By having an abundance and generous mindset, others will be attracted to you because you put others first.
Give Others What You Value = There is no higher level of living than giving without expecting anything in return. People who embody generosity experience incredible freedom and happiness. Comparison kills generosity. The measure of your generosity is based on what you have, not what you give. Don’t let possessions take charge of your mind. If you are enslaved to greed, you cannot lead.
A Person Who Gives is a Person Who’s Fulfilled
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Be Happy, Be Generous! = The happiest people in the world are generous. People who give are fulfilled. We were created to help one another and to share. When we act out who we are supposed to be, it gives us a sense of fulfillment in following that purpose. Give more to the people you see today!
Be Generous, Give Back What You Earn = Be generous with your money. As you are building your life and businesses, always strive to have three sources of income. And then give back what you can financially to others. Being generous with your money allows you to serve others and help those you otherwise wouldn't have been able to help. You can't give what you don't have, and once you earn more, pass it on. The Impact Of Generosity = Because of generosity, you can have—or give—the ability and resources to others to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to do.
Generosity Gives Back To All = By living a generous life, you set aside time and resources to give to others. This practice will not only benefit others, but also benefit you. Based on the practice of tithing, you give 10% of what you have back to God. You need to have an open hand in life in order to give more and accept more in life, giving what you have where it is needed most.
Generosity is an attitude = Generosity doesn’t have anything to do with blessings or money, it is an attitude. There are people who have very little, but are always sharing what they have with others. There are others who have a lot, but hold on tightly to what is theirs. What kind of person are you? Are you a generous person, opening yourself to receive more?
Generosity Is A Mindset = Generosity isn't about money, it's an attitude. Generosity is the idea that if you keep what you have, you can't have more. But If you open yourself up to give more, you can also receive more.
A person that owns their money, instead of their money owning them. No matter how much you have, pass along a little bit of wisdom or wealth to help others succeed.
Acts 2:46 NLT - 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity--
2 Corinthians 8:2 NLT - 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
2 Corinthians 9:10, 13 NLT - 10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. ... 13 As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.
Ephesians 4:7 NLT - 7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ.
Philemon 1:6 NLT - 6 And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.
Isaiah 32:8 (NLT) But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.
Romans 12:8 The one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Matthew 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’
Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you are recognizing [more clearly] the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [His astonishing kindness, His generosity, His gracious favor], that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich (abundantly blessed).
2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
Romans 5:15 But God's free gift immeasurably outweighs the transgression. For if through the transgression of the one individual the mass of mankind have died, infinitely greater is the generosity with which God's grace, and the gift given in His grace which found expression in the one man Jesus Christ, have been bestowed on the mass of mankind.
2 Corinthians 9:13 They will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with others through the proof provided by this service.
WHO: you are is what makes you special. Don't change for anyone. WHAT: lies ahead will always be a mystery. Don't be afraid to explore. WHEN: life pushes you over, you push back harder. Where: there are choices to make, make the one you won't regret. WHY: things happen will never be certain. Take it in stride and move forward.
Once you start doing these four things, 1. Get involved in a church with a good youth group. 2. Read the Bible. 3. Start keeping a quiet time. 4. Pray and you begin to explore God and all of His possibilities. You develop a relationship with God. A person can know everything there is to know ABOUT God, but that doesn't mean that person KNOWS God. But by doing these things, you can and you will. You will take what once was a label and make it a lifestyle.
Explore your mind, discover yourself, then give the best that is in you to your age and to your world. There are heroic possibilities waiting to be discovered in every person. --Wilferd A. Peterson
Explore. Dream. Discover. --Mark Twain
I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist. --Antoine Fuqua
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. --Edmund Hillary
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. --Daniel Boone
God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours. --David Livingstone
Curiosity can broaden our horizons in a way simple satisfaction cannot. Successful leaders have a desire to explore, to go beyond the status quo, to discover new things. This is how we learn and grow—and this is how we venture to new “backyards.”
In today's episode, hosts Perry Holley and Chris Goede dive into the topic of personal productivity. They explore the five key decisions that leaders need to make in order to increase their productivity levels. Drawing from their own experiences and the teachings of renowned leadership expert John Maxwell, the hosts share valuable insights and practical strategies for leaders to optimize their time and focus on the right tasks. If you're looking to enhance your productivity and make a greater impact as a leader, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now to learn how to increase your reputation, influence, and engagement within your team, and achieve remarkable results.
Proverbs 1:6 by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
Ecclesiastes 9:1 This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God’s hands, no one knows whether God will show them favor.
Judges 18:1 (MSG) In those days there was no king in Israel. But also in those days, the tribe of Dan was looking for a place to settle down. They hadn’t yet occupied their plot among the tribes of Israel.
Deuteronomy 1:22 (MSG) But then you all came to me and said, “Let’s send some men on ahead to scout out the land for us and bring back a report on the best route to take and the kinds of towns we can expect to find.”
A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul. -- Charles Spurgeon
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis
Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and obeys it. -- Louis Pasteur
Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the window which hope has opened. Charles Spurgeon
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. –Thomas Aquinas
Faith is believing in advance what can only be understood in reverse. Chuck Swindoll
Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. --FRED GAILEY
Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking. Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) American Architect, Author
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. – Martin Luther King Jr.
Faith is the highest passion in a human being. Many in every generation may not come that far, but none comes further. Søren Kierkegaard
Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us. Oswald Chambers
Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible. Corrie ten Boom
Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of change, and in the new direction that change sets will reveal your own inner core of steel. -- Georgette Mosbacher
Have faith in yourself; faith in the infinite. -- Napoleon Hill
He who is threatened by another's faith, is not secure in his own. Sheila Matechuk
Heaven never helps the man who will not act. -- Sophocles
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men and women however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. -- G.K. Chesterton
If I didn't have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I'm an optimist. I've read the last page in the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right. Billy Graham
It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of a man's hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith. -- Donald Douglas
It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Thomas Robert Gaines
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. -- Muhammad Ali
Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions; but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them. -- Nido Qubein
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. --Julius Caesar
Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it. C. S. Lewis
One of the ways that our faith expresses itself is by our ability to be still, to be present, and not to panic or lose perspective. God still does his best work in the most difficult of circumstances Tim Hansel
Risk is stepping outside your comfort zone to a place where you cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of your actions. Risk is taking on something that holds an enormous chance of failure. Most importantly, risk is the only key to outrageous success. --Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray. Charles R. Swindoll
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith; and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety. George Müller
The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith. He demonstrates confidence that the challenge can be met, the need resolved, the crisis overcome. -- John Haggai
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
The voice you believe will determine the future you experience. --Steven Furtick
The whole being of any Christian is Faith and Love... Faith brings the man to God, love brings him to men. Martin Luther
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, But wiser people so full of doubts. --Bertrand Russel
There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who grow hopeless about them.
There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts his foot down he finds a rock beneath him. F. B. Meyer
Trials are not enemies of faith but are opportunities to prove God's faithfulness.
True faith expects nothing of itself; everything from God; therein alone lies its strength.
Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God's Word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences. The object of our faith is God--not our feelings, not faith itself, but almighty God. Warren W. Wiersbe
'Twas an unhappy Division that has been made between Faith and Works; though in my Intellect I may divide them, just as in the Candle I know there is both Light and Heat. But yet, put out the Candle, and they are both gone. John Selden
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. -- St. Augustine
We are twice armed if we fight with faith. --Plato
When a person's faith seems to collapse without warning, one can be sure it has been the result of inner conflicts--the termites of disobedience. Quinton J. Everest
When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly. -- Barbara J. Winter
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. Edward Teller
When you have come to the edge of all that you know and are about to step off into the darkness Faith is knowing one of two things will happen-- There will be something solid to stand on, or You will be taught to fly. --unknown
Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. -- Benjamin Franklin
You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it. -- Samuel Butler
You don't have to see the whole staircase; just that the first step. -- Martin Luther King, JR
You have to wonder about humans, they think GOD is dead and Elvis is alive!
You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose - with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. -- James Stockdale
Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy. --DWIGHT L. MOODY
Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others.
Faith enough to make real the things of God.
Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Do you have faith in the future? Take a look at your journey, are you currently stuck in your "comfort zone" or are you living in the "faith zone?" Do yourself a favor, join the faith zone! As John says, things can happen that would have never happened if you didn't change the zone you were living in.
Be God-Centered = You can parent with purpose by teaching your children faith. Show your children how to have a good relationship with God and to know and communicate with Him. As parents we have to be an example of this. Share with your children what God is doing in your life and how he leads you. Be God centered so that your children can see that every good and perfect gift comes from God. #Faith
Have Faith = It is important for us to have a good relationship with God and to know Him, to be able to communicate with Him, and have a sense of Him working and living in our lives. We have to be that example. He is the source. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him.
You wake up and have a choice, you are either going to fear the day ahead or you are going to have faith that it will be a great day. How the day goes is determined by what emotions you embrace. So ignore the negativity and instead, feed your faith!
James 2:14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
Galatians 3:9 So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.
Hebrews 11:3 (MSG) By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see.
Matthew 17:20 (MSG) “Because you’re not yet taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”
James 2:18 (MSG) I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.” Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.
Luke 17:6 (MSG) But the Master said, “You don’t need more faith. There is no ‘more’ or ‘less’ in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,’ and it would do it.
2 Corinthians 1:24 (MSG) We’re not in charge of how you live out the faith, looking over your shoulders, suspiciously critical. We’re partners, working alongside you, joyfully expectant. I know that you stand by your own faith, not by ours.
Luke 17:5 (MSG) The apostles came up and said to the Master, “Give us more faith.”
Galatians 3:12 This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.” Hebrews 11:1-2 NLT Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11 Faith in Action Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. ...
A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops. --Henry Brooks Adams
Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing. --Albert Schweitzer
Influence is about being genuine.
Is it evident that Satan is influencing your children and leading them away from God? Get mad about it. --Brian Zahnd
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.' --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
People may not remember what you say, or what you did, but they will remember how you made them feel. --Don Rousey
The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality. --John Quincy Adams
The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the power of God. --Blaise Pascal
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. -- Duguet
The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. --Deepak Chopra
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo (1802-1885); French author.
To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. --
You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me. --Scott Adams
You will find, if you think for a moment, that the people who influence you are the people who believe in you. -Henry Drummond
Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence. --RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Lead and Influence Others No Matter Where You Are In Your Leadership Journey = A common myth about influence says that if you are on top, people will follow you. But is that true? Leadership is about influence, nothing more, nothing less. No matter your position or title, you need to look for ways to add value to people, to influence people, and you have to be intentional about it. You can lead and influence others exactly where you are right now.
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Nothing More Nothing Less = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them.
It’s Not What Happens TO You; It’s What Happens IN You | MWM
Have A Positive Attitude = Attitude is everything. It is important to have a great attitude about yourself, other people, and life. It isn’t what happens to you, but what happens in you. If you can find the bright side of things in tough situations, keeping a positive attitude, you will be capable of happiness in any circumstance. #Dad #Attitude #Happy
Live In The Now! = Make today count, make it matter. Make each day your masterpiece. People often miss the moment because they are looking behind or ahead, instead of being all in, in the moment. Always be present. #Today #present #Now Are You Amazing, or is Your Gift? How to Stay Humble | MWM
Share Your Gifts With Others = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have been blessed with gifts that make us look better than we really are. Our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us not earned, but it is important that we work hard to reach the potential of our gifts and share them with others.
Seek The Big Picture = Always seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life. #BigPicture
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Get Inspired And Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision?
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Influence Others Through Writing = Books can expand your influence far beyond your expectations. Through writing books, authors are able to touch people that they would never meet or know personally. Do you want to reach far beyond yourself and expand your influence? #writing #books
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https://youtu.be/rpUGy4Zamjk Add Value To Others = If you help other people get what they want first, then they will help you. By helping others first, you add value to them. If you add value to people, you'll get value returned in your life.
Live Your Life To Serve Others = When you are one step ahead of others and have someone right there to help you along the way, it gives you and others the opportunity to serve. Always be there for others, serve them, and support them. #Servanthood
When You Make It, Pass It On = Always have 3 streams of finances in your life. Make sure one of those streams of income is passive. When you build a substantial, secure financial footing, it will free you up to serve others. Make money so you can be generous with your money. You can’t give what you don’t have. #Money #FinancialFooting
Nothing Can Replace Unconditional Love = Unconditional love means that no matter what you do, you are loved. You can say anything you want to when speaking to a person who loves you unconditionally. The people in our lives who love us unconditionally give us an example of the type of love God has for us. Unconditional love can fill your life with grace, give you confidence, security, and comfort in your own skin. #Unconditional #Love
Focus On Influence = Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. When you focus on the influence you have on others over focusing on the respect you receive from the people around you, it will build your credibility. Grow influence before you grow position. Grow your connection through relationships and production more than you grow your position and the respect you want from others. When you focus on influence, leadership happens.
Increase Your Influence = In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell discusses the Law of Influence. It states that the true measure of leadership is influence … Nothing more … Nothing less. Leadership is influencing other people. We do that by consistently and intentionally adding value to the people around us. Increase your influence and you will be able to take others further than they could have ever gone on their own.
LEADERSHIP IS INFLUENCE = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them. The Root Of Your Influence = Leadership is influence. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. As a leader and influencer, think about those who have influenced your life, and what you have learned from them.
Who Are The Influencers In Your Life? =
Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less. If you want to become a better leader, you need to become a better influencer. From there you can expand your influence, influence more people, and then influence people in a deeper way—going deeper and wider with your influence. In order to influence, you have to have been influenced. So, who has influenced you?
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Read The Room = Communicators read the room and then they change the temperature. You must adjust to your surroundings. The audience shouldn’t control the communicator, the communicator should control the audience. All great communicators read the room!
Attitude is Everything = Attitude is everything. It is important to have a great attitude about yourself, other people, and life. If you can find the bright side of things in tough situations, you will continually have a great attitude.
Happiness Is Not About What Happens To Us, But In Us = Have a great attitude about yourself and life. It's not what happens to you, it's what happens in you. If you have a great attitude about life and yourself, then you can be happy.
Be In The Moment = Make today count, make it matter. Make each day your masterpiece—live now, live in today. People often miss the moment because they are looking behind or ahead, instead of being in the moment. Always be in the moment, everything is now.
Make The Moment Count = Everyday matters. Make today count, make it matter, and make each day your masterpiece—understand the moment. So many people miss the moment, so don’t miss the moment, the moment is now.
Staying Grounded Helps You Best Use Your Gifting | MWM
Our Gifts Make Us Better Than We Really Are = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have gifts in our life that make us look better than we really are—our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us, and it is important that we work hard at our gifts and share them with others.
It is important to understand the difference between who you are and what your gifts are. We all have some amazing gifts in our life, they lift us up and they make us look better than we really are.
Look At The Big Picture = Always see the big picture. In life, love where you are and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind.
More And Before = Seek the big picture. Love where you are, and do the best where you are, but always do things with the big picture in mind. Keep looking for the biggest, the best, and the brightest in your life.
See the big picture in your life. Leaders see things more and they see them before others. It’s important to love where you are, but to always look for the bigger picture.
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Be Inspired, Increase Your Vision = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision. Allow others to be your inspiration to seek a bigger vision for your life. You will be lifted up and led to grow into a bigger, better YOU. Do you surround yourself with big thinkers with incredible vision?
Seek The Most Out Of Life = No matter how big you are thinking, it is important to have a vision about life. Not all visions will be the same—some will be smaller, others will be huge—but it is important to always seek out a bigger vision for life than you originally planned.
Have a bigger vision for your life. No matter how big you are thinking, someone is always thinking bigger, so surround yourself with people who challenge you to think bigger. Dream bigger.
The Moment John Maxwell Decided to Become an Author | MWM
Expand Your Influence = Books can expand your influence far beyond your expectations. Through writing books, you expand your influence beyond yourself, and beyond who you will meet in person.
The Moment John Maxwell Decided to Become an Author = Write books to expand your influence beyond yourself. A book will touch people you'll never see, will reach people you’ll never know personally, will speak to people who will never have a chance to hear you speak—but your books will reach them and speak to them—and you'll expand your influence.
Help Others To Add Value = If you help other people get what they want first, then they will help you. By helping others first, you add value to them. If you add value to people, you'll get value returned in your life.
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How To Add Value To Others To Get What You Want = If you help other people get what they want first in life, then they will help you get what you want in life and join your vision. More simply put, if you add value to people, you will get all kinds of value returned in your life.
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Serve Others = Live to serve. When you are one step ahead of others and have someone right there to help you along the way, it gives you and others the opportunity to serve. Always be there for others, serve them, and support them. One Thing You Can Do To Impact Others for Life = Live to serve others. Find out what others need and what they want, and be there to serve them. Be the person who makes their day.
Be Generous, Give Back What You Earn = Be generous with your money. As you are building your life and businesses, always strive to have three sources of income. And then give back what you can financially to others. Being generous with your money allows you to serve others and help those you otherwise wouldn't have been able to help. You can't give what you don't have, and once you earn more, pass it on.
The Impact Of Generosity = Because of generosity, you can have—or give—the ability and resources to others to do things they wouldn't otherwise be able to do.
Love Unconditionally = No matter what happens in life, having someone who will listen to you and love you, is unconditional love. Unconditional love is having someone you can go to and say anything to, and they will always love you. Nothing can replace unconditional love.
Do You Love Unconditionally? = When you love unconditionally, the impact and influence can be tremendous. When you love, and are loved unconditionally, no matter what you say or do, you will always be loved. Nothing can replace unconditional love.
Great leaders emphasize the importance of transparency and vulnerability in building connection and trust among team members, particularly in leadership roles. Chris and Perry discuss how leaders can demonstrate support for their team by fulfilling even small promises and commitments, which can create a positive and productive environment that empowers individuals. Moreover, this episode highlights the significance of consistency of character in leadership and the value of being the same person in every situation. The episode concludes with the message that valuing transparency and humility can lead to stronger relationships, foster growth and learning, and increase a leader's sphere of influence.
James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.
1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
Matthew 5:13-16 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Proverbs 27:17 ESV Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 13:20 ESV Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
1 Peter 3:16 ESV Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
Galatians 5:7-9 ESV You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
1 Peter 2:12 ESV Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:15 ESV But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
