To be learned and able to discuss the Trinity will get you nowhere without humility, and therefore displease the Holy Trinity. Lofty words will never save you or make you a Saint; only a virtuous life makes you dear to God. It is better to experience contrition than to be able to define it. --Thomas a Kempis
Well...it is time for me to move this blog to a new platform on GreaterExcellence.com. As I have announced my resignation as full-time, paid campus minister at Huntsville Church of Christ, I am beginning a new journey to extend the kingdom of God in the marketplace through greater excellence as a graphic designer.
In addition to blogging about my journey into the marketplace, I plan on providing high-quality design resources for other designers looking to participate in greater excellence in the marketplace.
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As a question guy, I love it when I run across practical questions that help you get going in a good direction. I thought you'd enjoy this post from Leadership Freak.
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Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller capture, “The Secret,” of leadership in five letters, SERVE. The beauty of SERVE is inescapable simplicity and actionable clarity.
Serve
See the future: envision and communicate a compelling picture of a preferred future.
What do I want to be true of the future?
Why should anyone care?
How will progress be measured?
sErve
Engage and develop others: recruit and align people for the right job. Create environments where people bring vision to life.
What invited my engagement in the past?
Which of these factors are missing in those I lead?
How can I help teams and individuals grow?
seRve
Reinvent continuously: continuously focus on improvement.
How do I need to change?
Where do I want different outcomes?
What organizational changes will accelerate progress?
serVe
Value results and relationships: generate measurable results andcultivate great relationships.
Which is my personal bias as a leader – results or relationships?
How can I compensate for the area that’s not my personal strength?
What happens if I don’t broaden my definition of success?
servE
Embody values: live fully aligned with stated values.
What values do I want to drive behaviors in my organization?
How can I communicate these values?
What are my actions communicating?
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Which question do you find most helpful in your leadership?
I praise the Lord for another successful issue of Postcards Magazine: Montgomery County Edition. While there were certainly many late nights a few weeks ago on top of all the other responsibilities I carry with a full-time job, I continue to cherish the opportunity to work with the ACMI, Inc. team!
We wear busyness as a badge of honor! "Oh! I'm so busy" is usually said as a way to tout our unseen significance trophy we carry around with us everywhere. It is as if the more busier we are, the more important we are!
I disagree.
In fact, if we are so busy that we have no time to rest at all, this is a sign that we are living a less than human life. Think about it. God worked. God rested. And God created us in His image. So...we too are able to reflect God's character when we work and when we rest. To exclude one or the other would be living a life less than God's plan for humanity, to live less than human.
With that in mind, I created a video meant to highlight the absurdity of our busyness. I run around trying to fit so much stuff into the same amount of time, as if I can actually do everything! I do this too much and I am ready to stop it!
This insanity is like trying to fit a 7-page Pre-Course writing assignment I wrote for one of my Doctorate of Ministry classes onto one page! Thus, we are busy like a 7-page page. I hope you enjoy my silliness.
