Throwback - Top Lessons Learned in 2020:
Don’t allow other people tell you who to be angry at
o Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Proverbs 12:25
Practice generosity regularly
o Generosity in kindness, love, grace and giving
o 2 Corinthians 9 promises us three things:
-God will abundantly generous to us
-We can always be generous with what we give away
-Through our generosity, others will be able to thank God
o You will be abundantly enriched in every way as you give generously on every occasion, for when we take your gifts to those in need, it causes many to give thanks to God. 2 Cor. 9:11
o “Your enthusiasm (to give) has stirred the Macedonian church to action (to give also).” 2 Cor. 9:2
Be flexible with flexibility
o Many are the plans of a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
Let out of the way of others and let them lead
o Leadership Axioms’
-“Leadership is not about personal success; leadership is about getting everybody in the race so that they have an opportunity for success.”
-“Leadership is not about being out front, leadership is about knowing how to help everyone get their sails up in time when a fresh wind is coming.”
-“Leadership is not about my ideas. Leadership is about stirring up the ideas of others around you and inspiring them to dream bigger than themselves.”
Compassion and empathy communicate more than advice, opinions or instruction.
o Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. 1 Peter 3:8 The Message
o “You’ll be able to spot people who are becoming love because they want to build kingdoms, not castles. They fill their lives with people who don’t look like them or act like them or even believe the same things as them. They treat them with love and respect and are more eager to learn from them than presume they have something to teach.”
-Bob Goff