Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.
Andy StanleyRead
Direction, not intention determines your destination.
Interpretation
Your actions and choices shape your future more than your wishes and intentions.
This quote emphasizes the importance of taking deliberate actions towards a goal rather than merely having good intentions. It suggests that true progress and achievement come from the direction you actively pursue, highlighting the need for commitment and purposeful steps in order to reach your desired outcomes.
In practice
During a motivational speech about achieving goals.
Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.
A good coach always coaches to a leader's potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.
The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.
Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say
Leaders learn to leverage the problems that never go away in a way to create progress for the organization.
You have to show up at 7 in the morning and be on like it's 9 at night. It's a skill. Some comics run from it, and they hate doing it, but the comics that are pros understand how important it is, and they get good at it.
Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.
Like a great athlete, we must have a very clear vision of what we want to accomplish before we make a move. Vision, in preparation for an action, is as important as the action itself.
There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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