On Sunday, May 6th, I helped facilitate my last graduation of students from our Region’s Youth Leadership Program on the beautiful Milligan College campus. In the last 10 years, I have had the blessed privilege of seeing around 300 students to this point. There were a few unique things that made this last time special. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Connection’
Wisdom from a Young Leader (Hannah)
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, The Storytelling Leader, tagged Communication, Connection, Face-to-Face, Human Contact, Relationship, Trust on May 7, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Service with a Purpose (In Your Presence)
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Connection, Desire, Expectation, Flow, Freedom, Intent, Intention, Presence, Purpose, Story on March 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A lack of purpose, of meaning−is the precise suffering of suffering! … The soul can live without success, but it cannot live without meaning. −Richard Rohr If you desire to know purpose, then discover the gift you offer in the world. Your gift−entrusted into your being in the beginning−is a beacon directing you to purpose [...]
A Foundation of Service (A Confident Connector)
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Connection, Real You, Serving on March 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then I must watch my reaction to it. In my position, I have no other way of spotting both my well-denied shadow self and my idealized persona. −Richard Rohr, Falling Upward Who are you? Really? Trust me, the real you is the one [...]
Others and You (Reach)
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Collective, Connection, Desire, Experience, Freedom, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Leadership, Love, Purpose, Story on February 13, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Trust yourself. This is not a one-time statement closing the issue for good. This internal communication needs to be transmitted often. Most of all the message is one you must unconditionally hear. The impact of reach begins in your own story. The connection you desire−from the communication required−is not accomplished without the story. Desire & [...]
Strategic Storytelling
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Behavior, Clarity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Desire, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Love, New Confidence, Presence, Purpose, Story, Storytelling on January 11, 2012 | 8 Comments »
If I share a story with you, it is because I care. My own leadership love compels me to tell you a story. And from that, I desire you find a purposeful role in a larger, engaging story; a story that compels your own authenticity in a turbulent 21st Century experience. Through my work with [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (It is Personal)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Clarity, Connection, False confidence, Intent, Love, New Confidence, Presence, Purpose, Story, Storytelling, Trust on December 27, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It’s hard to get anyone to truly hear your story until it’s personal. We have to make the story personal. -From post 7/20/2011 by Ric Gonzalez, Woo Woo Leadership Our Christmas 2011 was experienced in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. On the evening prior to returning home (Christmas evening), I went to the desk clerk to get some [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (Fixing Your Network)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Beauty, Collective, Connection, Connector, False confidence, Flow, Gift, Network, Purpose, Voice on November 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Only after your network is fixed can you go be the linchpin, the Great Connector, that you are meant to be. Once you fix your network, you can serve it and its members better. Once you fix your network, you will realize that yours is just a small part of a much bigger, much more [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (The Flow of Why)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Accountability, Clarity, Connection, Flow, New Confidence, Story, Understanding, Voice on November 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s not enough to just ‘tell’ people that something has to be done. A story has to be a part of that telling, and that story has to be repeated. Often. Clearly. Consistently. The most successful messages are a story. The best stories are personal. If you make the story your own as part of [...]
The Client Letters 2011 – Five (Deanna)
Posted in Giving, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Brand, Connection, Flow, Leadership, Presence, Purpose, Values on August 15, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Deanna, When we began our work together, you said, “I want to do some homework on what makes me feisty.” You explained that you become feisty when you cannot find a connection between what is being asked of you and your own understanding of purpose. What you and I learned together was how powerful your [...]
