This is a straight pickup from Seth Godin’s blog. Seth is a successful entrepreneur, marketer, and bestselling author. Not sure he’s religious, but he clearly knows the heart. You can read more about Seth here. Here’s what he had to say about everyday opportunities to wield good influence: Your worst moments are your best opportunity. […]
Category: Influence & leadership
A Student’s Perspective / Influence
She’s never been very loud. Always comes, sits with joy in her eyes, and watches the happenings. She shares her feelings and is part of the group, but no one notices when she’s gone. Then, on a winter retreat, she explains how we’ve been one of the biggest influences on her life ever, and because […]
Hunting
We work out in a world-class gym. It’s so nice that professional sports teams practice there. There’s a curious thing, though. The men’s locker room hosts a population of little flies. They’re neither big nor fast — mostly they park on the wall and stay there. But enter the shower and you’ve got friends. The […]
Jesus influence
Some years back there was an International discipleship conference in Europe. Many lectures and much discussion. Toward the end an elder statesman of the faith suggested that the root of discipleship was loving Jesus. The closer you are to Jesus, the more of His influence you wield. Consider whether you would like to make Jesus […]
A Student’s Perspective / Leadership
Giving leadership to students is tricky business. A student recently emailed us about a volunteer who did a great job letting her lead. Here’s what she had to say: I lead a student worship team. One girl has opinions about everything. The song should sound this way, the words should look like this, the guitarists […]