This is a great article by Jacqueline House about starting your leadership journey. Perhaps this will give you the push you need to get started today!
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Recently a young lady shared with me that she knows that her purpose is to help others learn about his/her purpose. I asked her what is her next move. She said she wasn’t sure. She is holding herself back because of her doubts. This probably sounds familiar to some of you reading this, like it did for me.
Self-doubt can block us from moving forward. We doubt whether we have what it takes. We doubt if we are worthy of our calling. We doubt what people will think about us. We doubt our success. Yes, the doubts and what-ifs that we build up in our minds can paralyze us.
Well! Quit it! Quit holding back! Quit preventing people from being blessed by your talents, gifts and guidance. Imagine if someone like Steve Jobs had quit, because he thought that the iPhone wasn’t possible. What if March Zuckerberg didn’t develop Facebook, because he was worried what others thought of him and his idea? Leaders have doubts and doubters around them, but strong leaders move ahead despite their doubts and doubters.
Quit holding back from living your purpose. I am. I invite you to do so also.
Until next time, keep Living a Diamond Life, Living a Life of Purpose!
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Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.” ~ George Washington Carver
Are you struggling to get started? There are times when I am faced with completing a major task or project, and I struggle with where to begin. Then I recall something my mom told me long ago: “Turn the music on and start with one small part, move to the next and so on. Before you know it, you are done and feeling good about it.”
My mom’s advice always gives me the push I need to get going. I turn on the music and just start. The music triggers my creativity. I envision the end-result and keep pushing ahead. The best part is that once I am done, I am pumped. I can step back and see where I could make adjustments to make the result even better.
Are you struggling with how to start? Turn on and pump up the music. Let your imagination flow. We are creative beings. Start creating! Start where you are!
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“Those that don’t got it, can’t show it. Those that got it, can’t hide it.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston
Do you have a talent/gift that you are holding back due to your concern about what others may think of you? Release it. When we utilize our gifts and talents in service of others, we not only bless them but we also bless ourselves. Your gift/talent may shine a light into the darkness of someone’s despair. Don’t it hide it. Let it Shine.
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“Why not you?” “Why not us?” “We play like champs everyday.” These are three things that Seattle Seahawks’ young quarterback, Russell Wilson, said on Sunday as some of the reason for the team winning the Super Bowl. These are simple statements with powerful impacts.
1) “Why not you?” This is what Russell’s father asked him when Russell doubted whether he would be able to enter the NFL at 5’11.” Russell’s dad saw his son’s potential and planted the seed that erased his doubts. Most importantly Russell believe what his dad said about him and acted upon it. He changed his way of thinking. He made it to the NFL and as starting quarterback. Ask yourself “Why not me?” when you have doubts about your abilities to achieve a goal or dream.
2) “Why not us?” Russell, being one of the leaders of his team, used the lesson he learned from his dad and taught it to his teammates. He challenged them to see themselves as champions, even when others doubted that they could or would be. His teammates changed their way of thinking about themselves. They started seeing themselves as champions. How do your thoughts and beliefs affect others around you? To become a champion, you have to be able to positively impact the folks around you. You have to infect them with your championship thoughts!
3) “We play like champs everyday.” This is the championship thought in action. When you accept that you are a champion, when you infect others around you with championship thoughts, then you must play like a champion in order to win and win big! Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl in a dominant fashion. They won BIG!!
Proverb 4:23 GNT ~ “Be careful what you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”
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