Living in Southern California, the hellish Santa Ana winds usually come up in October and many times bring fire with them. This year the winds were unusually strong, with gusts up to 100 miles an hour in some of the canyons. The resulting fire storms caused widespread damage, especially in San Diego county where hundreds [...]
Building Up & Enlarging People
October 22, 2007 5 Comments
In our continuing series on John Maxwell’s book, Becoming a Person of Influence, we find chapter six on mentoring and enlarging other people. John explains that we must build others up and help them reach their goals. We should share our time and talents with others and motivate them to do better.
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Listen Up!
October 11, 2007 9 Comments
Listening is a skill that we develop. Done well it can increase knowledge, build relationships, and generate ideas. Done poorly it can lead to a breakdown in loyalty and respect. We are all in situations everyday where we must listen to others. It may be our spouse or kids, it might be a boss or [...]
Have A Little Faith In Me
October 9, 2007 3 Comments
When I was in second grade I was a very shy kid. The thought of sharing in front of the class was pretty scary. But I had a great teacher named Mrs. Reyer who was also a great coach. Her motto was “Yes You Can!” I’ll never forget one autumn afternoon in class. We had [...]
Nurturing: Bloggers Who Make A Difference
October 4, 2007 8 Comments
In our continuing Digging Deeper series we turn to chapter two in John Maxwell’s book, Becoming a Person of Influence. This time it is the subject of nurturing other people. John brings up five main attributes that make up this special quality. I would like to take these qualities one at a time and show [...]
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