Flying Blind?

Ever find yourself flying blind?

Ever find yourself believing you can do something in your heart though you've never actually had the opportunity to do it?

Ever been given a "challenge" at work and diving headlong into it, figuring it out along the way?

We have all been there. Sometimes we have "crashed and burned" and sometimes we have soared with eagles. Ever sat back and thought about the difference?

Typically the difference is your "instruments." The fellow above had an altitude indicator, an attitude indicator, and airspeed indicator, and a compass.

The most important of those instrument is the compass. In our day to day lives, our compass is what truly sets us up for success. It's not so much the clock, or how fast or efficient we are. It's the compass, our sense of direction and knowing that we are on the right heading that allows us to achieve great things.

Stay true to your compass. Let it be your guide. Trust it.

And believe you can.

For God so Loved Us...

...That he gave his only Son that we might live forever in Glory with him in Heaven.
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Happy Easter! Be proud of your faith and Lead first yourself and your family in the ways of Christ. We can all do a better job...if we are aware and try. Prayers are helpful. Asking for guidance and help should be part of our daily talk with God.

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To my family...I miss you today.

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God bless you all.

Sometimes People Just Don't Think...

...about anyone but themselves. They get so wrapped up in what they are doing that they forget to think about others.

This is especially disappointing when it is displayed by someone with responsibility for others. Someone who is "supposed" to be a leader.

Have you ever gotten stranded, forgotten, overlooked, neglected, etc, by someone who was responsible for you? Have you ever had to sit for hours because someone was too self-absorbed to remember to ask a simple question like: "What time do you get in? I know you need a ride and might not want to wait around for another 3 hours for the next one...so do you want to ride with me?"....especially when this same person will expect the one he left behind to be up at 0500hrs....with a mere 3.5 hours of sleep...

Here I sit in just that situation, in a foreign country, and I guess I could get angry and upset. What I really am is disappointed in that person who is supposed to be a leader....is supposed to take care of his team. Unfortunately, this is not unusual behavior for this fella and it really is unacceptable that a person with responsibility for others doesn't really step up and look out for his team.

I will remember how this feels and make a personal promise to not be so self-absorbed that I forget about any member of my team.

If you've ever been in my shoes, remember how it feels and make sure you try your best to not make others feel like that. Leaders learn not only by personal experience and mistakes, but also by the mistakes of others. Examples, good and bad, are always worthy of note.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Not Licensed to Drive
Originally uploaded by claygrl

How do you feel when someone asks you this question:

"What do you think about that?"

I would venture to guess that it feels pretty good when someone take the time to ask for your thoughts on something. Most of the time, it is because the other person values your opinion and your thoughts.

Does that make you feel validated? Does it make you feel important, at least to that person? Does it make you feel like the other person is taking the time to try and understand you?

Covey calls the emotional equivalent to the air we need to breathe is "being understood." Deeply and truly understood. We often take for granted the opinion of others because we know them and think we know how they feel about things, or we don't know them and don't care how they feel about things.

Please remember, dear Leader, how it feels to be validated with that simple question. And then remember to make others feel that way whenever you can.

Take the time to ask "what do you think about that?"