Tremendous Tracey
Empowering or Enabling?
Empowering is drawn out; enabling is dumped in. People who are willing to be developed need a hand up, not a handout. I'll do anything for anyone, but if you will not begin to pick up your own slack, I'm off to spend my resources on someone who'll use it to put their lives on a whole new trajectory. That’s genuine compassion and tremendous empowerment. Until the recipient owns their part of fixing life, the only thing they’ll want from you is more enabling. Give people the tools, and not just the solutions, and let them get to work. Invest in people wisely so you can help them and not hurt them.
Seeing Through the Clouds
Just because you can’t see your end goal right now, that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Don’t think because your desires are obscured, they’ve vanished. Respect yourself enough to know that you are meant to be in the position you are in. Realize that clouds come over every person’s head. Rejoice that your victory remains yours to claim no matter how overcast the future appears. The clouds of life are merely incidental reminders that no matter what comes over our heads, it is what’s inside that matters most and will always shine through.
SOB or ESP: What’s your Communication Style?
We are rapidly losing the art of communication. The very trait which separates us from the animals is about to be our downfall. James Robinson said...
Leakproof Leadership: The Security of Character
You can’t go one second without the news of some major lapse in character from someone so trusted by the public that they definitely should have kn...
Don’t Keep the Faith—Share It!
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When you are passionate a...
sticks and stones may break my bones and words can always hurt me
I’ve spent the last two months teaching leadership principles to elementary school students with my dog, Mr. Blue. It’s the closest thing to being ...
