Saturday, August 8, 2009

We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

John Maxwell asks; "Isn't most of history the story of conflict among people trying to lead and rule one another, ....?"

If you study the story of Queen Esther, you will see an example of how leaders working together thwarted evil ambitions and did good things. Another obvious example would be how leaders of the Allied Nations worked together in WWII to defeat common enemies. I'm sure there are countless examples of how leaders of nations, of states and cities, of businesses, of communities, of homes and churches have worked together to overcome adversity and do great things together. That being said, I believe one of the two biggest problems in our society are leaders who are only interested in how short-term results will make them look good and imposing their self-serving agendas on others. I believe this holds true for leaders in every position, whether it is the leader of a nation or the leader of a home. While I cannot change all of mankind, I hope that I can have a positive effect on many. I have committed myself to help create Legacy Leaders who look beyond the short-term to see how their decisions will effect future generations and help them to create Servant Leadership agendas that will encourage and develop
Servant Leaders for future generations. Please join me in this quest! My new company, Legacy Coach International will be launching soon for this purpose. The web site (not yet developed) will be www.legacycoach123.com.

Mike's Action Points:
1- If you are inclined to pray, as I am, then join me in prayer for our leaders and for my/your leadership agenda. If not, please meditate on how you can have a positive effect on leaders and yourself in this area.
2- I will look at the long-term effects of my decisions.
3- I will develop a Servant Leadership agenda and strive to influence Servant Leaders for future generations.

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