We are all on pilgrimage together, and each of us is on our own pilgrimage. We share the path. Sometimes it may appear that we are headed in opposite directions, or even pushing each other out of the way. Some of us act like they might own the path, but we are sharing. The path […]
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Some people believe that we become leaders by avoiding mistakes. Leaders are somehow able to predict the future, to see around corners and find our path forward. They become leaders by not making mistakes, and then lead us forward past any potential errors. I have thought that way myself. We say that “to err is
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Work is exertion. When I work I exert energy and effort. I may be digging a trench or moving rocks. I may be exerting influence or exerting my will. I may be struggling to find just the right word or phrase, struggling to make adjustments, or struggling to motivate someone else to take a specific
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Pilgrims leave home and walk toward the Sacred. We are at the mercy of other people. We depend on others to take us in at night, and to take us along on our journey. We go as far as we can each day and, far from home, stop to rest each evening. We take only what we can
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Leadership is not about being comfortable. Leaders bring out the best in the people around them. They help everyone exceed their own expectations; the people around them, and the people around those people. Leaders inspire the members of their team, their fellow leaders, their clients and customers, their own mentors. The leaders who inspire me
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Doing work that I love in ways that I enjoy is not the same as resting. When I was growing up, it was easy to tell the difference between work and rest. Work was what you would not do unless someone paid you to do it. Work was hard, draining physically and emotionally. The reward
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Each of us is on our own pilgrimage. We are all on pilgrimage together. The people with whom I share the pilgrim road tell me their stories. I talk with a man who believes that he must do everything right, but is beginning to question the rightness of his answers. I listen to a woman
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The leaders who inspire me are people who accomplish the impossible. Deep leaders explore their own core values and find a vision that causes other people to say, “That would be great, but it will never happen in our lifetime,” or “Are you joking?” or “There is no way.” Their values and vision shape them,
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This year for Lent I am focusing on work and rest. Last year, I focused on fear. Yes, they are connected. I tend to work most of the time. Even now, as I include regular time for silence, for reflection, for listening to the Sacred around me in my days, I work most of the
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Love means different things to different people. Some of us see hearts and flowers. Some taste very dark chocolate, sweet as well as bitter. Some of us see another person’s face, or the light in a child’s eyes. Some find love in our dog or our cat. Some of us think of making love, of
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