July 2012
Leadership Lessons ezine by Mark Sanborn
Wonder
“The world will never lack for wonders, only wonder.” GK Chesterton
What do you wonder about?
What do the people you surround yourself with wonder about?
Cultivate your curiosity.
Contemplate the noble things in life.
Remember, boredom is your own fault
People who stop wondering stop growing.
Revere
Believe in something greater than yourself.
Look for experiences of awe.
Don’t tell others what you value and believe is important in life–demonstrate it through your reverence, investment and time.
Revere those you love and see what happens.
Create
Consuming ultimately a cul-de-sac of life.
What would happen instead of consuming you created?
Write something, paint something, compose something, create.
Find something and make it better
The goal is creation and contribution, not consumption and hedonism.
Serve
Service breaks self-absorption.
The anecdote to negative thinking is not positive thinking it is gratitude
Tithe is not because God needs the money – it’s because you need to learn how to give
“It’s time to start living the life we’ve imagined.” Henry James
Imagine how your life would be better through service.
