Week 4: Jan. 26 - Feb. 1

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Week 4: Jan. 26- Feb. 1

 

Launching Leaders:

Chapter 7: Habits of Success

Four Habits to Create Your Future

1.    Live what you know

2.    Calibrate daily

3.    Find hope, purpose, and gratitude

4.    Celebrate victories

 

Next book to read: “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

 

Chapter 8: Financial Fitness

The parable of the Businessman and the Fisherman

5 Principles at the foundation of financial fitness:

1.    Stay Aligned with God’s Perspective

2.    Know your context

3.    Be a good steward

4.    Prepare for rainy day Peace

5.    Be a lifelong learner

 

Achieving Financial Fitness: Guide

1.    Don’t just work hard – work productively

2.    Pay yourself first – The Independence Account

3.    Consider paying a tithe

4.    Establish a budget and Stick to it

5.    Create a savings account for non-regular expenses

6.    Contribute to your wish list account

 

Chapter 9: Rise Above and Make a Difference

3 Keys to Rising Above Mediocrity

1.    Stand Firm: redwood trees

2.    Build Your armor

3.    Be the unseen Difference: don’t seek the fanfare and recognition – seek to be invisible

~Service = peace, happiness, and purpose

 

Chapter 10: Effective Communication and The Power of Storytelling

5 Keys to Becoming a Great Storyteller

Key #1: Keep it Simple

Key #2: Avoid Cliches

Key #3: Incorporate the Elements of a Powerful Story

1.    Likeable and recognizable characters

2.    Drama, uncertainty, or anticipation

3.    Breakthrough moment when main character does something great

4.    Emotional connection

Key #4: Follow the Three E’s

1.    Energize

2.    Educate

3.    Empower

Key #5: Prepare and Practice

~ I feel like I should write a book now and use this as the outline

 

Chapter 11: Giving Back

1.    Focus on Making Connections

2.    Cultivate A Giving Heart

3.    Match Your Giving To Your Passion

 

The Fundamentals of Selflessness

1.    Value:

2.    Stewardship

3.    Abundance

4.    Authenticity

5.    Receptivity

 

Chapter 12: Onward!

Don’t Look Back

Nurturing the Seeds of Success:

1.    Keep a Journal

2.    Tap Into the Power of Prayer

3.    Become the Captain of Your Soul – Invictus poem

How will the world be different because you lived?

 

How will you measure your life?

~ Clayton M. Christensen

1.    Will I be happy in my career?

2.    What about my relationships?

3.    How do I stay out of jail?

- Never answer someone directly. Try to give them a background and let them answer it themselves. That is good management.

- “The choice and successful pursuit of a profession is but one tool for achieving your purpose. But without a purpose, life can become hollow.”

 

“Little Things Are Important” ~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

Fill a jar with sand, pebbles and then large rocks. They won’t fit…

Fill the same jar with big rocks, then pebbles and then the sand. It fits…

Make sure you handle the big things first and then add in the little things.

·         Relationship with Self

·         Relationship with Others

·         Relationship with God

 

Do What you Love ~ Tom Kelley

Personal Formula: - See circles and box

·         What are you Good at?

·         What are you Born to Do?

·         What will people pay you to do?

·         And Who will you work with?

 

Effective Choices, Not Longer Days ~Jeff Hawkins

Use your time wisely and make a better decision every day.

“Making the right decision is the answer, not necessarily working really, really hard.”

 

Action Hero Sharon Mays – opened her own salad greens drive thru and it is a success.

 

Take control of your life ~Jim Ritchie

1.    The Tri-quation: Self-Esteem, Productivity, Event Control

Prroductivity Pyramid: Governing Values, Long Term Goals, Short Term Goals, Daily Tasks

3.    Personal Constitution: a document where you decide the type of person you want to become. A written description in an “I am” format where we picture ourselves in a finished state having become that particular value.

 

 

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