Integrity can be costly. How so? Let’s examine some costs of integrity. Doing Right – – Easy and Free! We like to think that doing the right thing is easy. That is, we know what’s the best thing to do and so we do it. Similarly, we like to think that doing right is free. […]
The personal integrity of Jabez produced influence, with both God and with man. His life reflected the abundance of a sound character. An Abundance Mindset In 1 Chronicles 4.9-10 we read about Jabez. He live perhaps 500 years or so before Solomon. More importantly, he’s likely an early proponent of an abundance mindset. How so? […]
An incorrect answer to “What’s your time frame?” leads to disastrous trade-offs in character. So, don’t fall into this trap. Often, my timeframe is based on my values. Hence, without the guidance of carefully-selected values, I make poor choices because I’m operating off the wrong timeframe. The Essentials Short-term gain looks really good — for […]
Impactful leaders know they must use what you’ve got in terms of accumulated experiences. However, they don’t become overconfident. The Precept Explained What happens when a leader isn’t a learner? What’s the outcome when they’re too self-consumed to learn from experience? How does it play out when a leader is convinced that the rules don’t […]
Knowing I have a bad habit isn’t the same thing as taking steps to address that habit. However, dirty dozen the sequel pushes me to begin the character change process. The Precept Explained It’s one thing to admit that an outcome was bad. Hard but doable! And, it’s another thing to recognize the root cause […]
