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Friday, May 11, 2007

THE INFLUENCE INDEX SIMULCAST

We are in the final hour and a half of the simulcast. What a great line-up of speakers. Here are
28 bullet points:

  1. Live positively mad; positively make a difference.
  2. Do thing your good at with people you like.
  3. When asked, "What is possible?" I will only answer with "what is probable." I need to discover my potential.
  4. Goals are important, potential more important.
  5. Four things you control: 1) how hard you work 2) How much you learn 3) How close you get to others 4) How creatively you do what you do.
  6. Taking action is different than taking responsibility. We want people around us who take responsibility because responsibility leads to action.
  7. Leaders do not lead from a place of "have to," but because they want to.
  8. Look at to do's as either oppressive obligations vs. incredible opportunity, you choose.
  9. In life, you can act without thinking because you have thought about acting.
  10. Secret to staying motivated: " Don't think about how bad you feel by not doing what's required, think about how good you'll feel after you've done it."
  11. Belief lifts our talent.
  12. Character protects our talent.
  13. There is no limit in matters of choice; there is limits in matters without choice.
  14. Initiative activates talent.
  15. Not the fastest that wins; the one that starts first wins.
  16. Passion energizes our talent.
  17. Preparation positions our talent.
  18. When opportunity comes its too late to prepare.
  19. Teachability expands your talent.
  20. Two most important questions for a leader to answer: What are you doing to invest in yourself? What are you doing to invest in others?
  21. Good business: 1) Good people; 2) Good mood; 3) Doing good for the world.
  22. Positive moods equals greater productivity in the workplace.
  23. Give people a cause!
  24. Pick a cause.
  25. Where the church intersects the culture is the cutting edge of ministry.
  26. Missions that matter.
  27. The Social Value Revolution will cause people to buy a product because of how that company takes care of people, supplies their product and impacts the environment.
  28. If you want to help people look like the solution not the problem.
Yes, I am blogging in the middle of the simulcast. This is further evidence that I have undiagnosed focus issues.