Preamble:
If you're following along, you know I have three journaling prompts to choose from:
1. A place that makes me feel festive.
2. The most thought-provoking thing I've read or heard this year.
3. Routines that I've upheld and stuck that've grounded me.
Again, it'll be that second option ...
In case you're curious, my living room, with it's ridiculous, plastic. blindingly bright tree, fills my eyeballs with light and my soul with festiveness.
And I have absolutely no routines whatsoever. All the things get done, eventually, whenever I get around to it. Or they don't.
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Thought provoking things:
For the past 8 (?) years, in October, I've been attending the simulcast of Global Leadership Summit. The LIVE version takes place at Willow Creek in Chicago over the first weekend in August. It is then packaged up for groups to watch together during the third Thursday and Friday in October.
I love this event. Seriously. Nothing comes close to filling my tank like the GLS. SO encouraging, inspiring, motivating. Every single year, I walk away wishing my kids, my friends, everyone, could have access to the teaching. I am forever grateful to Derek R for investing in my leadership by getting me a ticket all those years ago.
THIS year, I bought my own ticket (lookit me; investing in myself) and attended the event in Chilliwack, where it was made available as a (long) one day event in November. I went by myself, sat by myself, had lunch by myself and for 8 hours absorbed All The Things. It was awesomeness x 1000.
The whole day was thought provoking.
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Craig Groeshel was the first speaker.
Some of my notes from his talk:
- Leadership is not arrogance; it's a calling.
- "It's not the flash, it's the faithfulness that matters."
- Your life and leadership are the SUM TOTAL of all the small decisions you make.
- What's the ONE thing (one seemingly little thing) you can do consistently, that will have the biggest impact?
- We are seduced by too many options; we are gluttons at the buffet of leadership choices. We need precision. Otherwise it's all thrust and no vector.
- Ask your team (or your family) to finish this thought: I wish we could stop _____
- How many rocks are you putting in your teams' backpacks? If you want them to climb higher be intentional about the tasks you are assigning.
- All you have to do to drift is NOTHING. You will drift (it's the default setting of humanity) if you stop checking where you are in relation to your goal. The currents and undertow keep us drifting from our vision.
- Our 'drift' shows up when we compromise on small things.
- Drifting = scrolling and swiping
- Be less concerned about developing our own online presence (brand) and be obsessed with expending energy into helping others.
- Let this be my motto: I will not give up until I see change in my sphere of influence.
- People will describe your life in one sentence. PICK THAT SENTENCE NOW.
- You will live on in those you've invested in.
- I have a destiny to fulfill. Where am I going that will make my life matter?
- I have a contribution to make. What am I doing that will make my life matter?
- I have a legacy to leave. Who am I investing in that will make my life live on?
- What am I passionate about?
- Be generous with your lives.
- Be salt and light. Make someone's life better by adding flavour and brightness.
- There needs to be a healthy balance between effort and recovery.
- Align your most focused work with your peak productive time.
- Multi-tasking erodes productivity by 45%. During your peak productive time, concentrate on SINGLE TASKING.
- Sleep is a strategic investment in everything we care about.
- Jump into small opportunities.
- Show up early.
- Do what you see others aren't doing.
- Who is in your moat, surrounding, protecting and informing you?
- Have a meeting with your team, "You are the new CEO, what are you excited to do with this organization?" and "What do you absolutely not want to mess up?"
- Positivity has a greater ROI than negativity.
- Paper shrinks fear. Fear's home court is inside your head.
- We have Kick-Off parties, and Launch parties ... consider Middle Parties.
- Leaders who can't be questioned do questionable things.
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