Jeff's Musings

Too many people follow other people who have no idea what they are doing. The old saying, “even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then” really encompasses this truth.  Seth Godin writes about this “blind leading the blind” over at his blog- I’m the first perso...

To “honor” means to ascribe worth to a person and/or give recognition of another’s worth. In 1776, colonists signed their names to a radical document that would change the world, the Declaration of Independence, knowing that they would probably give their lives because they put their names on ...

Geez – it’s May already and it has been several days since I have blogged! Kind of mellow today, listening to Jim Brickman and our daughter Sarah is coming in for the weekend from Wright State University.  I am so proud of both of our daughters, Sarah and Emily – God has blessed u...

One of my best friends sent this to me as an encouragement today. If you are a leader in organization who truly cares about the people you lead and are willing to serve them, I hope this will be an encouragement to you as well. The Navy Seal Creed “My loyalty to country and team […]...

Leaders are to be encouragers, not discouragers. The job of leadership is to give people a lift not to let them down. This is why cheerfulness is an important characteristic. If you want to be a leader, then you’re going to have to work on this. Some of you by nature are not naturally cheerful...

From Seth Godin’s blog: We no longer care what you say. We care a great deal about what you do. If you charge for hand raking but use a leaf blower when the client isn’t home If you sneak into an exercise class because you were on the wait list and it isn’t fair cause […]...

That is a law of life. Look at history. The Civil Rights movement was nothing until a man came along named Martin Luther King and said, “I have a dream” and he provided leadership. The NASA space program was nothing until a guy named John Kennedy said, “We’re going to put a m...

Encouraged teamwork.  Whenever you’ve got a project of any size and you need to organize it, realize that we accomplish so much more together than we do as individuals.   B.C. Forbes, the guy who founded Forbes magazine said, “You spell success, T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K.” Cooperation is ...

If I didn’t believe this, I wouldn’t be wasting time on writing here today. Every one of you can be a great leader. Paul wrote in Philippians 4:9, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put into practice.” Leaders are made not born. Th...

I have a mission. You have a mission. Your Church has a mission. As a matter of fact, maybe you have heard the term Missio Dei.  The term is a Latin term that means the sending of God and is derived from the very nature of God. Mission is not an activity of the church, but a quality or [&hellip...