Good Monday Morning!!
1. Question – Would you like to be trusted,
respected, loved, and followed?
2. Thought – Jesus tried to teach us some of these
laws of leadership, most of which we have not made much of
an attempt to master. For example, he gave an almost
all-powerful law of success by which we may bring about in
others almost any response we desire. This law is made up
of just 15 words. Some have called it the Golden Rule;
others have called it the Law of the Boomerang; others
have called it the Law of Retaliation. This law says,
“Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do
ye so unto them.” If we could only learn to put this
one law into effect, it would transform our lives and the
world in 30 days.
If you want someone to punch you in the nose, you
don’t need to make a formal request or argue or
reason with him about it. The quickest and most certain
method of getting this response is simply to punch him on
the nose. If you want someone to send you a Christmas
card, all you need to do is to send him a Christmas card.
If you want him to invite you to his house for dinner, you
invite him to your house for dinner, and very shortly you
will receive an invitation to his house for a little
better dinner than he received at your house. If you want
someone to like you, all you have to do is like him. If
you want him to trust you, trust him. We are all human
magnets. Our deeds, our attitudes, and even our thoughts
attract in kind. If you frown at someone he scowls back at
you. If you want smiles, give smiles. You can know in
advance how everybody will react to a given situation.
Therefore, a great power is placed in your hands if you
choose to use it. Just figure out what you want, and then
give accordingly. Everybody gets back with compound
interest exactly what he sends. The chickens come home to
roost and bring their offspring along. If, therefore, you
would like to possess great personal power, if you would
like to be trusted, respected, loved and followed, just
learn to practice the Law of the Boomerang. (Leadership by
Sterling W. Sill)
“There are no big problems. There are just a
lot of little problems.”
(Henry Ford)