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2015-02-10T04:40:52-08:00

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Practicing Leadership

Last updated on: February 10, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

We think of leadership as a subject we study. We learn about leadership; choosing examples, dissecting them to understand. We want to see who did what when, drawing conclusions from the results of their actions. We would like to analyze our way into leadership. We can know a great deal about leadership without becoming leaders. We become the leaders we can be by practicing. Our own unique way of practicing leadership determines the leaders we each become. Leadership is not simply a... Read more

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2015-02-07T04:40:52-08:00

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Spiritual Life is About Connection

Last updated on: February 7, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

There are times when we become disconnected and alone. Even in a group of people, or in front of a group of people, we feel separate and removed. We continue to function, to meet responsibilities and meet expectations. We keep taking steps, doing what we do. We have become distant, apart, different. It is easy for us to neglect our need to be connected. We tell ourselves we are taking responsibility for our own lives. We like to believe that we are strong, able to stand on... Read more

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Spiritual Practices

2015-02-05T04:40:08-08:00

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Truth and Lies of Hard Work

Last updated on: February 5, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

There is a lot of truth in working hard, deep lessons that can change our lives. We learn about work by working. We can do a great deal of intellectual analysis about work without gaining understanding. Working teaches us how to work well with other people. Work teaches us how to face, and overcome, challenges. We learn about persistence and creativity from work. We often get our first taste of risks and rewards at work. Hard work makes us stronger. As we... Read more

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2015-02-03T04:40:57-08:00

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Leadership Begins in Awareness

Last updated on: February 3, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

We act as if leadership were a magical secret power. We do not understand how or why we became leaders. It is a challenge for us to explain just what leadership is. Many of us believe we became leaders because someone else decided we were. We were chosen for a particular position, or for a training opportunity. We went to school, where we learned about things like planning and human resources. It is almost as if leadership were something that happens... Read more

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Leadership

2015-01-31T04:40:40-08:00

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Spiritual Life Shows Us Who We Are

Last updated on: January 31, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

We are skillful at hiding from ourselves. We sail along, riding across the surface of everyday life. We want to move fast, keep going, go faster. We have places to be, things to do, people to see. We do not want to fall behind. We do not want to slow down to go deeper or gain perspective. We are in a hurry. We do not have time to get bogged down. We do not have time to get to know... Read more

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Spiritual Practices

2015-01-29T04:40:37-08:00

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Why Do We Work?

Last updated on: January 29, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

It is more than sitting at a table in a meeting wondering Why are we doing this again? It is not just the feeling of How does any of this make a difference? It is deeper than the sense of Haven’t we already done this before? It is more motivation than for the money. Why do we do the things we do? Why do we work on these tasks, in this organization, at this job? We live in a world of... Read more

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Work

2015-01-27T04:40:07-08:00

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Upside Down Leadership

Last updated on: January 27, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

We tend to think of leaders as people at the top. Leaders are at the top of their game, at the top of the organization chart. People who want to be leaders fight their way to the top. Some people even climb to the top of the leadership mountain. We believe that leadership flows from the top down. Leaders surround themselves with people to do things for them. Each of those people surrounds themselves with people to do things for... Read more

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Leadership

2015-01-24T04:40:12-08:00

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Spiritual Life is Waking Up

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

For a long time, years and years, I was asleep to myself. I did what people expected me to do, told me to do. I thought spiritual life was about finding the right answers, and that I had found them. I was sleeping. The life I thought I had was a dream. While our dreams may have important lessons to teach us, we begin to come alive when we wake up. As the earth awakens each spring, as the sky... Read more

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Spiritual Practices

2015-01-22T04:40:30-08:00

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Working Hours

Last updated on: January 22, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

What are your hours? I can remember when businesses were open at certain times and closed at others. We needed to go to a bank while it was open to deposit and withdraw money. If we needed to look something up at night, we waited until the next morning. Many people worked from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with a break for lunch. After work, we had the rest of the evening to do what we wanted to do. Today, advances in technology give us the opportunity... Read more

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Work

2015-01-20T04:40:01-08:00

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Back Row Leadership

Last updated on: January 20, 2015 at 4:40 am By Greg Richardson

We think of leaders as people up in front, attracting our attention. We see leaders having plans, motivating people to put those plans into action. We hear leaders talk, directing and influencing other people to do things. We believe leaders are in the spotlight, in the front of the room. People who want to be recognized as leaders sit up front, hoping to be noticed. I enjoy standing in front and talking, attracting attention, as much as anyone else. I like to be... Read more

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