CBLG Talk: Charisma

How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others

feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.

Dan Reiland, VP @ INJOY

Charisma is defined as a magnetic personal attraction that draws others to the leader, making them feel better about themselves.

o   Effective leaders do well to develop some level of charisma.

o   True leaders give charisma away to others.

Having "charisma" is different that being "charismatic." Similar, but much different. Charismatic leaders, argues Jim Collins, will not rise to be a Level 5 (highest) Leader.

Some Charisma roadblocks displayed by Ahab and Jezebel are pointed out by Maxwell from 1 Kings 19: 1 - 22:40. I'd imagine they were very charismatic though!

• Pride
• Insecure
• Moody
• Selfish
• Perfectionist
• Cynical

How do we build Charisma? Here's John's suggestions

1. Love life
2. Put a "10" on everyone's forehead
3. Give people hope
4. Share yourself

To that end...........


All items in italics from John C. Maxwell's Leadership Commentary Bible

Success and Keeping On

When we decide not to give-up, put-up, or shut-up...when we decide to persist, not to quit...when we keep-on-keeping-on, hanging in there, trying it again and again and again...no matter what mistakes, wrong turns and bad decisions...whether we're treated good, bad or indifferent...when we keep moving towards what God's called us to do......it's during the trying and difficult times that we develop the characteristics that make for

SUCCESS.

CBLG Talk: Character

 Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a

common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

Bernard Montgomery, British Field Marshal

Daniel 2: 48  He had what it took (diet, motives, honesty, disciplines, integrity, convictions

• Character is more than talk
• Talent is a gift, but character is a choice   
• Character brings lasting success with people 
• Leaders cannot rise above the limitations of their character

 Conversely, Acts 12: 1-23 displays Herod's total lack of character and he lost everything. Maxwell gives the following tips to avoid falling into a similar trap -

1. Search for the cracks in your character.
2. Look for patterns.
3. Face the music.
4. Stay teachable.

 
Titus 1: 5-9 gives the serious reader the character qualifications Paul gave Titus. These aren't necessarily techniques.

• be blameless
• even tempered
• faithful
• humble
• live wisely
• love what is good in God's eyes
• Godly steward
• hospitable
• sober minded
• disciplined
  

Character is the combination of one's integrity and intent. Questions to ask when considering your own character -

• am I congruent? (integrity)
• are my motives displayed in my actions? (intent)

 To that end........



All items in italics from John C. Maxwell's Leadership Commentary Bible 

In the Spirit, Being Spirit led, Stuck.

Stuck. That's where my journaling has been recently. Stuck. And I've noticed that when my journaling isn't going well, my behavior (walk) isn't as good either.

I went to CRU Austin's monthly luncheon this week. Gary Runn spoke on "Walking In The Spirit." I went after receiving a phone invite from Teresa Snow. I went because, I think, of the message title. I also went because CRU-Austin puts on some great events, and they're always timely. A couple of people went with me (Austen and Bruk).

In after thought though, I was hoping for some insight to 

a Spirit filled journaling. 

Walking (journaling) - in - the - spirit. That sounds so intriguing. But really? How does that happen? Is it something I can learn, or is it a gift?

These are serious questions for someone who has trouble with a spirit filled crawl.....

Gary shared out of John 13 - 17. Specifically 14: 16, 17, 26, 15: 26, 27, 16: 7-11, 13-15, Galatians 5: 19-23, and Acts 1:8. 

I've got 4 pages of notes. Gary gave us some good information. Information that will cause, if you're looking, you to get way past your habitual thoughts. 

Big things that jump out at me (from the notes) this morning are..

-  my answer to Gary's question "what 3 words describe you right now?" were persistence, thankful, struggle (strange combination?!..)

- the reminder that the Holy Spirit is the Helper (that just opened up a few minutes of journaling). Helper...a good helper anticipates when help is needed. Not new, but we also come to the same thing a different person each time...right. It's meaning...HELPER...means something different, more real this time.

- Gospel is narrow, evangelism is wide

- Holy Spirit's primary purpose is to bring the light on Jesus, to glorify Jesus and that Jesus might be disclosed to the world. Yet, I tend to hide Him. 

- tell authentic stories

- Jesus is the cause of persecution

- inward vs outward role of Holy Spirit (need to definitely listen to that part again)

- praying TO the Holy Spirit

- we were redeemed for possession (gulp....)

- the fruit becomes evident when I'm walking with the Holy Spirit

- "choose" to yield sin over to God

- something about exhaling to release sin and inhaling to be rejuvenated in Christ

Small bites. There's a lot to take in here and a good time to 'choose to take small bites.'

I'm reminded of the time someone said to me 'one day at a time is just too long' and not too long afterward hearing Doug Sherman talk about putting one foot in front of another. That's me, just trying to pay attention.

I think I'll focus on 'a spirit filled next step, next breath.' Exhale, inhale.

As to being stuck? Not-so-much right now (I'll be pondering this scripture/the notes and will post comments below).

Thanks CRU. Thanks for the call Teresa (I probably went because she took the time to call and invite me!).

To that end...


Danny L. Smith, (512) 773-6528 
www.ImpactInnerCircleMastermind.com

God's concern

Two great thoughts shared with me the past few days -

"I contend George Washington's greatest leadership moment was the time he spent on his knees praying." - shared by John P Griffin in his speech at CBLG last week. 

"The key to Jesus' leadership was the relationship he had with his Father." - Blackaby, in his book "Spiritual Leadership"

Two fantastic thoughts, and then I come to this....

"God's concern is not to advance leaders' dreams and goals or to build their kingdoms." page 30, Spiritual Leadership

Spiritual or Secular?

Can a Christian separate their spiritual and secular lives?

Yes (he can at least try).

Should they?

No.

The Israelites weren't content with Samuel as their spiritual guide and God as their king and petitioned Samuel to have God appoint a human king. God, through Samuel, warned them that the king would

• take their sons and put them into battle
• take a portion of their land
• take part of their earnings

They forgot that God himself had won their military victories, brought them prosperity, and created their nation. He was active on the battlefield as he was in the worship service. - Henry and Richard Blackaby in "Spiritual Leadership."

Yes, we can try to separate our lives from the spiritual, but we were made spiritual human beings. Even the non-believer is spiritual. Every one of us have spiritual needs.

To not apply the spiritual in all our lives is a divine problem. Christ is the believer's Lord; in all areas, at all times. God does not intend there to be a distinction between work and worship....it's the even the same Hebrew word.

For the eyes of Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen

those whose hearts are fully committed to him. - 2 Chronicles 16:9a

Embrace thinking and divine illumination

Keep this book of the law on my lips, meditating on it day and night, so that I may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be successful and prosperous. - Joshua 1: 8

And I am writing this book to plead that we follow Paul in this - that we not swerve to the right or to the left, but embrace both human thinking and divine illumination. - John Piper in "Think: The Life of the Mind and The Love of God"

Lot's of thoughts lately about the power of "thinking" and how much, as a culture, we don't really think. Dr. Fred Luskin at Stanford University, among others, claims we have 60,000 thoughts per day BUT 90% are repetitive.

That's not much thinking.


To that end.....I like the idea of that divine illumination!

Joy in the success

Philosophers since Aristotle have been debating "for what is man searching?"

Their findings have always been the same.

Joy.

These thoughts about success, that's searching out joy. Searching for success, its meaning, isn't it joy? Is it?

Do I enjoy God? That's a success every Christ believer should have, experiencing the joy of God.

Pondering that....

iBookPoints, LIfe@Work - 3: Four Tools

Note: direct quotes from book in italics.

David’s life was a success because he found

and fulfilled the mission God had for him.

David delivered Skill@Work: Skill is understanding something completely and transforming that knowledge into creations of wonder and excellence.

David evidenced Calling@Work: Calling is God’s personal invitation for me to work on His agenda, using the talents I have been given in ways that are eternally significant.

David modeled Serving@Work: Serving is the art and act of focusing on someone else’s interest instead of your own.

David displayed Character@Work: Character is the sum of my behaviors, public and private  consistently arranged across the entire spectrum of my life.

It's interesting that the authors have labeled skill, calling, serving and character as "tools." When I first read this book over 6 years ago, I don't know that I noticed and didn't this time until I was preparing to present these points to a group of business people.

Tools. Skill, Calling, Serving and Character are tools. Yes they are.

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