Recently, the news has been filled with those business people and other leaders who have achieved a result and their name is not good because of that result.
For everyone, especially leaders, two attributes are more desirable than all the wealth we can accumulate: to be well spoken of and to be held in high esteem by others.
Both point to personal purpose: knowing who you are and what your purpose is. I hope you have a handle on that.
A.W. Tozer offered seven “tests” for us to use when we want to understand better how we are “known” and what really drives us:
1. What we want most
2. What we think about most
3. How we use our money
4. What we do with our leisure time
5. The company we enjoy
6. Who and what we admire
7. What we laugh at
And remember, as my Mom used to say: “What you do speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say.”
What really drives you? Do you have a personal purpose statement?
Proverbs 22:1 (NIV) A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Copyright ©2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Friday, May 22, 2009
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