Christian Leadership: How Can a Spirit of Excellence in Leaders Bring Growing Prosperity?

Powerful Leaders Choose a Spirit of Excellence!

Leaders should continually strive for a spirit of excellence, especially Christians.

As leaders, we must pursue excellence all along our journey of life and not think of it as a destination.

Maintaining a spirit of excellence creates positive results and growing prosperity.

We serve a God of excellence and we should desire to have excellence come out of us.

“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth!” 
– Psalm 8:1

A Lack of Excellence Equals a Lack of Prosperity

Not everyone has had the privilege of being raised in an environment that operated in a spirit of excellence. Too often chaos and confusion are the norm. A lack of excellence in an environment tends to create a victim’s mentality in people.

How on earth can progress be made when the conduct of a leader or group is lazy, slothful and non-committed?

Where there is no commitment to excellence, there is no promotion or growing prosperity. People may seek excellence and prosperity in life, but nothing is going to happen until the excuses and victim mentality stops.

People, whether they know it or not, are looking for excellence, and it should be required in leaders.

A Spirit of Excellence Brings Promotion

Excellence always takes us to another level and causes things to happen. If we want more, we have to be determined to shake off a slothful spirit and put on an excellent spirit; in order to bring out our full potential.

Excellence often requires doing something we have never done before. It requires us to stretch in all areas of our personal growth. This does not go unnoticed to others or God. Leaders that have a spirit of excellence will get God’s attention and allow Him to take them to another level.

We see examples of this all throughout the Bible and throughout history. Take a look at how Daniel was promoted because of an excellent spirit.

“Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.” 
– Daniel 6:3

Excellence is something leaders must continually work on and strive to improve and develop in themselves. Keep in mind; none of us are perfect and have it all together. This area of life, like all others, requires that we seek God daily for His help.

Believe me. As a leader, there might be areas in your life that other people don’t think you excel at, but once you start working and striving towards a life of excellence others will take notice. You will grow as a leader, and just like Daniel, you will find that a powerful spirit of excellence puts you in position for promotion!

May you continually pursue a spirit of excellence and experience a life of growing prosperity.

God bless you -

Cheers,
Brenda

P.S. Has there been a time in your life you experienced a promotion because you were operating with a spirit of excellence? If so, feel free to share and encourage others…

Leadership – Do You Utilize these Top 3 Powerful Skills?

Discover the Top 3 Powerful Skills of Successful Effective Leaders!

Leadership is required in many different arenas of life.

A small number of people seem to be born with a built in set of skills for being an effective leader and it comes naturally to them. However, for the majority of people, study and training is required to bring out the true leader in them.

It has been said that “The person who says he is leading but has no followers is only taking a walk.”

That being said, I would also add that good leaders require good followers.

Effective leaders teach their followers how to step up and be all that they can be. As others imitate a leader, and follow their steps, growth and progress should come to the organization as a whole.

Top 3 Powerful Skills for Effective Leadership:

1.) VISION – It is vital that a leader be a person of vision. If you do not have a clear vision of where you are headed and what you plan to accomplish, how can you expect to get yourself and others there?

This type of vision is actually a spiritual vision.

When the Bible talks about vision it is about what will be; not what we see. Spiritual vision equals seeing what will be. Natural vision equals seeing what already is.

We are told that vision comes from God and that it should be written down and made clear to others. That way everyone can grab hold of it and run with it. (Habakkuk 2:1-2) It is vitally important that you stay focused on the vision.

2.) PLANNING & PREPARATION – Another key skill of an effective leader is the ability to plan. Before you start something; plan, make preparation, and look ahead.

What is the long-term impact of what you are about to do? Sit down and count the cost. Fully consider the project you are about to take on to be sure you can complete it.

Planning and preparation helps fulfill the vision. It is never wasted time. Learn to plan ahead, prepare, and be organized.

3.) PRAYER – Great leaders that stand the test of time are leaders that pray. Prayer is not just for your personal life, but also for your employment, business, family, school, etc.

In everything we do it should be by prayer. (Philippians 4:6)

Why would you not want to be built up spiritually before you do anything? In everything you do; be prepared in prayer and get God involved.

Keep in mind: Your vision may be so big that it seems impossible to ever attain it. Remember though, that vision tends to run in advance of your ability to fulfill it.

As a leader you have strength that can be tapped into through the resource of prayer. When God is your partner, nothing is impossible!

Your next step? Take what you have just learned and whether you are a leader of a business organization, or any type of group, ministry, or family begin to grow in these key skills. Start applying these powerful skills in your life and watch yourself become a successful leader.

May your leadership skills improve and your life overflow with growing prosperity!

Cheers,
Brenda

P.S. If you have any comments or thoughts to expand on this, please feel free to share…I’d love to hear them…

Quote by President Ronald Reagan

Encouraging Quote by a Great American Leader: Ronald Reagan

I ran across the following quote yesterday by Ronald Reagan. And also the one after, which is by his daughter Patti Davis.

Seeing others live their lives with such a resolve to love God, and keep in a close committed relationship with Him, always encourages my faith walk.

It’s interesting to see how they also seem to have such a peace even through the storms of life.

No one can take away our relationship with God. Only we as individuals can decide if we will walk with Him or not, and if so, how close . . .

Enjoy & be Encouraged by these Quotes:

“I’ve always believed that we were, each of us, put here for a reason; that there is a plan, somehow a divine plan for all of us.  In an effort to embrace that plan, we are blessed with the special gift of prayer, the happiness and solace to be gained by talking to the Lord.  It is our hopes and our aspirations, our sorrows and fears, our deep remorse and renewed resolve, our thanks and joyful praise, and most especially our love, all turned toward a loving God.  Many of us have been taught to pray by people we love.  In my case, it was my mother.  I learned quite literally at her knee. My mother gave me a great deal, but nothing she gave me was more important than that.  She was my inspiration and provided me with a very real deep faith.”  –  Ronald Reagan

“My father (Ronald Reagan), told me as a child that there was a Father in Heaven, and I didn’t have to stand on my toes to touch Him.”  –  Patti Davis

Have a blessed day!
Brenda

P.S. Image credit courtesy Ronald Reagan Library.