Live Notes From Leadercast – 18 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Laura Schroff

Today I am being dispatched by Injoy Stewardship Solutions (ISS) to attend the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast.  In an effort to grow in my skills to better add value to pastors and church leaders, I will be live blogging throughout.

The fourth speaker was Laura Schroff, author of the book An Invisible Thread.  The following are her thoughts on Beyond You leadership:

1. Those three simple words – “I am hungry” – changed my life.
2. Maurice was trapped in desperate cycle of poverty and drugs.
3. We lived two blocks apart but from two vastly different worlds.
4. It has almost brought me an enormous amount of comfort that my mother brought us (Maurice and I) together.
5. My father was a good man and had a big heart but when he drank, his darkest demons came out and he became very violent.
6. Anything is possible if you’re determined, focused, willing to work hard and most important, have a dream.
7. “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” – Ernest Hemingway
8. Friendship is something too many of us take for granted.
9. When people come to school and there lunch is in a brown paper bag, it means someone cares about them.
10. What’s in a brown paper bag is love.
11. These unexpected moments are blessings when we decide to go beyond ourselves and reach out to another person.
12. When you give kindness and expect nothing in return you can receive the most beautiful gifts of all.
13. As leaders, we have the profound ability to have impact of the lives of those around us.
14. What brought me so much joy is Maurice’s cycle has finally be broken.
15. I’m only here because I acted on a Beyond You moment.
16. Then if we are all students of life then we can all learn to be a little kinder and a little more compassionate…but we must lead by example.
17. An invisible thread connects those destined to meet.
18. Kindness can change lives.

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