For the next two days INJOY Stewardship Solutions is dispatching me to attend the 2019 Global Leadership Summit. This event will be two days of deep-dive learning and viewed by over 405,000 globally. As a special gift to everyone reading these posts, INJOY Stewardship Solutions offering a complimentary downloadable Ebook entitled “How To Negotiate A Pay Raise.” Click Here or on the image provided to Download this Free Resource!
The Summit’s next speaker was DeVon Franklin. DeVon is an award-winning producer, best-selling author and spiritual success coach. Beliefnet named him one of the Most Influential Christians Under 40. He is CEO of Franklin Entertainment. The film he directed, Breakthrough, spurred one of this year’s most popular posts on this site 26 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Breakthrough The Movie.
The following are 36 quotes from his inspirational session:
- In leadership, we struggle with our difference.
- Even though difference is difficult, difference is your destiny.
- You have your own recipe for success. Stop trying to steal someone else’s.
- Difference is the way in which people or things are not the same.
- Destiny is your highest purpose and your calling.
- Destiny is not just a destination. It is a process of operating within your calling.
- So often we don’t answer the call in our life because we are too distracted in life.
- Destiny is the process of committing to your calling.
- Difference is painful.It is hard to stay out.
- It is important to keep the edges of your difference sharp.
- Too often we think we have to compromise to open the door to our destiny. Your difference is the key to your destiny.
- I have been in Hollywood for 20 years and never worked on a Sabbath.
- There have been moments I’ve been alone.
- We lose our voice when we just want to get by.
- Stop being quiet!
- What makes me different? What makes me unique? What gives me a different worldview? Can I be comfortable not living out my full existence?
- Difference, when we are tired of it we make an exchange.We exchange what makes you different for what makes you common.
- Those who change the world are those who keep the edges of their difference sharp.
- Resist the exchange temptation.
- Hollywood is addicted to the sequel and so is leadership.Avoid sequelitis.
- Too often we try to be a repeat of what someone else did rather than owning the uniqueness within us.
- Hollywood makes sequels to mitigate the risk of trying something new.
- Don’t be afraid of discomfort. Discomfort is a sign you are on the right path.
- If you are going the wrong way, why is there so much resistance.
- No disciple. No destiny.
- There are times our discipline betrays what we want.
- Discipline has to be used to harness your difference and achieve your destiny.
- Our discipline is our destiny… Your sacrifice will pay the cost of your greatness.
- Difference is powerful.
- How to own your difference – Admit your different.Do not confuse someone else’s distinctiveness with your own. Hang with people who encourage your difference.
- If you only got one good friend, you are going to be alright. Don’t confuse popularity with purpose.
- Be Salt and Light.
- Light shines in dark places.
- Destiny is a process. Commit to it.
- It’s not who you know. It’s who knows you.
- Your difference makes a difference.
Great session! The first day’s final speaker is up next, the incomparable Pat Lencioni.
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