{"id":1854,"date":"2010-10-08T01:36:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T01:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2010-10-08T01:36:01","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T01:36:01","slug":"so-close-but-yet-so-far-and-9-other-things-im-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/10\/08\/so-close-but-yet-so-far-and-9-other-things-im-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"So Close But Yet So Far and 9 Other Things I’m Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/serc.carleton.edu\/images\/NAGTWorkshops\/affective\/student_group.v3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a continual learner?\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0The world of leadership\u00c2\u00a0contains dozens of catch phrases.\u00c2\u00a0 Here a just a few of my favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The toughest person <\/strong>to lead is yourself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A man\u00c2\u00a0cannot <\/strong>help another without also helping himself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If a lady <\/strong>has to tell you she is a lady, she most likely is not.\u00c2\u00a0 If\u00c2\u00a0a leader\u00c2\u00a0has to\u00c2\u00a0tell you they are the leader, they most likely are not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another one of my favorite sayings is<strong> leaders are learners<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The following are ten things I am currently learning:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>So Close\u00c2\u00a0but Yet So Far<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 As I grow closer to God, the more I realize the great distance between\u00c2\u00a0He and I.\u00c2\u00a0 Jesus is holy, blameless, and perfect.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00c2\u00a0certainly am\u00c2\u00a0not.\u00c2\u00a0 I am so grateful He was willing to bridge that distance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Potential of the Next Generation<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 I have been in several environments recently\u00c2\u00a0in which\u00c2\u00a0the largest portion of the\u00c2\u00a0audience were\u00c2\u00a0college students.\u00c2\u00a0 Watching their character and potential excites me about the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Potential For Damage<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The older I get the more I realize how quickly I can bring chaos to order.\u00c2\u00a0 I bet many of you can relate to this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compromise is Over-Rated<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If you continually compromise, eventually someone will grow extremely frustrated because they never got their way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relational People\u00c2\u00a0Are\u00c2\u00a0Highly Successful<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The ability to network, enjoy people, and have people enjoy being with you is what I see currently most expanding a person’s influence.\u00c2\u00a0 “He is so relational” is what people formerly called “charisma”.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To Most, The Only Thing That Matters Is\u00c2\u00a0Winning<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0University of Georgia head coach Mark Richt is under major fire for\u00c2\u00a0a 1-4 start.\u00c2\u00a0 This is sad\u00c2\u00a0because you could not find a\u00c2\u00a0better role model for young men in college sports.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<strong>The Value\u00c2\u00a0Of\u00c2\u00a0Family\u00c2\u00a0Time<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0I just flat out not only love, but enjoy being with\u00c2\u00a0my family.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preserving the Relationship Is More Important Than Being Right.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 The holidays are coming.\u00c2\u00a0 Need I say more?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Money Has Limitations<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Money can buy a house but not a home.\u00c2\u00a0 Money can buy books but not smarts.\u00c2\u00a0 Money can buy pleasure but not joy.\u00c2\u00a0 Money can force people to follow you but it can’t force\u00c2\u00a0people to respect you.\u00c2\u00a0 Money can improve looks but not beauty.\u00c2\u00a0 Make your own list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why We Become Homesick For Heaven.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0This life is often wonderful and more blessed\u00c2\u00a0than we can ever imagine or hope for.\u00c2\u00a0 Therefore, this is not a suicidal statement but\u00c2\u00a0life\u00c2\u00a0is tough.\u00c2\u00a0 That is why you\u00c2\u00a0often hear the words “That’s life.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0It is the trials of this life that God uses to naturally move us toward a longing for our true home\u00c2\u00a0which is\u00c2\u00a0Heaven.\u00c2\u00a0 This is as natural a part of the aging process as wrinkles, the loss of hearing, and gray hair.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Well, at this stage of my life, these are some of the things I’m learning.\u00c2\u00a0 Tell me what you have recently learned.<\/p>\n<p>For future leadership insights, please subscribe to this post or click <a title=\"RSS Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a continual learner?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The world of leadership\u00c2\u00a0contains dozens of catch phrases.\u00c2\u00a0 Here a just a few of my favorites: The toughest person to lead is yourself. A man\u00c2\u00a0cannot help another without also helping himself. If a lady has to tell you she is a lady, she most likely is not.\u00c2\u00a0 If\u00c2\u00a0a leader\u00c2\u00a0has to\u00c2\u00a0tell you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","iawp_total_views":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,7,18],"tags":[44,56,68,84,94,110,147,149,164,165,183,186,195,229,243,259,270,309,311,331,341,358,370,374,377,418,422,457],"class_list":["post-1854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character","category-church-leadership","category-family-2","category-generosity-2","category-relationships","tag-beauty","tag-books","tag-business","tag-children","tag-christianity","tag-commentary","tag-economics","tag-education","tag-faith","tag-family","tag-football","tag-friends","tag-god","tag-inspiration","tag-jesus","tag-leadership","tag-love","tag-musings","tag-my-life","tag-opinion","tag-parenting","tag-philosophy","tag-quotes","tag-random","tag-rants","tag-spirituality","tag-sports","tag-thoughts"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}