Resolve to Change

“Leadership success requires continual change, constant improvement, and ongoing sacrifice.” ~ John C. Maxwell

Each December 31^st  we reminisce about the successes of the old year, whilst celebrating the challenges of the new year.  So this December 31^st  I posit to you that the best is yet to come.  I have found that no matter whom you are or what you do there is always room for improvement.  But many of us tend to shy away from this fact not because we fear the challenge but because we fear the change.

Change is a funny thing; whether good or bad its’ always bold enough to flaunt something new.  Our world is changing at an exponential rate, technological advances are more than just a fad they are solidified trend which has no notion of rest.  This is where balance comes into play, a balance between discontentment and complacency wherein lies ‘the fine line of joy’, or motivational-persistence linked with situational-indifference.

So what should you change, better yet where are you comfortable, where are you complacent?  Where has the notion of good enough crept into your life?

Once you identify what needs to be changed, why it needs to be changed will explicate how it needs to be change, all you have to do is RESOLVE TO CHANGE!

So I challenge you; Leave that which is good to lead that which is great, for “good enough” is the enemy of improvement in life, love and leadership.

Happy New Year, remember to Be the difference, remember to make the change!

“The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.” ~ Denis Waitley

Sincerely,

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^“15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” ~ NIV Joshua 24:15

Jordan D. Ulmer

The Worldview Vista

“It’s not what you do, it’s how you do what you do, and why you do it!” ~ Jordan D. Ulmer

The previous phrase is a fundamental philosophy of my life, and has been so for quite some time.  The what, how and why have a much deeper meaning behind them because they are the elements which comprise my worldview.

A world-view is simply that, how you view the world.  This commonly uncognized facet in is utterly foundational the scheme of life. Your Worldview affects what you do, how & why you do it and ultimately WHO you are.

I would challenge the reader to ponder these three questions:

1.       Where did we come from?

2.        Why are we here?

3.        Where are we going?

Sincerely,

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^“15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” ~ NIV Joshua 24:15

Jordan D. Ulmer

Cited:

Zacharias, Ravi, John Lennox, Stuart McAllister, Andy Bannister, John Njoroge, and Jill Carattini. "About ASK." ASK. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2012.

Count Your Blessings

"Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted." ~ Albert Einstein

I think one of the biggest misconceptions is the contemporary notion of what ought be sought, AKA what defines success.  Modern success "measurement systems" only seem to count the tangible, while neglecting some of what really matters in life - the intangible.

Ultimately the intangibles of life are as important, if not more than, as the tangibles.  We are well versed in the occupational, world changing visions of success, but sometimes while we're so caught up in the perfecting prominent things of life we forget to really live, we forget to love.

In short, viewing success from a vista of perspectives, and through a plethora of lenses allows us to identify our strengths whilst revealing the humbling fact that we all have room for improvement, and ultimately forces us to balance our endeavors.

Sincerely,

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Jordan D. Ulmer

Cited:

Conley, Chip. "Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile." TED-Ed. TED, n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2012. <http://ed.ted.com/lessons/chip-conley-measuring-what-makes-life-worthwhile>.