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Inspira
tion – 1990’s
Inspira
tion – 1990’s
Inspira
tion
Inspira
tion
Fear – 2001-2004
Fear – 2001-2004
Most of the stuff people Most of the stuff people worry about ain't worry about ain't never gonna happen.never gonna happen.
Will RogersWill Rogers
33% having difficulty 33% having difficulty sleeping*sleeping*
49% reported having 49% reported having difficulty difficulty concentrating on concentrating on their job or normal their job or normal activities activities
* Gallup Poll, September 2003
Things are going to get Things are going to get a lot worse before a lot worse before they get worse.they get worse.
Lily TomlinLily TomlinGraphic of Lily Tomlin appears with pause before text
We are moving from:We are moving from:
“From Out “From Out There”There”
To:To:
“To In Here”“To In Here”
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When you strip all the models and When you strip all the models and theories away, at the center of ……theories away, at the center of ……
is ……is ……
Inspiration is the oxygen Inspiration is the oxygen of the soul. The human of the soul. The human spirit yearns to inspire spirit yearns to inspire
and be inspired.and be inspired.
LeadershipLeadership
Leadership is a serving Leadership is a serving relationship with others relationship with others
that that inspiresinspires their growth their growth and makes the world a and makes the world a
better placebetter place..
LeadershipLeadership
……something one something one liveslives, not , not something one tells others to something one tells others to
dodo..
Example is not the Example is not the main thing in main thing in
influencing others. It influencing others. It is the only thing is the only thing
Albert Albert EinsteinEinstein
The best sermons The best sermons are lived, not are lived, not
preached.preached.
Will RogersWill Rogers
If it ain’t in your If it ain’t in your heart, it ain’t in heart, it ain’t in
your horn.your horn.
Charlie Charlie ParkerParker
Why it is so Difficult to Change (1)Why it is so Difficult to Change (1)
ParadigmsParadigms Ego and Intellectual ArroganceEgo and Intellectual Arrogance
Why it is so Difficult to Change (1)Why it is so Difficult to Change (1)
ParadigmsParadigms Ego and Intellectual ArroganceEgo and Intellectual Arrogance The Copyfrog EffectThe Copyfrog Effect The Conflicting Values of The Conflicting Values of
SocietySociety
When you do not seek or When you do not seek or need external approval, you need external approval, you are at your most powerful. are at your most powerful. Nobody can disempower you Nobody can disempower you emotionally or emotionally or psychologically…You cannot psychologically…You cannot live for prolonged periods of live for prolonged periods of time within the polarity of time within the polarity of being true to yourself and being true to yourself and needing the approval of needing the approval of othersothers
Caroline Myss,Caroline Myss, Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine PotentialSacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential
Playing Not to LosePlaying Not to LoseLiving a life Living a life in fearin fear of: of:losing, looking foolish, failure, death, losing, looking foolish, failure, death,
taxes, loneliness, illness, job loss, taxes, loneliness, illness, job loss, poverty, violence…poverty, violence…
Playing to WinPlaying to WinLiving a life Living a life in lovein love with: with:
friends, family, health, fun, laughter, friends, family, health, fun, laughter, beauty, spirit, God, nature, work, life… beauty, spirit, God, nature, work, life…
Why it is so Difficult to Change (2)
Projection“I’m the only one who thinks this way”, “They won’t get it”, “They aren’t ready”, “They’ll laugh at me”, “They won’t agree”, I’ll look foolish”, “They’ll think I’m weird”, “I’m scared”, “They’re too busy”, “They have other priorities”,
Something tells me if Something tells me if scientists ever scientists ever discover the true discover the true center of the center of the universe, a lot of universe, a lot of people will be people will be disappointed that it disappointed that it isn't them.isn't them. Caxon BonaparteCaxon Bonaparte
Everything that Everything that irritates us about irritates us about others can lead others can lead
us to an us to an understanding of understanding of
ourselves. ourselves. Carl JungCarl Jung
It all depends on It all depends on how we look at how we look at things, and not things, and not on how they are on how they are
themselves. themselves. Carl JungCarl Jung
Donovan BaileyDonovan Baileyandand
Tony VolpentestTony VolpentestParalympic SequenceParalympic Sequence
Confusing Confusing Motivation with Motivation with
InspirationInspiration
MotivateMotivate:: to provide a motive; to induce, to provide a motive; to induce,
incite, impel;incite, impel;
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition; Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Confusing Confusing Motivation with Motivation with
InspirationInspiration MotivateMotivate: to provide a motive; to induce, incite, impel;: to provide a motive; to induce, incite, impel;
InspireInspire:: from the Latin spirare, from the Latin spirare, meaning ‘spirit’, to meaning ‘spirit’, to affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence; to fill with affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence; to fill with enlivening or exalting emotion; to animate; a divine enlivening or exalting emotion; to animate; a divine influence upon human beings;influence upon human beings; to give life, the breath of to give life, the breath of God;God;
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition; Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
We are born naked, We are born naked, wet and hungry. wet and hungry. Then things get Then things get
worse.worse.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde
Some cause Some cause happiness wherever happiness wherever
they go;they go;(advance with an auto (advance with an auto
pause) pause) others others whenever they go.whenever they go.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde
The ResearchThe Research
Pictures of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Buddha, Christ, Muhammad Mother Teresa, Thomas Jefferson, Nelson
Mandela, Emmeline Pankhurst, Hellen Keller, Anne Frank, Bill
Wilson, Rosa Parks
Destiny (Destiny (WhyWhy I am here on Earth) I am here on Earth) Cause (How I will Cause (How I will be be while I am here - what while I am here - what
I will stand for)I will stand for) Calling (What I will Calling (What I will dodo and how I will use my and how I will use my
talents and gifts to serve)talents and gifts to serve)
Step 1: Defining Our Destiny: The Uniqueness Step 1: Defining Our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Us That Calls to Be LivedWithin Us That Calls to Be Lived
Authenticity
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
It’s never too late:It’s never too late:
Picture of St. Francis, Bill Picture of St. Francis, Bill Wilson, Rosa ParksWilson, Rosa Parks
The U.S. ConstitutionThe U.S. Constitution
President elected for President elected for four yearsfour years
President can be President can be impeached, tried and impeached, tried and even removed from even removed from officeoffice
Checks and balances Checks and balances on leaderson leaders
Hereditary Hereditary monarchmonarch
King is sacred and King is sacred and inviolableinviolable
Entrenched Entrenched incompetent leaderincompetent leader
The Problem The SolutionThe Problem The Solution
ManifestoManifesto
TerrathreatsTerrathreats TerrafixesTerrafixes
DegradationDegradation SustainabilitySustainability
Violence and Ecological DegradationViolence and Ecological Degradation
Manual advance morphing the word “Violence” into the Manual advance morphing the word “Violence” into the word “Love” and the word “Degradation” into the word word “Love” and the word “Degradation” into the word “Sustainability” “Sustainability”
Manual advance morphing the words “Love” and Manual advance morphing the words “Love” and “Sustainability” into:“Sustainability” into:
To Help Create a More Sustainable To Help Create a More Sustainable and Loving Planetand Loving Planet
This is the true joy This is the true joy in life, the being in life, the being
used for a purpose used for a purpose recognized by recognized by
yourself as a mighty yourself as a mighty one.one.
George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw
No matter how No matter how cynical you get, it cynical you get, it is impossible to is impossible to
keep up.keep up.
Lily TomlinLily Tomlin
Step 1:Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1:Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that calls to be Livedthat calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Destiny:Destiny: To Help Create a More To Help Create a More Sustainable and Loving PlanetSustainable and Loving Planet
Cause:Cause: Inspiring Others to see the Inspiring Others to see the Sacredness in EverythingSacredness in Everything
TimberlandTimberland: To equip people to make : To equip people to make their difference in the world their difference in the world
Mount Carmel Heath System: Mount Carmel Heath System: Honoring every Soul with loving service.Honoring every Soul with loving service.
Microsoft:Microsoft: To enable people and To enable people and businesses throughout the world to businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential.realize their full potential.
Step 1:Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1:Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that calls to be Livedthat calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their Calling
Our calling is Our calling is the work we the work we
love…love…
What is a What is a Calling?Calling?
……the activities we undertake the activities we undertake that make our hearts soar and that make our hearts soar and
provide deep and lasting provide deep and lasting moment of bliss moment of bliss
Audio track: Audio track: “Flight of the “Flight of the
Bumble Bee” by Bumble Bee” by Rimskij-Rimskij-
KorsakovKorsakov
If you want to know If you want to know about deafness, you about deafness, you should interview an should interview an
audiologist. My audiologist. My specialty is music.“specialty is music.“
Evelyn Evelyn GlennieGlennie
All my life, I always All my life, I always wanted to be wanted to be
somebody. Now I see somebody. Now I see that I should have that I should have
been more specific.been more specific. Lily TomlinLily Tomlin
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their Calling
Step 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and Calling
Destiny:Destiny: To Help Create a More To Help Create a More Sustainable and Loving PlanetSustainable and Loving Planet
Cause:Cause: Inspiring Others to see the Inspiring Others to see the Sacredness in EverythingSacredness in Everything
Calling:Calling: To Lead and Serve To Lead and Serve Through my Writing, Teaching, and Through my Writing, Teaching, and
SpeakingSpeaking
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their Calling Step 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and Calling
Step 5: Serving FollowersStep 5: Serving Followers
If you want to be a leader, If you want to be a leader, you will be very frustrated, you will be very frustrated, for very few people wish to for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a be led. If you aim to be a servant, you will never be servant, you will never be
frustrated.frustrated.
Frank F. WarrenFrank F. Warren
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and Calling
Step 5: Serving FollowersStep 5: Serving Followers Step 6: Guiding the Contribution of BrillianceStep 6: Guiding the Contribution of Brilliance Take care of the follower’s Take care of the follower’s innerinner needs first. Brilliant implementation will result needs first. Brilliant implementation will result
In saying what I have in In saying what I have in mind, will I really mind, will I really
improve on the silence?improve on the silence?
Robert F. GreenleafRobert F. Greenleaf
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their Calling Step 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and Calling
Step 5: Serving FollowersStep 5: Serving Followers Step 6: Guiding the Contribution of BrillianceStep 6: Guiding the Contribution of Brilliance
Step 7: Creating the Environment that Encourages Step 7: Creating the Environment that Encourages Followers to Inspire their LeaderFollowers to Inspire their Leader
(The Magic Ingredient “X”)
The purpose of a Higher The purpose of a Higher Ground Leader is to Ground Leader is to
arouse hopearouse hope
Hope is like a road in the country; Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road many people walk on it, the road
comes into existence.comes into existence.
Lin YutangLin Yutang
The Keys to the The Keys to the CastleCastle
CourageCourageAuthenticityAuthenticityServiceServiceTruthtellingTruthtellingLoveLoveEffectivenessEffectiveness
Edward G. Bulwer-LyttonEdward G. Bulwer-Lytton
In life, as in art, In life, as in art, beauty moves in beauty moves in
curves.curves.
Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within Step 1: Defining our Destiny: The Uniqueness Within that Calls to be Livedthat Calls to be Lived
Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for Step 2: Defining the Cause - Creating a Magnet for PassionPassion
Step 3: Enabling Followers to Find their CallingStep 3: Enabling Followers to Find their Calling Step 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and CallingStep 4: Aligning Destiny, Cause and Calling
Step 5: Serving FollowersStep 5: Serving Followers Step 6: Guiding the Contribution of BrillianceStep 6: Guiding the Contribution of Brilliance
Step 7: Creating the Environment that Encourages Step 7: Creating the Environment that Encourages Followers to Inspire their LeaderFollowers to Inspire their Leader
(The Magic Ingredient “X”)
I asked God, “How I asked God, “How much time do I have much time do I have before I die?” God before I die?” God
replied, “Enough to replied, “Enough to make a difference”. make a difference”.
What if this What if this weren’t a weren’t a
hypothetical hypothetical question?question?
Yogi BerraYogi Berra