Sunday, December 23, 2012
Takeaways
I don't think I've ever felt the winding down of a year more keenly than I do with 2012. My 50th year was a year of prayers, tears, stress, and hard work and they have yielded blessings beyond what I could ask or think. I am ending the year pleased but exhausted, and hopeful that during the Christmas break I will find myself refreshed and rested for the start of 2013.
True to my reflective nature, I am mulling over the takeaways from this long, long year. Some of them are things I thought I already knew, but they have gone from theory to practice . . .
- Make right decision after right decision and you will find yourself in the right place.
- You can do a lot with very little, but nothing on your own.
- It's not business, it's personal.
- Decide ahead of time to never be defensive.
- Be transparent - subterfuge is a waste of time.
- Listen.
- Love.
- Tie your every plan to a vision - know where you are going.
- Communicate. And then communicate some more.
- Acknowledge and celebrate progress
- Pray, and let people pray for you
- Teamwork is a powerful thing.
The work is not done . . . looking forward to 2013!
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