Leadership and Vision John Kotter defines a vision as “a picture of the future with some implicit or explicit commentary on why people should strive to create that future.” Whether you’re a leader for your organization, in your community, or even a leader among your peers, a compelling vision has the power to GIVE peace to those

Empathy is the ability to understand and actually feel what other people are feeling.  It means to put yourself in their shoes and feeling what it must be like to be experiencing what they are experiencing.   If we are going to be a community of people who set out each day to be of service to

Sometimes the easiest way to help other people is to simply understand our own value and what makes us unique and special.   Once we understand our own personal value, we can pour ourselves into other people to lift them up; and perhaps even help them understand their own strengths and personal values. Personal Values Personal values are our

Being intentional is all about initiating our ideas. Here are four things we need, in order to be an initiator: 1 - Every initiator first needs an idea – it all starts with an idea.  Be vulnerable and optimistic enough to share yours 2 - Courage – even though starting something new can be scary, if we have