by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
It was the last time I would be with him.
He had us all over for a brunch... it was about 12 of us.
I was seated immediately to his left. He asked me,
"May I serve you?"
I was somewhat taken back by his question as he put the first serving of the brunch on my plate.
Shortly after that, he was off to Washington, D.C. for the swearing in of his son as a U.S. Senator... of which he was very proud. On the way back from Washington, Dr. Ashcroft died while visiting his other son in Kansas City.
"May I serve You?" A man of accomplishment, stately stature, cultured and educated was asking to serve me... a person of little notoriety, unrefined culturally, just trying to find my way around in the world.
"May I serve you?"
Fred was Mark Sanborn's mailman. Fred so impressed Sanborn with his remarkable, personal service as a U.S Postal carrier, Sanborn wrote a book about Fred's service... The Fred Factor. Mark Sanborn is a professional speaker and has used Fred as an example of how personal service builds acclaim… based on one simple offer:
"May I serve you?"
Here's what he learned from Fred's distinctive, personal conscientious service... that will make us all distinctive.
1. Everyone makes a difference.
"There are no insignificant or ordinary jobs when performed by significant or extraordinary people."
2. Success is built on relationships.
"Service becomes personalized when a relationship exists between the provider and the customer."
3. You must continually create value for others, and it doesn't have to cost a penny.
"Replace money with imagination; substitute creativity for capital."
4. You can reinvent yourself regularly.
"Choose each day to make your life like you want it."
"Things we do both small and large, cumulatively create a lifestyle that becomes apparent to anybody paying the slightest attention. It's the kind of examples that most influence others."
“Success is built on relationships.”
Quality relationships are directly related to the time invested. Be real, be interested, be a listener, be empathetic, be honest, be helpful, be prompt. Give the best time to your most important relationships.
Fred focused on the little things and took time to know his patrons.
(Note: www.fredfactor.com)
Jesus devoted His best time on His most important relationships. Jesus visited Matthew, the tax collector, at his house. Matthew later wrote the historical account of Jesus’ life… The Gospel by Matthew (a despised tax collector).
He spent time with Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary... His best of friends. He aborted an important trip and returned just to resurrect Lazarus who died.
He took His disciples off to the side regularly to explain to them what He was doing and why. In the last part of Jesus' life He spent as much time as possible visiting with His disciples and going over things... telling them His secrets about what was going to happen.
"We want to sit in places of honor next to you," Jesus disciples asked. Jesus answered, “For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many."(Mark 10:45, NLT)
Jesus had a loyal gang like none other. Even after His death they followed His teachings to their death. He distinctively "served" them. It created a bonding relationship that nothing on earth could break…this Jesus’ trait was Fred the mailman’s model.
The power of serving created unending relationships among Jesus and His followers. When we focus on "serving" others, we create resilient relationships as well.
How well do you know those who work with you… their passionate desires and dreams?
How well do you know your clients or customers?
What is “really” important to them?
Do you spend most of your time with your most important relationships?
With a servant’s heart, a loyalty is cultivated that is literally “death defying.” This is exceptionally powerful and invincibly significant.
“But among you, those who are the greatest should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. Normally the master sits at the table and is served by his servants. But not here! For I am your servant. You have remained true to me in my time of trial.” Jesus told His disciples. (Luke 22:26-28, NLT)
When you serve others, others instinctively serve you. They will be the most loyal ones to you… staying beside you even through your trials. They will serve you with their best, as you serve them with your best.
By setting a servant example, you lay the foundation to create a serving culture in your business. It can start at any level and it will become contagious. A fantastic culture begins emerging, transforming your business environment.
Always remember. Jesus constantly whispers to you…
“May I serve you?”
Jesus Spirit spends time with you… His most important relationship.
“I am with you always” pulsates continually in the heart of your Spirit.
No matter what. He is always there.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Friday, December 09, 2005
Drucker Employed Jesus' Management System
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Peter Drucker
“Called the Man who Invented Management,”
has been viewed as
the founding father of management theory for corporations today.
Business Week recently did a feature on his main contributions and management theories (Drucker died Nov. 11, 2005 at 95 years old.)
Here’s a capsule of what Business Week Reported:
The job to lead people is complex. Drucker taught the importance of picking the best people, focusing on opportunities and not problems, being alongside the customer, and how it is important to build and retain talented people. People want to express gifts and talents.
According to Drucker, this is the greatest "asset" of a business.
A business’ success is directly related to how it develops, organizes and mobilizes these abilities.
Over Drucker’s life he introduced these key business principles:
--the idea of de-centralization: leave as much decision making power where the decision needs to be made.
--workers are assets, not liabilities. They build the business for you.
--the corporation is a human community. Build on trust, respect for people and not just be a profit making machine.
--there is no business without the customer.
--it is important to have substance over style, institutionalized practices over charismatic, cult-like controlling leaders.
--knowledge triumphs over raw materials as the essential capital for the new economy.
The article goes on to say that Drucker was ahead of major corporation trends. His religion-like views on management are now just being recognized for the value they are. He felt it was important to find strengths, enlarge them, and develop business developments around the power of the team strengths you have.
Growing up in Germany during Hitler’s reign, he saw the long-term inherent menace of centralization, versus giving power to the people at critical decision making levels of the business. As Drucker aged, his doubts about capitalism grew. He saw it becoming plagued as a place where self-interest triumphed over egalitarian principles he championed.
(Egalitarian: Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people)
He was one of Corporate America's grand critics. Although believing in the free market he began developing "serious reservations about capitalism." He became more and more disenchanted with capitalism. He argued that CEO pay had sky-rocketed out of control and that a “CEO should not get more than 20 times what his rank and file made.”
Drucker "was sickened by the excessive riches awarded to mediocre executives even as they slashed the ranks of ordinary workers." When managers and CEO's reaped excessive earnings, he said, "this is morally and socially unforgivable and we will pay a heavy price for it.”
The role of a company is to think in terms of “contribution.” What contribution can you make to your people, your customers, to bettering the community around you?
For more on Drucker, the link to the Business Week article is:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_48/b3961001.htm
Also, the link to Peter Drucker’s website:
http://www.peter-drucker.com/
Business leaders are people mentors.
Brad Anderson, Best Buy’s CEO, spends a great amount of time personally developing his people. “I would guess I coach 100 to 200 employees in a given month. I don't really think you can do the kind of leadership I do on a formal basis. It has to be genuine. I don't think you can force a human connection."
Brad Anderson’s favorite leadership book?
“The Bible.”
From Fortune magazine, Dec 12, 2005. (LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP, 10 Top Leaders Tell Their Secrets) http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ceo/articles/0,15114,1134796-9,00.html
What should a business be? What's its purpose, its focus.
Jesus shared views on this. The Apostle Paul elaborated.
Jesus said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."
"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."
"He will give you all you need from day to day if you make the Kingdom of God your primary concern." (Luke 12)
"Sell what you have and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no holes in them. Your treasure will be safe--no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it." (Matt: 6:19)
Contribution and investment are the key words… Give to people, give to their lives, give to their well being as people. Invest your money and resources here. Develop and enhance their gifts and abilities. When you do they will reward you, naturally through Spiritual Incentive… Reward you graciously.
Drucker’s themes for what a business is about are also reflected in what the Apostle Paul said to Timothy:
“17 Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life." (1 Timothy 6, NLT)
As Jesus-inspired people, our goal in business is to develop those who work for us, cultivate their talents and gifts, move them on to develop Spiritual gifts, ultimately to contribute Super-Naturally to the world around us. We are part of the grand Body of Christ mix throughout businesses.
As One in Spirit, there is Heavenly Power. Our call and obligation is to Charge Up this Grandeur Power within this Body of Jesus, that God has placed in and around us.
As business leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, we are called to serve, to equip the gifts and mission of all we are responsible to corporately.
It is a new twist.
We exist to serve them. They are not ours to own.
We exist to stir up their gifts to the Highest Level possible.
This is the New Way introduced by Jesus.
Business Mission is about The Divine Plan for us as a unit.
Business is about His compassionate, empowering care for
cultivating the least of those among us
to be the Greatest with Spirit as a centrifuge of Power.
Drucker is so consistent to the teachings by Jesus and the Apostle Paul on what a Community in Spirit should be. It represents a higher calling for all those who serve the call of Jesus “through” business ventures.
Jesus' claim for His Community is
“you will walk the earth with Invincible Power!”
4spirit@gmail.com
Peter Drucker
“Called the Man who Invented Management,”
has been viewed as
the founding father of management theory for corporations today.
Business Week recently did a feature on his main contributions and management theories (Drucker died Nov. 11, 2005 at 95 years old.)
Here’s a capsule of what Business Week Reported:
The job to lead people is complex. Drucker taught the importance of picking the best people, focusing on opportunities and not problems, being alongside the customer, and how it is important to build and retain talented people. People want to express gifts and talents.
According to Drucker, this is the greatest "asset" of a business.
A business’ success is directly related to how it develops, organizes and mobilizes these abilities.
Over Drucker’s life he introduced these key business principles:
--the idea of de-centralization: leave as much decision making power where the decision needs to be made.
--workers are assets, not liabilities. They build the business for you.
--the corporation is a human community. Build on trust, respect for people and not just be a profit making machine.
--there is no business without the customer.
--it is important to have substance over style, institutionalized practices over charismatic, cult-like controlling leaders.
--knowledge triumphs over raw materials as the essential capital for the new economy.
The article goes on to say that Drucker was ahead of major corporation trends. His religion-like views on management are now just being recognized for the value they are. He felt it was important to find strengths, enlarge them, and develop business developments around the power of the team strengths you have.
Growing up in Germany during Hitler’s reign, he saw the long-term inherent menace of centralization, versus giving power to the people at critical decision making levels of the business. As Drucker aged, his doubts about capitalism grew. He saw it becoming plagued as a place where self-interest triumphed over egalitarian principles he championed.
(Egalitarian: Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people)
He was one of Corporate America's grand critics. Although believing in the free market he began developing "serious reservations about capitalism." He became more and more disenchanted with capitalism. He argued that CEO pay had sky-rocketed out of control and that a “CEO should not get more than 20 times what his rank and file made.”
Drucker "was sickened by the excessive riches awarded to mediocre executives even as they slashed the ranks of ordinary workers." When managers and CEO's reaped excessive earnings, he said, "this is morally and socially unforgivable and we will pay a heavy price for it.”
The role of a company is to think in terms of “contribution.” What contribution can you make to your people, your customers, to bettering the community around you?
For more on Drucker, the link to the Business Week article is:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_48/b3961001.htm
Also, the link to Peter Drucker’s website:
http://www.peter-drucker.com/
Business leaders are people mentors.
Brad Anderson, Best Buy’s CEO, spends a great amount of time personally developing his people. “I would guess I coach 100 to 200 employees in a given month. I don't really think you can do the kind of leadership I do on a formal basis. It has to be genuine. I don't think you can force a human connection."
Brad Anderson’s favorite leadership book?
“The Bible.”
From Fortune magazine, Dec 12, 2005. (LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP, 10 Top Leaders Tell Their Secrets) http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ceo/articles/0,15114,1134796-9,00.html
What should a business be? What's its purpose, its focus.
Jesus shared views on this. The Apostle Paul elaborated.
Jesus said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."
"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."
"He will give you all you need from day to day if you make the Kingdom of God your primary concern." (Luke 12)
"Sell what you have and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no holes in them. Your treasure will be safe--no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it." (Matt: 6:19)
Contribution and investment are the key words… Give to people, give to their lives, give to their well being as people. Invest your money and resources here. Develop and enhance their gifts and abilities. When you do they will reward you, naturally through Spiritual Incentive… Reward you graciously.
Drucker’s themes for what a business is about are also reflected in what the Apostle Paul said to Timothy:
“17 Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life." (1 Timothy 6, NLT)
As Jesus-inspired people, our goal in business is to develop those who work for us, cultivate their talents and gifts, move them on to develop Spiritual gifts, ultimately to contribute Super-Naturally to the world around us. We are part of the grand Body of Christ mix throughout businesses.
As One in Spirit, there is Heavenly Power. Our call and obligation is to Charge Up this Grandeur Power within this Body of Jesus, that God has placed in and around us.
As business leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, we are called to serve, to equip the gifts and mission of all we are responsible to corporately.
It is a new twist.
We exist to serve them. They are not ours to own.
We exist to stir up their gifts to the Highest Level possible.
This is the New Way introduced by Jesus.
Business Mission is about The Divine Plan for us as a unit.
Business is about His compassionate, empowering care for
cultivating the least of those among us
to be the Greatest with Spirit as a centrifuge of Power.
Drucker is so consistent to the teachings by Jesus and the Apostle Paul on what a Community in Spirit should be. It represents a higher calling for all those who serve the call of Jesus “through” business ventures.
Jesus' claim for His Community is
“you will walk the earth with Invincible Power!”
Friday, December 02, 2005
Buzz Marketing... The Jesus Buzz
By Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
With so many mass media options out there, the concept of mass marketing is being re-thought.
Today the marketing leaders are recommending a new approach... using phrases
as cultivate sneezers, start a buzz, strategically re-create word-of-mouth. Of all the buzzes around, Jesus has the most powerful Buzz.
The Purple Cow by Seth Godin, suggests we find our sneezers.
Sneezers—they take time to learn about you, your product and are passionate about telling others. It's not about reaching everyone, but first rewarding the "sneezers" and getting them involved in the beginning…. be very good at marketing to the ones who really like what you do or have. He shares how he used this to effectively make the Purple Cow the most sought after marketing renaissance manual....
http://www.sethgodin.com/purple/chapter.html
Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes suggests to start a buzz in a conversation. To get people to make your topic part of their conversation, you push one of the Six Buzz Buttons:
The taboo, the unusual, the outrageous, the hilarious, the remarkable, the secrets.
To read more about the buzz buttons click on "Push the Six Buttons of Buzz" at http://www.buzzmarketing.com/book.html
Still another book, just released, Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing by Dave Balter, continues to advance this newly enhanced, stalwart marketing strategy of Word-of-Mouth. Get people talking about you to others... Make the consumer part of the marketing process is Balter's cornerstone premise.
http://www.sparklyperfect.com/grapevine/index.html
All these books are very relevant, powerful in how they relay their systems and worth taking a look at. Although, historically, one of the greatest buzz marketers in the world is still the Jesus Buzz.
Taking Mark Hughes six buzz factors we can see how Jesus used all of them and with great impact. It is still being talked about 2,000 years later. Now that is a power buzz.
The taboo: Jesus talked to a women with several husbands which was at His time very “politically inappropriate” to talk to. It even raised the eyebrows of His disciples. But she told the whole town about Jesus, and they all came out to meet him.
The unusual: A blind man from birth was healed by Jesus. All the religious leaders wanted to speak to the blind man to find out what happened… they never saw this happen before.
The outrageous: Everyone was outraged, even His disciples, when Jesus asked one of the biggest crooks in town to be part of His inner circle.
The hilarious: Jesus’ disciples must have had a tongue-in-cheek moment when they told others of how Jesus commanded demons to leave a person and they went into a whole herd of pigs who went squealing into a lake and drowned.
The remarkable: Walking on water, turning water to wine, and offering living water to prostitutes and undesirables was a little "out of the box" in going about things.
The secrets: Jesus told His disciples to keep it a secret that He was the Son of God. Nonetheless, the word of who Jesus was spread so rapidly He had to avoid public appearances because the crowds got big real fast.
Jesus' buzz still hums today. He walked in great Power to do this.
He promises that even today we have the same Power available to use.
Saying to us,
"I did this and You Can Too!"
"All things are (still) possible for those who believe." (Mark 9:23)
Believe:
Go against the grain of nature and traditions. Do something outrageously "good" and superior to mankind’s way of doing things.
Start your buzz… of Spiritual significance.
Jesus said to let your light shine among men.
Walk in His light...do what's Right,
unusually outrageously Right,
and get people talking about “good” stuff.
Do something remarkably “righteous” for your employees. People will notice. Form a task team to come up with ideas on what outrageous, remarkable thing you can do each month.
Do the same for suppliers and those who provide service to you. Show how the Spirit of Jesus is Superior in love, with an attraction that exceeds the trenches of the business world.
Do the unusual, the remarkable, break traditions, be outrageous.
Jesus’ Spirit will give you ideas that no one would come up with. People will notice and seek you out.
With Jesus power, modern day unbelievable happenings can be part of your biz buzz.
Rely on His Spirit and through the Spirit of Jesus in you and through God's Spirit, which orchestrates the whole world, you can walk on the business waters around you.
“Oh you of little faith, do you still not believe.” (Matt. 14:31)
Jesus words to Peter as He attempted to walk on water to Jesus.
Another book worth looking at:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
4spirit@gmail.com
With so many mass media options out there, the concept of mass marketing is being re-thought.
Today the marketing leaders are recommending a new approach... using phrases
as cultivate sneezers, start a buzz, strategically re-create word-of-mouth. Of all the buzzes around, Jesus has the most powerful Buzz.
The Purple Cow by Seth Godin, suggests we find our sneezers.
Sneezers—they take time to learn about you, your product and are passionate about telling others. It's not about reaching everyone, but first rewarding the "sneezers" and getting them involved in the beginning…. be very good at marketing to the ones who really like what you do or have. He shares how he used this to effectively make the Purple Cow the most sought after marketing renaissance manual....
http://www.sethgodin.com/purple/chapter.html
Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes suggests to start a buzz in a conversation. To get people to make your topic part of their conversation, you push one of the Six Buzz Buttons:
The taboo, the unusual, the outrageous, the hilarious, the remarkable, the secrets.
To read more about the buzz buttons click on "Push the Six Buttons of Buzz" at http://www.buzzmarketing.com/book.html
Still another book, just released, Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing by Dave Balter, continues to advance this newly enhanced, stalwart marketing strategy of Word-of-Mouth. Get people talking about you to others... Make the consumer part of the marketing process is Balter's cornerstone premise.
http://www.sparklyperfect.com/grapevine/index.html
All these books are very relevant, powerful in how they relay their systems and worth taking a look at. Although, historically, one of the greatest buzz marketers in the world is still the Jesus Buzz.
Taking Mark Hughes six buzz factors we can see how Jesus used all of them and with great impact. It is still being talked about 2,000 years later. Now that is a power buzz.
The taboo: Jesus talked to a women with several husbands which was at His time very “politically inappropriate” to talk to. It even raised the eyebrows of His disciples. But she told the whole town about Jesus, and they all came out to meet him.
The unusual: A blind man from birth was healed by Jesus. All the religious leaders wanted to speak to the blind man to find out what happened… they never saw this happen before.
The outrageous: Everyone was outraged, even His disciples, when Jesus asked one of the biggest crooks in town to be part of His inner circle.
The hilarious: Jesus’ disciples must have had a tongue-in-cheek moment when they told others of how Jesus commanded demons to leave a person and they went into a whole herd of pigs who went squealing into a lake and drowned.
The remarkable: Walking on water, turning water to wine, and offering living water to prostitutes and undesirables was a little "out of the box" in going about things.
The secrets: Jesus told His disciples to keep it a secret that He was the Son of God. Nonetheless, the word of who Jesus was spread so rapidly He had to avoid public appearances because the crowds got big real fast.
Jesus' buzz still hums today. He walked in great Power to do this.
He promises that even today we have the same Power available to use.
Saying to us,
"I did this and You Can Too!"
"All things are (still) possible for those who believe." (Mark 9:23)
Believe:
Go against the grain of nature and traditions. Do something outrageously "good" and superior to mankind’s way of doing things.
Start your buzz… of Spiritual significance.
Jesus said to let your light shine among men.
Walk in His light...do what's Right,
unusually outrageously Right,
and get people talking about “good” stuff.
Do something remarkably “righteous” for your employees. People will notice. Form a task team to come up with ideas on what outrageous, remarkable thing you can do each month.
Do the same for suppliers and those who provide service to you. Show how the Spirit of Jesus is Superior in love, with an attraction that exceeds the trenches of the business world.
Do the unusual, the remarkable, break traditions, be outrageous.
Jesus’ Spirit will give you ideas that no one would come up with. People will notice and seek you out.
With Jesus power, modern day unbelievable happenings can be part of your biz buzz.
Rely on His Spirit and through the Spirit of Jesus in you and through God's Spirit, which orchestrates the whole world, you can walk on the business waters around you.
“Oh you of little faith, do you still not believe.” (Matt. 14:31)
Jesus words to Peter as He attempted to walk on water to Jesus.
Another book worth looking at:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Friday, November 25, 2005
Give Blessings...Kiss Reprimands Good-bye
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Each person has an invisible dipper. We can fill a person’s bucket or empty a person’s bucket with our dipper.
By saying and doing things which increase positive emotions, we fill a person's bucket. When we do things that affect a person’s emotions negatively, we empty their bucket.
How Full is Your Bucket emphasizes the value of positive psychology when working with people. The authors, Tom Rath and Donald Clifton, reported a study on Korean prisoners who had the greatest success in psychological warfare. They didn't use physical torture but emotional deprivation systems. It was so effective, soldier prisoners become emotionally lifeless and many just died, due to what they called "Give up-itis."
To totally defeat a person they used this formula...
develop a “snitching” culture, cultivate self criticism in front of peers, break loyalty to leadership and withhold any kind of emotional support.
This negativity created total passive, self-defeating prisoners who had absolutely no spirit or hope.
From this they found if you do just the opposite of this, you create a very motivated workforce that excels exceptionally in all they do.
They coined the phrase “fill a person's bucket”:
regularly tell people what they are doing right,
build each other up,
give to each other in unexpected ways.
Their rule of thumb in keeping a person's bucket full is to give at least two compliments to a person daily… verbally, in notes, emails, or a surprise which shows gratitude for their gifts, talents, or job well done. To maintain a healthy business team, Rath and Clifton recommend the ratio of 5 positive interactions to 1 negative interaction.
For more and research on increasing people productivity note:
http://www.bucketbook.com/
In The Blessing by Gary Smalley and John Trent they pointed out we can actually give people a blessing by positive comments that forecast a person's accomplishments they will make. A blessing actualizes the prescribed behavior in that person's life. They suggested this formula when giving a blessing:
--Meaningful Touch
--Spoken message
--Attach high value to one being blessed
--Picture a Special future for the one being blessed
--Actively commit to support the person being blessed.
For the Biblical origins of blessing note:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/bed.cgi?number=T97
Jesus “Proclaimed” His message of personal freedom. Proclaim means to "declare someone to be something." He touched the blind person and proclaimed his ability to see. This boils down to two power forces in Spirit.
What we tell people is either a blessing or curse. (When we don't bless, we can be unintentionally doing what the Korean's did to our soldiers... kill one's spirit.)
What we say, people become
and even more so when coming from a boss, a leader... someone of a position of power or respect. Then when we touch, Spiritual Power is transferred through us.
If we do a Jesus Thing and take an active positive approach in our business and with all we work with, we can drastically decrease the need for reprimands.
People will live out the blessings we give, become what we tell them. Some times called a "pat on the back" or a "that-a boy," when done strategically and meaningfully will turn the people and culture mindset around. A hand on the shoulder as you express gratitude or give an important direction with an attitude of confidence in them, increases impact of the message.
Touching, speaking blessing (positive I-believe-in-you tone/comment) with value to that person recognized, and efforts appreciated is what Jesus recommended.
Jesus “Proclaimed” people to do great things.
“I tell you the truth… you will do Greater things than these.” (John 14:12)
“I will give you whatever you ask, using my name.” (John 16:17)
This spiritual power went through His followers to do this.
He spoke, touched them… they excelled.
God spoke what happened. Jesus spoke healing. He saw value in people as God's unique creation and in love, wanted everyone to be well, do well!
In His Love, Jesus transferred the Power of God’s Spirit in to them.
Do the same…
in faith, in love …you bless your people.
Begin creating a new atmosphere in your business culture, with your customers, suppliers. The Power of Spirit goes into that person when you do it in love, so they continually know that you appreciate them for who they are. This actualizes their gifts, and enhances ability to perform at higher levels.
Spiritual Power resides in you and waits to be released. When you praise others, encourage in love, Power goes into others.
As God created, you create.
It’s in your hands.
Give a blessing to all you meet and begin changing the world today one person at a time.
What you sow, you will reap and the blessings will boomerang back to you.
What you want, give to others (Luke 6:38)
Make it a practice to keep everyone's bucket full.
“Proclaim” freedom to the captive minds and hearts around you… and you will set them free.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim
that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the downtrodden will be freed from their oppressors,
and that the time of the Lord's favor has come."
Luke 4:18-19
4spirit@gmail.com
Each person has an invisible dipper. We can fill a person’s bucket or empty a person’s bucket with our dipper.
By saying and doing things which increase positive emotions, we fill a person's bucket. When we do things that affect a person’s emotions negatively, we empty their bucket.
How Full is Your Bucket emphasizes the value of positive psychology when working with people. The authors, Tom Rath and Donald Clifton, reported a study on Korean prisoners who had the greatest success in psychological warfare. They didn't use physical torture but emotional deprivation systems. It was so effective, soldier prisoners become emotionally lifeless and many just died, due to what they called "Give up-itis."
To totally defeat a person they used this formula...
develop a “snitching” culture, cultivate self criticism in front of peers, break loyalty to leadership and withhold any kind of emotional support.
This negativity created total passive, self-defeating prisoners who had absolutely no spirit or hope.
From this they found if you do just the opposite of this, you create a very motivated workforce that excels exceptionally in all they do.
They coined the phrase “fill a person's bucket”:
regularly tell people what they are doing right,
build each other up,
give to each other in unexpected ways.
Their rule of thumb in keeping a person's bucket full is to give at least two compliments to a person daily… verbally, in notes, emails, or a surprise which shows gratitude for their gifts, talents, or job well done. To maintain a healthy business team, Rath and Clifton recommend the ratio of 5 positive interactions to 1 negative interaction.
For more and research on increasing people productivity note:
http://www.bucketbook.com/
In The Blessing by Gary Smalley and John Trent they pointed out we can actually give people a blessing by positive comments that forecast a person's accomplishments they will make. A blessing actualizes the prescribed behavior in that person's life. They suggested this formula when giving a blessing:
--Meaningful Touch
--Spoken message
--Attach high value to one being blessed
--Picture a Special future for the one being blessed
--Actively commit to support the person being blessed.
For the Biblical origins of blessing note:
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/bed.cgi?number=T97
Jesus “Proclaimed” His message of personal freedom. Proclaim means to "declare someone to be something." He touched the blind person and proclaimed his ability to see. This boils down to two power forces in Spirit.
What we tell people is either a blessing or curse. (When we don't bless, we can be unintentionally doing what the Korean's did to our soldiers... kill one's spirit.)
What we say, people become
and even more so when coming from a boss, a leader... someone of a position of power or respect. Then when we touch, Spiritual Power is transferred through us.
If we do a Jesus Thing and take an active positive approach in our business and with all we work with, we can drastically decrease the need for reprimands.
People will live out the blessings we give, become what we tell them. Some times called a "pat on the back" or a "that-a boy," when done strategically and meaningfully will turn the people and culture mindset around. A hand on the shoulder as you express gratitude or give an important direction with an attitude of confidence in them, increases impact of the message.
Touching, speaking blessing (positive I-believe-in-you tone/comment) with value to that person recognized, and efforts appreciated is what Jesus recommended.
Jesus “Proclaimed” people to do great things.
“I tell you the truth… you will do Greater things than these.” (John 14:12)
“I will give you whatever you ask, using my name.” (John 16:17)
This spiritual power went through His followers to do this.
He spoke, touched them… they excelled.
God spoke what happened. Jesus spoke healing. He saw value in people as God's unique creation and in love, wanted everyone to be well, do well!
In His Love, Jesus transferred the Power of God’s Spirit in to them.
Do the same…
in faith, in love …you bless your people.
Begin creating a new atmosphere in your business culture, with your customers, suppliers. The Power of Spirit goes into that person when you do it in love, so they continually know that you appreciate them for who they are. This actualizes their gifts, and enhances ability to perform at higher levels.
Spiritual Power resides in you and waits to be released. When you praise others, encourage in love, Power goes into others.
As God created, you create.
It’s in your hands.
Give a blessing to all you meet and begin changing the world today one person at a time.
What you sow, you will reap and the blessings will boomerang back to you.
What you want, give to others (Luke 6:38)
Make it a practice to keep everyone's bucket full.
“Proclaim” freedom to the captive minds and hearts around you… and you will set them free.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim
that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the downtrodden will be freed from their oppressors,
and that the time of the Lord's favor has come."
Luke 4:18-19
Friday, November 18, 2005
Spiritual Gifts surpass Birth Gifts
By Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
When people work, supporting each other, their advanced gifts begin to surface.
The first level is in the natural....gifts we are born with, the ones that begin emerging throughout one's life time.
The second level are the Spiritual Gifts. Spiritual gifts are truly "gifts". Given from Jesus Spirit in response to the need of a group and for the need that a group is desiring to meet… regardless of a person's natural or trained abilities.
Talent Birth Gifts
Today's world is recognizing that discovering natural talent is important as it affects people's contribution and motivation they have at work. Recent research is showing businesses and people how to discover their birth-gifts and put them to use.
One study by Gallup Poll came up with 34 talent strengths people may have.
The book, Now, Discover Your Strengths, provides a way to find these through a talent discovery test on the Internet. (www.strengthsfinder.com)
The following lend clues to what yours may be.
Spontaneous, top of the mind reactions
In a given situation, what comes to your mind first… how to solve the problem, an emotional reaction, ways to explain it to someone else…etc. Observe how you think. This is the first sign of a natural birth gift.
Yearnings
What you yearn for, really would like to be part of your life is another gauge to use. An intense desire and something you feel strongly about doing. Some refer to this as your passion or what you love to do.
Rapid Learning
What comes easily, naturally without conscious effort may be traces of talent. When you notice others may struggle with something, but it comes easy for you. When you seem to grasp certain information quickly, may reveal a true underlining talent.
Satisfactions
What gives you a great amount of satisfaction. Note what you really enjoy doing that gives you a great amount of fulfillment doing it.
(Gallup has additional information on this at:
http://gmj.gallup.com/book_center/NDYS/ )
"How has God uniquely gifted you in (1) skills and abilities, (2) personality traits, (3) values, dreams and passions? Finding the work you love is not a self serving goal, it is a required component of fulfilling our true calling.” 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller
http://www.48days.com/
This can lead us to our natural birth talents which everyone has. We are now just recognizing the importance of knowing these and getting people involved in their strengths...birth talents. This adds the most to being effective, motivated and making one's best contribution in what we do. When we force people out of these, research has shown people perform poorly, are unhappy, lose hope, and may even be led to self-defeating behaviors.
The highly-effective business is finding it is better to mold a position around someone's natural talents than try to make a person fit a position. Every person has unique, exceptional abilities. Find them, develop them and your growth will expand exceptionally as well.
Beyond Birth Gifts are Spiritual Gifts
There are Gifts of a level higher, greater, and move advanced than our birth talents. If our natural talents were discovered in each person and then we each add Spiritual Gifts, we would function at Super-Natural Levels... if I may be bold enough to say... beyond anything we have ever seen in a society yet.
The Spirit gives Spiritual gifts regardless of intelligence, age, education, position....so be open to them coming through members of a group where these are not naturally characteristic of them. Here are some supernatural gifts that may surface above natural gifts in a group that supports, respects each other and works for the good of all present.
Wise Advice
This is a thought, idea that has great depths in wisdom in that it solves a problem both short-term and long-term, relationships are built up and each person saves face.
Special Knowledge
With this gift the person just “knows” or gleans information, through Supernatural awareness.
Faith
Some have great faith and without seeing the evidence of a potential result will just believe, without the least doubt, that it will happen. We have power over nature's events with just pure faith.
Healing
A person is healed Supernaturally through other’s prayers and faith. Be open again to unlikely sources who many have this gift. It may not be the most distinguished one in a group.
Performing Miracles
Miracles can be the common activity by groups united, One in Jesus Spirit and following the pattern of lifestyle Jesus taught.
Knowing the Difference between True Spirit and False spirit.
To have an accurate sense if someone is telling the truth and making up something. When dealing with others within and outside of a business, this spirit of discernment is a tremendous asset.
Predictive Intelligence
This person gets clear picture on what will happen and literally can predict, foretell, future events. These people are sometimes called prophets as they hear from Jesus Spirit on what will happen. They have a keen connection to the Spirit of the Universe that goes through everything and knows everything. It takes a lot of integrity for this Gift. A person has to be proven to be a very trustworthy person, humble, not self centered, also having exceptional wisdom.
Jesus said He would tell us what is to come.
It is an incredible thought that we all, as the Great Apostle Paul suggested, should have this Gift.
(For more note: Supernatural Gifts exceed natural Birth Gifts, by Geffry Fields, August, 19, 2005, at JesusIsUs.blogspot.com
http://jesusisus.blogspot.com/2005/08/supernatural-gifts-exceed-natural.html
Through love to each other, ALL the Indefinable Powers of creation can be part of our every day life. Spiritual Gifts are for a Spiritual purpose, providing what is needed Super-naturally, when natural talents are inadequate to meet challenges above our human abilities.
When any task force, partners, staff commits to a Jesus Spirit life, these can be manifested through individuals in the group. It may come from unlikely sources demonstrating a dramatic display of Supernatural ability…not normally seen in that person before.
When love abounds, generosity is rampant, kindness and humility prevail,
miracles can be the every day part of our lives.
Remember, for Spiritual power, small is better. The Power comes out of close knit relationships. Take time to build relationships and acknowledge gifts in others. Put them where they serve a valuable purpose in your business... where birth and Spiritual gifts can be used at its greatest level.
The miraculous and Supernatural Gifts are all accessible to every group who lives in Jesus Spirit and seeks His Power. Those who depend on human institutions have limitations.
Although Jesus said of those in His Kingdom,
“humanly speaking, it is impossible.
But with God everything is possible."
(Matt. 19:26)
4spirit@gmail.com
When people work, supporting each other, their advanced gifts begin to surface.
The first level is in the natural....gifts we are born with, the ones that begin emerging throughout one's life time.
The second level are the Spiritual Gifts. Spiritual gifts are truly "gifts". Given from Jesus Spirit in response to the need of a group and for the need that a group is desiring to meet… regardless of a person's natural or trained abilities.
Talent Birth Gifts
Today's world is recognizing that discovering natural talent is important as it affects people's contribution and motivation they have at work. Recent research is showing businesses and people how to discover their birth-gifts and put them to use.
One study by Gallup Poll came up with 34 talent strengths people may have.
The book, Now, Discover Your Strengths, provides a way to find these through a talent discovery test on the Internet. (www.strengthsfinder.com)
The following lend clues to what yours may be.
Spontaneous, top of the mind reactions
In a given situation, what comes to your mind first… how to solve the problem, an emotional reaction, ways to explain it to someone else…etc. Observe how you think. This is the first sign of a natural birth gift.
Yearnings
What you yearn for, really would like to be part of your life is another gauge to use. An intense desire and something you feel strongly about doing. Some refer to this as your passion or what you love to do.
Rapid Learning
What comes easily, naturally without conscious effort may be traces of talent. When you notice others may struggle with something, but it comes easy for you. When you seem to grasp certain information quickly, may reveal a true underlining talent.
Satisfactions
What gives you a great amount of satisfaction. Note what you really enjoy doing that gives you a great amount of fulfillment doing it.
(Gallup has additional information on this at:
http://gmj.gallup.com/book_center/NDYS/ )
"How has God uniquely gifted you in (1) skills and abilities, (2) personality traits, (3) values, dreams and passions? Finding the work you love is not a self serving goal, it is a required component of fulfilling our true calling.” 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller
http://www.48days.com/
This can lead us to our natural birth talents which everyone has. We are now just recognizing the importance of knowing these and getting people involved in their strengths...birth talents. This adds the most to being effective, motivated and making one's best contribution in what we do. When we force people out of these, research has shown people perform poorly, are unhappy, lose hope, and may even be led to self-defeating behaviors.
The highly-effective business is finding it is better to mold a position around someone's natural talents than try to make a person fit a position. Every person has unique, exceptional abilities. Find them, develop them and your growth will expand exceptionally as well.
Beyond Birth Gifts are Spiritual Gifts
There are Gifts of a level higher, greater, and move advanced than our birth talents. If our natural talents were discovered in each person and then we each add Spiritual Gifts, we would function at Super-Natural Levels... if I may be bold enough to say... beyond anything we have ever seen in a society yet.
The Spirit gives Spiritual gifts regardless of intelligence, age, education, position....so be open to them coming through members of a group where these are not naturally characteristic of them. Here are some supernatural gifts that may surface above natural gifts in a group that supports, respects each other and works for the good of all present.
Wise Advice
This is a thought, idea that has great depths in wisdom in that it solves a problem both short-term and long-term, relationships are built up and each person saves face.
Special Knowledge
With this gift the person just “knows” or gleans information, through Supernatural awareness.
Faith
Some have great faith and without seeing the evidence of a potential result will just believe, without the least doubt, that it will happen. We have power over nature's events with just pure faith.
Healing
A person is healed Supernaturally through other’s prayers and faith. Be open again to unlikely sources who many have this gift. It may not be the most distinguished one in a group.
Performing Miracles
Miracles can be the common activity by groups united, One in Jesus Spirit and following the pattern of lifestyle Jesus taught.
Knowing the Difference between True Spirit and False spirit.
To have an accurate sense if someone is telling the truth and making up something. When dealing with others within and outside of a business, this spirit of discernment is a tremendous asset.
Predictive Intelligence
This person gets clear picture on what will happen and literally can predict, foretell, future events. These people are sometimes called prophets as they hear from Jesus Spirit on what will happen. They have a keen connection to the Spirit of the Universe that goes through everything and knows everything. It takes a lot of integrity for this Gift. A person has to be proven to be a very trustworthy person, humble, not self centered, also having exceptional wisdom.
Jesus said He would tell us what is to come.
It is an incredible thought that we all, as the Great Apostle Paul suggested, should have this Gift.
(For more note: Supernatural Gifts exceed natural Birth Gifts, by Geffry Fields, August, 19, 2005, at JesusIsUs.blogspot.com
http://jesusisus.blogspot.com/2005/08/supernatural-gifts-exceed-natural.html
Through love to each other, ALL the Indefinable Powers of creation can be part of our every day life. Spiritual Gifts are for a Spiritual purpose, providing what is needed Super-naturally, when natural talents are inadequate to meet challenges above our human abilities.
When any task force, partners, staff commits to a Jesus Spirit life, these can be manifested through individuals in the group. It may come from unlikely sources demonstrating a dramatic display of Supernatural ability…not normally seen in that person before.
When love abounds, generosity is rampant, kindness and humility prevail,
miracles can be the every day part of our lives.
Remember, for Spiritual power, small is better. The Power comes out of close knit relationships. Take time to build relationships and acknowledge gifts in others. Put them where they serve a valuable purpose in your business... where birth and Spiritual gifts can be used at its greatest level.
The miraculous and Supernatural Gifts are all accessible to every group who lives in Jesus Spirit and seeks His Power. Those who depend on human institutions have limitations.
Although Jesus said of those in His Kingdom,
“humanly speaking, it is impossible.
But with God everything is possible."
(Matt. 19:26)
Saturday, November 12, 2005
One Voice Produces Greatness
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Having One Voice is the keynote theme in Stephen Covey's The 8th Habit. To manage and run business in this coming Hi-Tech, Hi-Touch world, blending each "voice," to become one voice greater than the sum of all voices, will move us from Effectiveness to Greatness.
"Helping people clearly understand and get committed to significant goals requires you to involve them in decision making. Together you determine the destination of the organization (vision and mission). Then everybody in the organization will have ownership in the path that leads to the destination (values and strategic plan)." (Covey)
Merge ideas, don't just pick the best one, and combine them all to form a bigger idea. When you do this you create "cutting edge" concepts, Inspired Ideas. By blending ALL voices, you will see a higher order of power at work for you.
James Surowiecki in The Wisdom of Crowds (Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations) states that "groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them."
When one voice, including the many, is formed... we are hearing from God. Dr. J. Robert Ashcroft, college president, felt the most significant event left out of many efforts is the power of a joint voice. His view was that each person hears from God and has part of the total picture of Divine Thought. When we collect ALL views, we then are Hearing Directly from God Himself.
Dr. Ashcroft was adamant on this one point with me, my college president and later mentor. Each person has the Voice of God working in them. Hear and combine all you hear. Respect ALL that talk with you... even the unattractive, uncool, the uncouth... and those you don't like. Learn to recognize and trust their voice as part of God's Complete Voice.
As a whole, we make up, become the Very Mind of Jesus Spirit. Combined thinking, harmonizing diverse ideas, produce a Supernatural power in fulfilling the ideas. Get in harmony with ALL you work with and interact with. Listen, combine and raise what you hear to another level. Then you are into hearing from the Supernatural... the very voice of God Himself, in Spirit, In you.
(Note: "Magnitude of Being One..." by Geffry Fields, posted July 9, 2005 www.JesusIsUs.blogspot.com)
http://jesusisus.blogspot.com/2005/07/magnitude-of-being-one.html
As a business person, don't get so caught up in just your own ideas. When you do, you overlook the extensive power of Collective Wisdom.
In The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer, he says that God is speaking all the time to everyone. This is a Supreme intelligence, all knowing from Spirit who is in all things, searches all things and knows everything. This Spirit of God speaks to man continually and through all aspects of our lives... what we see, hear, do. All of earth and all of people’s minds are expressing God's thoughts. This Supreme intelligence is available to everyone.
"The voice of God is the most powerful voice in Nature, indeed the only force in nature, for all energy is here only because the power filled Word is being Spoken."
It's in the Bible, Plus around you, and in you . Consider all. God is speaking 24-hours a day, every single mille-second, through every circumstance, occurrence, and many times through the most unexpected circumstances. God is in all things and speaks through all things.
Voice... God's Voice is speaking to you all the time.
Listen... Listen to the inner voice and the voices around you.
As Jesus said, My sheep Hear My Voice and follow Me as I lead them.
(Note: Gospel of John, chapter 10 in the Bible.)
When you listen to ALL,
create One Voice, you will be led to greener pastures.
You will have heard from God
and the Power of God Walks before you.
4spirit@gmail.com
Having One Voice is the keynote theme in Stephen Covey's The 8th Habit. To manage and run business in this coming Hi-Tech, Hi-Touch world, blending each "voice," to become one voice greater than the sum of all voices, will move us from Effectiveness to Greatness.
"Helping people clearly understand and get committed to significant goals requires you to involve them in decision making. Together you determine the destination of the organization (vision and mission). Then everybody in the organization will have ownership in the path that leads to the destination (values and strategic plan)." (Covey)
Merge ideas, don't just pick the best one, and combine them all to form a bigger idea. When you do this you create "cutting edge" concepts, Inspired Ideas. By blending ALL voices, you will see a higher order of power at work for you.
James Surowiecki in The Wisdom of Crowds (Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations) states that "groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them."
When one voice, including the many, is formed... we are hearing from God. Dr. J. Robert Ashcroft, college president, felt the most significant event left out of many efforts is the power of a joint voice. His view was that each person hears from God and has part of the total picture of Divine Thought. When we collect ALL views, we then are Hearing Directly from God Himself.
Dr. Ashcroft was adamant on this one point with me, my college president and later mentor. Each person has the Voice of God working in them. Hear and combine all you hear. Respect ALL that talk with you... even the unattractive, uncool, the uncouth... and those you don't like. Learn to recognize and trust their voice as part of God's Complete Voice.
As a whole, we make up, become the Very Mind of Jesus Spirit. Combined thinking, harmonizing diverse ideas, produce a Supernatural power in fulfilling the ideas. Get in harmony with ALL you work with and interact with. Listen, combine and raise what you hear to another level. Then you are into hearing from the Supernatural... the very voice of God Himself, in Spirit, In you.
(Note: "Magnitude of Being One..." by Geffry Fields, posted July 9, 2005 www.JesusIsUs.blogspot.com)
http://jesusisus.blogspot.com/2005/07/magnitude-of-being-one.html
As a business person, don't get so caught up in just your own ideas. When you do, you overlook the extensive power of Collective Wisdom.
In The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer, he says that God is speaking all the time to everyone. This is a Supreme intelligence, all knowing from Spirit who is in all things, searches all things and knows everything. This Spirit of God speaks to man continually and through all aspects of our lives... what we see, hear, do. All of earth and all of people’s minds are expressing God's thoughts. This Supreme intelligence is available to everyone.
"The voice of God is the most powerful voice in Nature, indeed the only force in nature, for all energy is here only because the power filled Word is being Spoken."
It's in the Bible, Plus around you, and in you . Consider all. God is speaking 24-hours a day, every single mille-second, through every circumstance, occurrence, and many times through the most unexpected circumstances. God is in all things and speaks through all things.
Voice... God's Voice is speaking to you all the time.
Listen... Listen to the inner voice and the voices around you.
As Jesus said, My sheep Hear My Voice and follow Me as I lead them.
(Note: Gospel of John, chapter 10 in the Bible.)
When you listen to ALL,
create One Voice, you will be led to greener pastures.
You will have heard from God
and the Power of God Walks before you.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Spirituality in Business Getting Serious Attention!
by Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
Spirituality in Business
"... the next major business trend"
Patricia Aburdene, Megatrends 2010
As an entrepreneur with a visionary spirit, I look for what is missing that could make a superb difference in the way we do business.
Here is what I have observed. Stephen Covey (The 8th Habit) has expressed it as well. He says we have four intelligences:
Mental intelligence... ability to analyze;
physical intelligence... our body's operational wellness;
emotional intelligence... ability to adjust psychological response;
and Spiritual intelligence... ability to know and create from nothing.
The one intelligence that is extremely underdeveloped is Spiritual Intelligence states Covey. One Spiritual visionary told me we as a society have a Spiritual intelligence at a moronic level... basically not developed at all compared to its intended potential in society by our Creator. It is the most important for the other intelligences to function exceptionally.
Megatrends 2010, says the next major mega-trend will be Spirituality in Business.
According to Megatrends 2010, the benefits are numerous.
--Predictive Intelligence
--Emotional and Physical Healing Power
--Inspired Creative Ideas
--Supernatural Problem Solving
--Powerful, Productive teams
--Expanded Gifts and Abilities
--Heightened Satisfaction and Inner-Peace
Total abilities, well-being and productivity are expanded to advanced levels
(Megatrends 2010 lists case studies which support this).
God created everything from nothing. Jesus showed us how to use what is created Super-Naturally. Spirit is made available as an exceptional intelligent, proactive resource we all can use.
Very few, says Covey, use the Spiritual Intelligence we all possess and it remains relatively under-used, and undeveloped in business process. Following the 90's technology boom, Spirituality is predicted to have the greatest impact on our abilities used for growing businesses.
How do we activate this dormant potential in our lives?
It has to start with you.
Each person must take it upon himself to cultivate interactive Spiritual communication. The Spirit of God Lives in you.
When you give time to develop this Spiritual relationship, within your soul and tie it to your intellect and psychological makeup, you will begin to develop the above qualities. These will become a natural part of you daily. They will be more evident in your daily life.
Take just 15-30 minutes a day and focus on this reality...
The Spirit of God is in you... the same Spirit that created the world and worked the miracles through Jesus' life. This Spirit is part of you.
As you increase awareness of this One Quality, In You, part of you, you begin opening the door for All of God's Potential, which is infinite, to be part of you.
Read the Psalms in the Bible... This will help. Make them a part of your daily reality. David and the other Psalm writers did this. David was a powerful King, a superior warrior, a sensational songwriter and captivating romantic. He took time to reflect, think, meditate on who He was with God. This gave Him great power, wisdom and stamina through all things.
Life can become a place where you see "beyond the natural" experiences part of all you do. You will carry the Supernatural power of God in Spirit in you, through all you do.
Think on this... and integrate it into your self image and encourage others around you to do the same.
Remember.... The Spirit of God actively lives in you.
Recognize what this means.
"His mighty power, Spirit, works in us, and accomplishes even more than we can imagine." (Eph. 3:20)
4spirit@gmail.com
Spirituality in Business
"... the next major business trend"
Patricia Aburdene, Megatrends 2010
As an entrepreneur with a visionary spirit, I look for what is missing that could make a superb difference in the way we do business.
Here is what I have observed. Stephen Covey (The 8th Habit) has expressed it as well. He says we have four intelligences:
Mental intelligence... ability to analyze;
physical intelligence... our body's operational wellness;
emotional intelligence... ability to adjust psychological response;
and Spiritual intelligence... ability to know and create from nothing.
The one intelligence that is extremely underdeveloped is Spiritual Intelligence states Covey. One Spiritual visionary told me we as a society have a Spiritual intelligence at a moronic level... basically not developed at all compared to its intended potential in society by our Creator. It is the most important for the other intelligences to function exceptionally.
Megatrends 2010, says the next major mega-trend will be Spirituality in Business.
According to Megatrends 2010, the benefits are numerous.
--Predictive Intelligence
--Emotional and Physical Healing Power
--Inspired Creative Ideas
--Supernatural Problem Solving
--Powerful, Productive teams
--Expanded Gifts and Abilities
--Heightened Satisfaction and Inner-Peace
Total abilities, well-being and productivity are expanded to advanced levels
(Megatrends 2010 lists case studies which support this).
God created everything from nothing. Jesus showed us how to use what is created Super-Naturally. Spirit is made available as an exceptional intelligent, proactive resource we all can use.
Very few, says Covey, use the Spiritual Intelligence we all possess and it remains relatively under-used, and undeveloped in business process. Following the 90's technology boom, Spirituality is predicted to have the greatest impact on our abilities used for growing businesses.
How do we activate this dormant potential in our lives?
It has to start with you.
Each person must take it upon himself to cultivate interactive Spiritual communication. The Spirit of God Lives in you.
When you give time to develop this Spiritual relationship, within your soul and tie it to your intellect and psychological makeup, you will begin to develop the above qualities. These will become a natural part of you daily. They will be more evident in your daily life.
Take just 15-30 minutes a day and focus on this reality...
The Spirit of God is in you... the same Spirit that created the world and worked the miracles through Jesus' life. This Spirit is part of you.
As you increase awareness of this One Quality, In You, part of you, you begin opening the door for All of God's Potential, which is infinite, to be part of you.
Read the Psalms in the Bible... This will help. Make them a part of your daily reality. David and the other Psalm writers did this. David was a powerful King, a superior warrior, a sensational songwriter and captivating romantic. He took time to reflect, think, meditate on who He was with God. This gave Him great power, wisdom and stamina through all things.
Life can become a place where you see "beyond the natural" experiences part of all you do. You will carry the Supernatural power of God in Spirit in you, through all you do.
Think on this... and integrate it into your self image and encourage others around you to do the same.
Remember.... The Spirit of God actively lives in you.
Recognize what this means.
"His mighty power, Spirit, works in us, and accomplishes even more than we can imagine." (Eph. 3:20)
Saturday, November 05, 2005
The Art of Spirituality in Business
By Dale Shumaker
4spirit@gmail.com
The Spirit Savvy Business is about Creating Processes and Systems that are powered by Spirit... Integrating Spiritual forces that change the normal to exceptional.
The Spirit Savvy Business will build lives of greater value.
It will move your business from being a great performer
to constantly create Super-Natural results.
It's not an out-there thing.
It's within you.
The Spirit Savvy Business takes
the most current business principles
that are working in today's business world,
and slides beside them
foundational Spiritual principles....
Biz principles with a Spiritual Spin.
The goal is to inform, inspire,
equip you with Spiritual Power.
What does the SpiritSavvyBiz do?
We share great ideas from current
great business books, magazines, blogs.
We search and find relevant business/Spiritual principles for you.
We read them for you and share some of their best ideas
in a summarized, straight-to-the-point form.
We all are busy.
We want the facts, insights as fast as possible.
Rainy-day reading is great when we have the time.
The Spirit Savvy Business gets to the heart-of-the-matter quickly.
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