Influence Project

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Modeling Perseverance is one of the most powerful forms of spiritual influence. We don’t seem to use the word perseverance very often. Maybe because it has the word severe in it. Or maybe it seems a bit old-fashioned, like King James Bible English. There is no question that other words roll more easily off the

Stories of Influence: Learn to Follow Learning to follow is an essential characteristic of life, work, and leadership. It helps us to influence others for the right reasons.  

Helping people at a time of crisis is founded on the ministry of presence—of being there, in full awareness, responsiveness, and empathy. For any leader who is an activist at heart, the ministry of presence can seem like too little. Almost an insult. How can just “being there” be meaningful and effective? What does it accomplish? An emergency room physician can revive someone whose heart has stopped beating, a fireman can extinguish deathly flames, a policeman can put a criminal behind bars. These kinds of assistance in the face of crisis seem valuable to us. Leaders like to fix things.

On this big news day in which power and influence are on people’s minds, Billy Graham turns 94-years-old. His life illustrates godly ambition. From “Sanctify Ambition” in Spiritual Influence: the Hidden Power Behind Leadership. One man has proclaimed the good news of Jesus to more people in the world than any other person in history.

Check back here for questions and comments applying part 2 of “Deepen Your Influence – the Online Seminar.” After you view the seminar segment (“Taking Initiative”…) Where do you find the very best ideas for the work of influence and leadership? [comment below] If spiritual influence includes “making things right,” what is one way in

If we want to pursue wisdom for our life and work we must reach beyond the circles we normally move in to find people who have the same questions we do, but whose life experiences are different than ours. This past week I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of guiding a diverse international group of leaders

Check back here for questions and comments applying part 1 of “Deepen Your Influence – the Online Seminar.” Who has been the most influential person in your life, and why? [comment below] What has been the most influential experience in your life, and why? [comment below]

For months now we have been preparing a special online learning experience for you that will help you make a greater impact in your work, your leadership, your family, your church, and your life. I have done the “Deepen Your Influence” seminar now with many groups in the U.S. and overseas, and I am genuinely enthused

Bill Lenz, pastor of Christ the Rock Community Church, recently informed me of a leadership development program called “Transformation of the Heart.” I’ve known Bill for many years and respect their ministry. And this opportunity in beautiful Green Lake, Wisconsin, looks fantastic. Go HERE for more information, including two videos that explain their program. “Transformation

All of us wrestle with the expectations that other people have of us. The only expectations that matter, ultimately, are God’s expectations. If we live up to those, with God’s help, we will be fulfilling the reasonable expectations others have. The prophet Micah said, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what

When we think of the great leaders of the past, we may remember their accomplishments, but just as likely we remember some great idea–a seminal idea–which dominated their lives and drove them to accomplish the great thing. Seminal, from the Latin word for seed, means something so compelling that it has a profound influence on