Million Leaders Mandate Notebook Three Leadership Begins With an Attitude (Lesson 1)

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Million Leaders MandateNotebook
ThreeLeadership Begins With an
Attitude(Lesson 1)
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Leadership Begins With an Attitude

• Leaders think and perceive the world differently
  than followers do
• As a man thinks in his heart, so he is
• Proverbs 237

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Biblical Principles
About
Attitudes
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1. My attitude as I begin a task will affect its
outcome more than anything else.

• Joshua and Caleb

• The Other Ten Spies

1. Saw the fruit
1. Saw the problems
2. Saw themselves in Gods hands
2. Saw themselves as small and weak
3. Were optimistic about the future
3. Were pessimistic about the future
4. Encouraged stepping out in faith
4. Prevented the people from progress
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2. My attitude toward others determines their
attitude toward me.

• Four Important Leadership Steps with People

1. Remember their name

1. Recognize their potential

3. Request their help
4. Reward their efforts
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3. My attitude is the major difference between
success and failure.

• Watch over your heart and guard it with all
  diligence. For from it flow the springs of
  life. (Proverbs 423)

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4. My attitude can turn my problems into
blessings.

• Three Phases of a problem

• Awareness We have a problem.

• Evaluation What went wrong?

• Choice This is where attitude steps in!

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5. My attitude can give me an uncommon
perspective on life.

• The primary difference between a follower and a
  leader is perspective. The primary difference
  between a leader and an effective leader is
  better perspective.
• -Dr. J Robert Clinton

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6. My attitude is my best friend or my worst
enemy.
The good man out of the good treasure of his
heart brings forth what is good and the evil man
out of the evil treasure of his heart brings
forth what is evil for his mouth speaks from
that which fills his heart. (Matthew 1235)
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7. My attitude, not my achievements, will give me
happiness.

• Personal Evaluation
• Have you ever thought.
• 1. If I could just serve in a different place,
  Id be happier.
• 2. If I just knew that person, Id be satisfied.
• 3. If things were different here, I would be OK.
• 4. If I would not have done that, Id feel better
  about myself.

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8. My attitude will change when I choose to
change it.
                 
 
Conditions
Choices

Age
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9. My attitude needs continual adjustment.

• Indicators for Attitude Adjustments

1. I have not had enough time with God or myself.

2. My family notices and tells me about my
attitude.
3. My relationship with co-workers becomes
strained.
4. My view of people begins to lower.
5. My perspective on life becomes cynical.
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10. My attitude is contagious.

• People catch our attitudes like they catch a cold
  from usby getting too close to us!