A
thought by John C. Maxwell (2013-02-15) From his book, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective (p. 41).
David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to
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Understanding
what these immature qualities are is the first step in making our
relationships better. It shows what you and I
need to work on.
John
lists a few of these qualities:
One
is “Moodiness. Moody people are fickle and, thus, people who
cannot be depended upon. Confidence is never built on a person who is subject
to sullenness.”
Another
is, “Perfectionism. Perfectionism is
an obsessive need to perform flawlessly. It stifles creativity and freedom and
it turns people away. Perfectionists can rarely affirm themselves; therefore,
it’s very difficult for them to affirm others.”
“Oversensitivity. Oversensitive people
are constantly licking their wounds. They look inward and are not aware of the
needs of others. Naturally, people don’t flock around them.”
And
“Negativism. A person with a
constant negative attitude is depressing to be around. Their personality says
no to life in general. Others will avoid a person like that. There is no possibility of being a
charismatic leader when no one wants to be around you.
Paul
writes in Philippians 2: 3– 11, “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit,
but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the
interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ
Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality
with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a
bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance
as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross. For this reason, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him
the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee
will bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and
that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.”
John
then says, “There is no question that Jesus was and is highly exalted. But it
began with the deepest of humility. Remember: Charisma is being more concerned
about making others feel good about themselves than you are in making them feel
good about you!”
So
where do we begin?
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