It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.
You can find past posts on my website HERE.
Enjoy!
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from." Seth Godin
What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
I heard Seth Godin speak at a conference years ago, and I was drawn to the way he communicates really complex ideas in a simple and practical way. I've followed his blog and his books for years, and this month I want to share a couple of his quotes that will just make you think a little bit!
Godin says what others sometimes aren't willing to say. He cuts to the simple truth and pushes people to examine themselves.
This quote above is a perfect illustration of his style.
He drops these words, then he lets us wrestle with them and determine what they might mean to each of us personally.
There's nothing wrong with vacation, that's not the point.
The question he's causing me to ask myself is if I'm content with the life I am living currently. Do I need to constantly find ways to escape from that and if so, why?
I just returned a few weeks ago from a week away. It was a week of rest, reading, enjoying time with Gina and friends, and true replenishment. I wasn't running from my life, I was running towards rest.
What questions are stirred up in you when you read Godin's quote?
DEEPER STILL:
The year was 1987. Gina and I had just celebrated our wedding in August, and in November we were invited by one of our youth group couples to go with them to a concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The band was one that I hadn't followed much of, but their album, The Joshua Tree, was playing everywhere.
Over 66,000 people crammed into the stadium, and we joined the screaming crowd for a couple of hours of incredible music and showmanship. What a great concert.
I still remember the sound of all these people singing this song.... "And I still, haven't found, what I'm looking for..." The crowd sang this over and over, and it left an impression.
In a stadium full of people, I wanted to simply shout out, "I HAVE FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!" I'm not searching for the meaning of life or am I lost...I'm living life to the FULL as He created me to live.
The song is an exploration of the meaning of life and the lyrics dance around the hope of Christ, but to this day, that stadium full of people chanting those words kind of haunts me.
Go back to the quote... Life is an adventure, but we have also been created for a purpose. Don't spend your life trying to find it when the answer is right in front of you!
"I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." John 10:10 MSG
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
Find out more about Seth Godin HERE.
Seth's Blog HERE. Short & Sweat... yet really DEEP!
U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and The Joshua Tree on Apple
Gina and I watched this short series Transatlantic on Netflix which is based on a true story from France during World War II.
Randy Meisner, one of the founding members of the Rock Group, The Eagles (and my all-time favorite band) passed away this past week. His voice and song-writing can be experienced in one of his greatest songs ever, Take It To The Limit. Those were his vocals that made that song last! What a great range... Good Music!