Posts by Joe Schum
On Practice
“Whoever wishes to rank first must remain the last one and the servant of all”.
~ Mark 9:35
Ambition, pride and hubris…among all the other ways we can channel our behavior; is human. There’s so much talk about servant leadership today and still, rarely is it exhibited, even in the occasional way. I had an interesting exchange recently in a faith based setting that caused discomfort when I mentioned this was not only needed, and also demanded of us to live a truly righteous, fulfilled life. So even the most aware of these teachings struggle with this. Have you noticed that the greatest of us tend to also be some of the most humble, and giving? Servant leadership: It takes practice.
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There are 3 main definitions of Like with 34 nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions, across those three. And one interjection. It’s that one interjection, considered informal, that I’m here to rant about. It looks like this… Informal. (used in speech, often non-volitionally or habitually, to preface a sentence, to fill a pause, to…
Read MoreEpisode 62: Preppers: A Success Story
Okay, how do you think that big client call went? Not bad? Pretty good? Great? Or, it could’ve been better, there were good points, I didn’t see that coming, let’s regroup and set up another call. Or maybe, that really was not good…
Read MoreEpisode 61: Your Game Or Mine?
Hey sales leader? Are you coaching your team to greatness or to your specific desired outcome? What? What did you just say “yes” to…?
Read MoreOn Servant Leadership
“Whoever wishes to rank first must remain the last one and the servant of all”.
~ Mark 9:35
Ambition, pride and hubris…among all the other ways we can channel our behavior; is human. There’s so much talk about servant leadership today and still, rarely is it exhibited, even in the occasional way. I had an interesting exchange recently in a faith based setting that caused discomfort when I mentioned this was not only needed, and also demanded of us to live a truly righteous, fulfilled life. So even the most aware of these teachings struggle with this. Have you noticed that the greatest of us tend to also be some of the most humble, and giving? Servant leadership: It takes practice.
Read MoreIndependence Day v Groundhog Day
During the recent Independence Day celebrations that were all around us, the word or value that kept coming up for me was Freedom. A value that seems to lose its meaning and impact as new, younger generations emerge. While that topic is a whole other blog for sure, anecdotally I have experienced a serious lack…
Read MoreEpisode 60: Happy Ears Are Not For Hippos
Have you heard this term before? “Happy Ears”. For those who need a refresher, Happy Ears is an affliction that affects lots of people. For sales professionals it can be more than just an occasional condition, like a rash. It can be contagious and deadly.
Read MoreEpisode 59: Patience, My Hippo
When do we give ourselves and the world a chance to move forward just a bit and see a different way? A better way? We’ve gotten so impatient given the nature of today, the fast, chaotic pace of it all, that we want to solve it and solve it now. NOW!
Read MoreOn Mentoring
Show yourself in all respects a model of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, ~ Titus 2:7
While on a recent pilgrimage, attending daily mass, my homilist conveyed his concern for the lack of guidance from leading generations to emerging ones. That younger, emerging generations are truly falling behind. Not just in what is needed to be fruitful, also what is needed to be a fulfilled, compassionate and ultimately wise steward of the world. We need to be there for them. To listen to them. To show them different, better ways to walk through this world, not relying on solving its problems with man’s ideas. What are you doing to serve those who would benefit from what you know to be the truth? How are you helping others not be so in love with this world that they have lost sight of what is truly important and available to them and others in God’s world and beyond? Here’s a secret: they are waiting and wanting us to be there for them! So let’s be there for them and each other. I’m in. Who’s with me?
Read MoreOn Responsibility
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love.” ~ 2 Peter 1:5-7 I came across this passage very recently and it struck me in this way: it’s not about falling…
Read MoreOn Being Present
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~ C.S. Lewis The past is gone. It’s a history that is not yours. Shedding our past can be a difficult and painful experience, and also an uplifting and freeing one. We can change the ending! …
Read MorePreppers: A Success Story
“I’ve got a big call this morning. Really big. The biggest. Let’s all get on a call 15 mins before and get everyone’s roles straight so we knock this out of the park!” Okay, how do you think that big client call went? Not bad? Pretty good? Great? Or, it could’ve been better, there were…
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