Daniel Im

Pastor + Author

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Tuesday’s Thought – Brad Lomenick and Your Next Role

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Catalyst has been a blessing to my development as a leader and I’m deeply grateful for the leadership that Brad Lomenick has brought to it. When I heard that Brad had written a book, The Catalyst Leader: 8 Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker, I quickly added it to my “must read” list. Regretfully, it’s taken over a year for me to get to it, but once I opened it up, I gobbled it up in matter of days. I even live tweeted each chapter – you can check it out by going to my twitter account – @danielsangi.

Here is one of my favourite quotes from his book, The Catalyst Leader: 8 Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker:

Act, lead, dream, create, and deliver based on the job or position you want next, not the job or position you have now. Step into that role before you ever have it. Demand perfection from yourself before anyone ever demands it of you.

Tuesday’s Thought – Mother Teresa and The Power of Teams

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Mother Teresa doesn’t need an explanation – she is one of the greatest influencers of this past century.

Since I love leadership and the power of teams, this quote popped out to me:

You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things.

Let’s do great things by living in the areas of our strength and by working with one another!

Tuesday’s Thought – Susan Cain and Introverts

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Susan Cain has written a landmark book on the power of introverts. Whether you’re an introvert, married to one, work with one, or are friends with one, this is a powerful message that you need to comprehend and digest – especially because we live in a world that idealizes extroverts.

This quote summarizes the power of introverts and the message that introverts need to hear – it’s by Susan Cain from her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking:

Use your natural powers – of persistence, concentration, insight and sensitivity – to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems, make art, think deeply.

Tuesday’s Thought – Albert Einstein and Getting Things Done

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We all know that Albert Einstein is known for his brilliant mind. However, as much as a great mind is a prerequisite to innovation, so is action. Without action, your thoughts will amount to nothing.

Hence, here is today’s thought by Albert Einstein:

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any many who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

How To Advance Your Leadership

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The best leaders are consistently learning and challenging themselves. They are not content with the status quo. Neither are they content with leading the way that they’ve been led or simply according to their gut instincts. The best leaders are on a lifelong journey of learning because they know that when they stop learning, they stop leading.

However, it’s not just about learning because any good leader knows the importance of learning.

The thing that sets the best leaders apart from the pack lies in Todd’s quote above. The best leaders not only strive to become experts in their field, but they also broaden their field of vision.

The best leaders have the rigour to learn outside of their field of discipline #leadership

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When you develop this discipline, you begin to see connections between seemingly disparate themes, ideas, and concepts. You develop the ability to integrate diverse perspectives into a collective whole. It’s like a light turns on in your brain.

As a pastor and as a church leader, I love to read spiritually formative books. I love to read books from thought leaders in my discipline, like:

However, if I stop there, then my leadership will only go so far.

To move further faster, you need to develop the rigour to learn outside of your field of discipline

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That’s why these are the books that I’m currently reading to challenge and grow myself:

1. How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don’t Know – Byron Sharp

  • What are the things that you want your church to do? How do you want your church to be known in the community? Marketing is not just for businesses trying to gain market share.

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