Daniel Im

Pastor + Author

Tuesday's Thought

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.

Tuesday’s Thought – Parker Palmer and Vocation

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If you are on a journey to discover your calling in life, then you should acquaint yourself with the works of Parker Palmer. If you want to think deeply about your vocation, then you need to read Let Your Life Speak: Listening For the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer.

Here’s Parker Palmer’s perspective on vocation:

Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you.