I have learned through the years to look for four qualities in leaders, whether they are men or women. I look first for a searching mind: a person who is mentally alert, who has curiosity about life, who wants to learn all the time. Such a person is always reading, always listening, always thinking about what he or she hears, and trying to reason out what is behind it.

-Ray Stedman

There is a good book out by Tom Paterson entitled, “Living the Life You Were Meant to Live”. An experienced strategy consultant, Paterson lays out a route to self-discovery:

“In order to see where you are going, you need to gain a perspective on where you have been and what you have been gifted by God to be. There are times when we each need to go to the ‘mountaintop’ to be able to see the terrain below.” Read more »

This post is part of a series on leadership principles found in six controversial business ideas. Norm Brodsky put the ideas on the table in a recent article in Inc. Magazine.

Here’s the next principle I saw:

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Donald Miller is a fairly polarizing figure. Though I tend to defer to the likes of CS Lewis and Ray Stedman, Don has re-shaped quite a bit of my theological thinking… whether it has been for better or worse!

Well, he is at it again, blogging about whether God has a plan in store for us. Check it out:

Does God Have a Specific Plan for Your Life? Probably Not. | Donald Miller’s Blog.