I recently participated as a panelist in a discussion after a screening of Race to Nowhere, a film by Vicki Abeles, at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. The film addresses the pressures placed on students to perform and the demands that come with striving to achieve academically. Several issues may contribute to […]
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Dickson make this point in Chapter 8 and frankly it startled me a bit. While persuasion and humility may seem like inconsistent traits, think about our own leader, Virgil Gulker. Dickson points out that “persuasion is the leader’s ability to articulate and argue a position in a way that motivates others in the team to
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I was struggling to find meaningful comments from Dickson in his chapter on humility generating achievement and finally found it in a quote he used from Stephen Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey said, “Humility truly is the mother of all virtues. It makes us a vessel, a vehicle,
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This week Dickson engages in an in-depth historical study of how arrogance not humility ruled the ancient world. As a history buff I enjoy his explanation but as your humble book reviewer, I can help you find his nugget of truth that will empower your daily living. Here’s what Dickson says about Jesus that caused
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Dickson points out that since none of us are experts at everything, being humble just makes good common sense. While some may argue that such a conclusion represents a sign of weakness, Dickson says humility suggests realism and is therefore, a strength. He warns against engaging in self-deception as a recent survey of one million
Dickson defines leadership as “the art of inspiring others in a team to contribute their best toward a goal.” Dickson explains that leadership is hard for some to grasp because it is more of an art than a science. Art forms are characterized by flexibility and intuition. The second part of leadership is that it
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Setting a target helps us know what behavior we want a child to show. Giving clear directions communicates what we expect to the child. Children have a better chance of behaving positively when we tell them what we would like them to do. Giving specific directions prevents problems. It is easier and more effective to
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The theme for this book study will be the importance of humility in our relationship with others. We’ll be guided by John Dickson author of the book Humilitas. His credentials include a PhD. in ancient history teaching at Macquarie University in Australia and he is co-director of the Centre for Public Christianity. To define humility he
Our next book study will explore the power of humility especially for those in leadership positions, like KIDS HOPE USA Directors. While Jesus represents the biblical perspective on humility, a more contemporary example would be the life of Henri Nouwen. Although a learned professor, priest, and widely traveled speaker most of his life, he spent the last
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The following was written by a 17 old Honduran student at the Vida Abudante Christian School in La Union Honduras. “A good definition for hope is that it is the belief that circumstances in the future will be better. Everyone should be expecting a great year. We should be hopeful all the time and fully trust
