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What are the three primary components provided as exercises at the end of the chapter for an individual to determine how effective their personal leadership is?

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Integrity
initiative
servanthood

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When developing personal leadership, ___ wrote the book __ to promote the self-serving moral dilemma that it is easier to develop the perception that one has the qualities of a good leader instead of working hard to actually develop those qualities.

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Machiavelli

The Prince

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A compelling desire for some type of achievement or distinction.

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Ambition

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A president, general, CEO of a corporation, pastor, principal of a school are examples of what?

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Formal Positional Leadership

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Taking action to bring about change in your everyday situation by mobilizing resources around you is the definition of ____.

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Personal Leadership

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The ability to take action that brings about change in one’s area of influence by mobilizing others to accomplish a shared vision is the definition of ____.

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Informal Personal Leadership

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When an individual believe their life and behavior is primarily ruled by the decisions and actions of other people or outside circumstances, they display __.

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External Sense of Victimization

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When an individual believes that under the guidance of God their life and behavior is governed by their personal decisions and actions, they display ____.

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Internal Sense of Responsibility

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What is the primary reason an individual is unable to see the possibilities of what our all-knowing, all-powerful God has for their lives?

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They are too focused upon themselves.

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What are the five qualities that help to produce informal positional leadership?

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Credibility
Inspiration
Persuasion
Empathy
Partnership
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Who was the person from the Old Testament highlighted in the chapter as being an example of informal positional leadership?

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Jethro

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Individuals display the quality of ___ when they focus on equality and mutual respect rather than dominance and subordination.

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Partnership

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The quality of __ grows out of emotional strengths and can be developed an enhanced if a person seeks it and begins to practice it.

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Empathy

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is built upon the principles, convictions and insights that are developed in personal leadership.

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Credibility

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Individuals display the quality of ___ when they can effectively communicate insights in a manner that clearly explains the concept, benefits, and value of an idea.

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Persuasion

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Individuals display the quality of ___ when they can communicate good ideas to others in a way that they can understand is important.

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Inspiration

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Individuals display the quality of ___ when they are able to understand and imaginatively enter into the experience and feelings of another person.

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Empathy

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Individuals display the quality of ___ when they can demonstrate behaviors in their own life that reinforces credibility and evokes others to aspire to follow them.

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Inspiration

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is the belief of others that you can make a difference, so they take action to follow you.

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Credibility

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What are the five qualities that help to produce formal positional leadership?

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Serving
Modeling
Positioning
Envisioning
Investing
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is the mindset in a leader that places the needs of those led before one’s own self-interests.

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Serving

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is the intentional and regular practice of being able to ask others to perform a task because they know you are willing to do it yourself.

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Modeling

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What are the four ways a leader can show that ___ in those they lead is a priority.

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Investing

  1. _Spend time with them__
  2. _Provide adequate resources__
  3. _Provide access to information__
  4. _Share__
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The quality of __ is the capacity to imagine and articulate exciting future possibilities.

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Envisioning

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One of the roles under this capacity is that of a __. In this role the leader imagines a better future, avoids boundaries, and allows creativity to run free.
Dreamer
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Another role under this capacity is that of a __. In this role the leader helps those led to catch and endorse the same vision, as well as expand and enhance the vision.
Dream-caster
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Another one of the roles under this capacity is that of a __. In this role the leader provides resources for empowering those led to accomplish the shared vision.
Dream-maker
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What are the three ways a formal leader can position themselves in relation to those they lead?
Above Ahead Alongside
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This position is recommended to be used by a leader about 50% of the time.
Alongside
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Leaders in this position promote individual development, increase appreciation of diversity, and results in a sense of self-worth in those they lead.
Ahead
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Leaders in this position have authority and are expected to use it.
Above
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Leaders in this position see their role as an opportunity to collaborate with their fellow workers.
Alongside
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This position is recommended to be used by a leader about 45% of the time.
Ahead
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Leaders in this position use fear as a motivator resulting in compliance rather than growth.
Above
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Leaders in this position may find difficulty in determining who is actually responsible for the follow through of any given project.
Alongside
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Leaders in this position can lull their followers into an unhealthy dependence upon a benevolent leader.
Ahead
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This position is recommended to be used by a leader about 5% of the time.
Above
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What are the five qualities that help to produce personal leadership?
``` Principles Conviction Initiative Insight Trailblazing ```
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compels people in a way that stirs them to want to take action.
Conviction
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Most of the greatest inventions of the world came about through people with ___ who are constantly challenging the status quo with new possibilities and concepts.
Insight
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People with ____ display an attitude that arises primarily from an internal sense of responsibility.
Initiative
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People who exhibit ___ are not afraid to take the risks that are necessary to reach a better place.
Trailblazing
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People display __ when they don’t care about popularity or manipulation when taking action to bring about change due to their inner compass.
Principles
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impels people in a way that transforms moral principles into moral action.
Conviction
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People with __ believe they can make a difference and take action.
Initiative
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People who are honest and whose words are dependable show they have ___.
Principles
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propels people forward into the actual process of taking action.
Conviction
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People with ____ have the capacity to discern the hidden nature of situations and generate solutions to perplexing challenges.
Insight
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People of __ believe that if good can be done, it should be done
Conviction
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People who exhibit ____ with recognize a path before others do; travel the path themselves; and reveal the path to others.
Trailblazing
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Narcissus was the son of the river god ____.
Cephissus
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Narcissus was the son of the nymph ____.
Liriope
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Narcissus is the origin of the term __..................,
narcissism
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which is a fixation with ___ and one's __
oneself | physical appearance
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__ realizes that Narcissus was proud and disdained all who loved him.
Nemesis
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How did the person in the question above respond to Narcissus’ behavior?
Attracted Narcissus to a pool
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What was the result of Narcissus’ temptation?
He drowned in an attempt to pursue what he could not attain – the experience of self-love
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defines the fundamental purpose of your existence, succinctly describing why you exist and what you are meant to do with your life.
Mission
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depicts a long-term view of the way your world will look in the future if you are successful in carrying out your mission.
Vision
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describes the strategy that culminates in you actually fulfilling your mission.
Action
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situation with a good chance or prospect for advancement or success.
opportunity
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any question or matter involving danger, doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
problem
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a system of principles used for guidance in practical affairs.
philosophy
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what one believes to have relative worth, merit, or importance.
values
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a compelling desire for some type of achievement or distinction.
ambition
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to make clear and distinct
articulate
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cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force.
draw
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existing conditions or surroundings.
circumstances
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moral excellence
virtue
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Frederick Buechner’s quote stating that individuals will find their life calling in “the __ that you need most to do and that the __ most needs to have done.”
work | world
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Is our call to serve the world an optional one?
No
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In teaching that we are to accept “who we are” are doing “what we are created to do”; the textbook used what teaching on the dynamics of Christians working together?
Body of Christ
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We are to recognize which people will respond to us; the textbook used the example of how Paul was effective preaching to the ___, while Peter was most effective preaching to the __.
Gentiles | Jews
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is an example of someone we learned about early in the school year who was never happy in accepting God’s role in his life.
Jonah
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What are the six concepts in the Great Commission (Matthew 18-20) that guide our personal mission and set the context for our overall Life Calling:
``` Go Make disciples Baptize Teach Have all authority Christ is with you ```
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What five areas did the textbook identify as the needs of the world that draw us?
``` People Locations Problems Opportunities Situations that we are currently encountering ```
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see in one’s mind something of beauty, charm, value, or desirability.
Dream
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mental image representing something in a graphic sense.
Picture
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purpose toward which an endeavor is directed.
Goal
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job, assignment, chore, or act of work to be carried out.
Task
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ability to arouse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
Inspiration
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ability to see in one’s mind something that is not real in the immediate setting.
Imagination
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a plan, method, or series of actions for obtaining a specific goal or result.
Strategy
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a line of thought or action leading from one point of reference to another.
Direction
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We are to discover that vision = __ and that vision ≠ ____
Picture | Task
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is an individual who gave one of the best examples of displaying a passionate vision in his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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is the ingredient of developing a life-changing vision through the formation of a conscious idea or mental image of something you have never before wholly thought of in reality.
Imagination
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is the ingredient of allowing the voices of your spirit, soul, and heart to speak as loud as your mind and body.
Inspiration
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is the ingredient of guiding your dreams towards your own images rather than those of others.
Independence
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Is the scripture that states “Without a vision, the people perish.”
Proverbs 29:18
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In God’s calling to “Open our Eyes” the textbook used the account of ___ to teach us how to see possibilities in situations where we once only saw challenges.
Elisha
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In God’s calling to “Look at Everything” the textbook used the account of Jesus and ___ to teach that life is greater and more fulfilled when we look beyond meeting just our physical needs.
Samaritan Woman
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In God’s calling to “Look Forward to a New Heaven and New Earth” the textbook used the account of the disciple ____ teaching the people to be ready for Jesus’ second coming.
Peter
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In God’s calling to “Lift Up Your Eyes” the textbook used the account of __ to teach about hope and encouragement in the times of despair and discouragement.
Isaiah
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In all of these teachings, we are called to “see” beyond ourselves. What is the primary reason we are called to “see” beyond ourselves?
Moves us beyond the temptation of selfishness
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List the four steps that turn vision into action:
Establishes direction Set SMART goals Develop a strategy Take actions
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What are S.M.A.R.T. goals?
``` Specific_ Measurable__ Achievable_ Relevant_ Time-framed__ ```
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At the end of our textbook, the author concludes that Life Calling becomes a reality and we feel a sense of fulfillment because we’ve attained these three desires of our heart:
Meaning_ Significance_ Hope__
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His father’s career was: __
Psychiatrist / College Administrator
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His mother’s career was:
1st Grade teacher
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What did he enjoy doing as a child that was discouraged once he entered school?
Daydreaming, imagining and making up stories
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What did he state became the structure of his education?
Acquisition of knowledge / memorization of facts
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What was the pattern of life he experienced regularly while in school?
Being disciplined in the principal’s office
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Upon entering college, what experience made him change his view of learning?
An English instructor who encouraged him to be creative
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How confident in his future was he after graduating college?
Not very
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How did the majority of his family react to his career choices after college?
Running joke about the variety of different jobs
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What realization changed his career outlook?
No matter what job he took, he found himself helping others
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What four key elements stand out as components in the working definition of leadership provided in the text?
Vision Action Mobilization Change

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