Dr. David Dyson Tag Archive
Cecil, the Lion: will you hear my cry for the animals?
An American lured a lion in Africa away from safety in a sanctuary, injured, later killed, and beheaded him for a trophy and entertainment. The public outrage has been swift and massive, though it could fade—again. Now what? Do we want “slow, painful death” to be an option for hunted animals? Do we want it […]
Game Changers
Encouragement, Support, and Introductions to Opportunity at Critical Times can make the difference in whether someone takes action on a calling. Inspiration As a guest of my brother-in-law Steve Bryant, I attended a special Wednesday evening service at Church of the Highlands. Pastor Chris Hodges reflected on a milestone anniversary and how even he was amazed […]
Radio Show on Lou in the Morning: Purpose, Plans, Veterans, Students
Lou Vickery and I discussed three positive programs on his radio program, “Lou in the Morning,” which airs in South Alabama and Northern Florida–Pensacola to Atmore to the Eastern Shore of Mobile. WPFL FM 105.1; http://www.wpflradio.com Summary of Points Veterans Making Comeback: new Veteran Golfers Association on the Eastern Shore of Mobile at Lake Forest in […]
The Purpose of Life
To live a spiritual journey–faithfully; love and serve others–meaningfully; and do my best–joyously. One sentence, three parts, seven values. I had a mission statement I thought was good when someone approached me and said he was searching for the purpose of his life. He asked my opinion on life mission. I realized my mission statement needed […]
Freedom to Choose
In the space between stimulus and response, we have freedom to choose. When we envision who we seek to be and what we wish to do, we will do better than the popular though often overrated “go with the flow.” Once we have envisioned our best-selves, written plans, taken action, and created habits, we can […]
T.I.M.E.
Time. Inspiration. Money. Energy. Often, when people are worried about how much more “Time” they need, the true core issues are amounts of “Inspiration” and “Energy” they have that govern time use. Review and write updates to your plan to help focus on purpose and areas of passion to feel Inspiration as you work and […]
Power of 1° Better
Adjusting a magnifying glass to focus just 1° better can make the difference between hot and hot enough to burn through obstacles. Increasing the temperature of water from 211° to 212° changes hot water to boiling water, which creates steam and energy strong enough to move machines, which can move mountains. The strategies for 1 percent improvement are […]
Independence Day and the Founding Fathers
Col. Dunn presented at Life Leaders last evening about the importance of freedom of religion and more related to Independence Day and our founding fathers who sought to create a country free of religious persecution that existed in Europe. People had been killed for believing differently. The founding fathers shared a belief in God and […]
Best-Self Leadership Strategy improved
7 Best Practices to Lead Your Life Our plans for life should include a best-self strategy, which summarizes our answer to the question, how do I do my best? Two sources you can read and use are my (Dr. David Dyson’s) 7 Best Practices to PLAN and LEAD your LIFE and Dr. Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits […]
We have Freedom to Choose
We have freedom to choose our response to what happens. That’s a lesson from Dr. Stephen Covey on a video I shared with Life Leaders at the monthly seminar and meeting. We can choose character development more than personality. We should include character development in our goals to be better instead of just appear better. […]
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