MOVE Podcast with Brian Biggers
Andy Albright introduces Lamb's Chapel pastor Brian Biggers in Episode 32 of MOVE, highlighting a keynote speech given by Biggers at #LeadCon16 at The Alliance's headquarters in Burlington, N.C. on July 22, 2016.
Biggers spoke about leadership and the impact it has on the world and the people around you. What is it that makes great leaders? There are common denominators in leaders, and they are simple foundational stones that allow people to be great for a long time.
Talent and giftedness will get you there, but character will keep you in a leadership role. People will always follow character. They will be loyal to you and love you when you have great character. Character is defined as doing the right thing, period. It means having character all the time. We live in a moral universe. We have natural laws and there are character rules that govern the universe.
Leaders are servants of other people and believe in servanthood. The greatest leader to ever walk the Earth said I didn't come to be served, I came to serve others. When you serve people, others will follow you. When you have a servant's heart, people will want to help you and they will be loyal to you and love you. When you show people that you appreciate them then you will be rewarded for it.
If you want people to follow you, all you have to do is serve them. Do not despise the day of new beginnings. We all start leading by doing small things first and getting them right. If you are faithful over the little things then you can work up to being a greater and bigger leader.
Leaders have great vision. They have personal vision. They have vision for others. They see bigger things that are years from happening. When there is no vision, the people will perish. Work hard to be a visionary in all you do.
What is your vision for success? Have you written it down yet? What does success look like to you? Write it down. Come up with your personal vision and keep it simple enough that a child can understand it. Your vision can drive you. You also need to have a vision for your family.
Relationships trump income. You have to have a vision for your family or being successful means nothing. If you are married, you have to have a vision for your marriage. Don't fail to plan and put your vision into motion. You have to have a vision for you, your family, your marriage, your business, etc.
Be precise, be intentional and be clear about what you are doing with your life and where you are going in your business and career. You can't do 90 things well or even five. Find one area and get really great at doing it.
Serve people, but be focused and purpose driven in all that you do. Don't let somebody else write your story. If it is your vision, you will be driven to do it. Make sure when you get old that you look back and know that you got it right.
Nobody is successful by accident. Character will help you get there and it will keep you there. A vision will nail you to where you want to be. It can't be an accident. It has to be on purpose.
