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Accomplishment Archives - Garland McWattersLet your pride shine through in whatever you doEach of us produces a piece of the whole effort, and the quality of our contribution matters to the quality of the whole.
The post Let your pride shine through in whatever you do appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-07-0302 minAccomplishment Archives - Garland McWattersYou get things done by getting things doneIt begins with the thought followed by action that causes other actions and before you know it, you are getting something done by getting something done.
The post You get things done by getting things done appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-2703 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersWe all want progress-just at different speeds.Learning is multi-faceted. Often the issue is not our direction, but our speed and how much risk we are willing to take at any one time.
The post We all want progress-just at different speeds. appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-1903 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersPersonal Accountability is the True Friend of FreedomThe accountability that is set by someone else feels like coercion. But accountability to ourselves feels like the freedom we relish.
The post Personal Accountability is the True Friend of Freedom appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-1303 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersPersonal Accountability is the True Friend of FreedomThe accountability that is set by someone else feels like coercion. But accountability to ourselves feels like the freedom we relish.
The post Personal Accountability is the True Friend of Freedom appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-1303 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersSimplify to clarifysimplifying our lives make the clutter more obvious and easier to discard without remorse.
The post Simplify to clarify appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-0603 minTransformation Archives - Garland McWattersSimplify to clarifysimplifying our lives make the clutter more obvious and easier to discard without remorse.
The post Simplify to clarify appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-0603 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersSimplify to clarifysimplifying our lives make the clutter more obvious and easier to discard without remorse.
The post Simplify to clarify appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-06-0603 minLove-Relationships Archives - Garland McWattersShare your soulWe all should respect people for the content of their character. Yet, we are more likely to connect with those whose soulful essence resonates with ours.
The post Share your soul appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-2902 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersFind the harmony in changeWe learn to live in harmony with the changes, especially if they bring value to our quality of life. The dis-harmony comes when we decide we do not want to change with the times.
The post Find the harmony in change appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-2302 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersGet better acquainted with yourselfThere is something going on inside our fleshly boundary that projects itself outward in all directions. Our energy ripples from our center. There is something that makes us tick. But what? And why?
The post Get better acquainted with yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-1503 minTransformation Archives - Garland McWattersGet better acquainted with yourselfThere is something going on inside our fleshly boundary that projects itself outward in all directions. Our energy ripples from our center. There is something that makes us tick. But what? And why?
The post Get better acquainted with yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-1503 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersGet better acquainted with yourselfThere is something going on inside our fleshly boundary that projects itself outward in all directions. Our energy ripples from our center. There is something that makes us tick. But what? And why?
The post Get better acquainted with yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-1503 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersLearn the difference between belief and truthFactual truth that can be proved by evidence does not depend on whether one chooses to believe it. While belief, no matter how sincere, is entirely within the will of an individual to accept it.
The post Learn the difference between belief and truth appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-1203 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersLet growing older grow in youEveryone wants to live forever without looking or acting like they are aging. There are aspects of growing older that are universal and inescapable.
The post Let growing older grow in you appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-0203 minTransformation Archives - Garland McWattersLet growing older grow in youEveryone wants to live forever without looking or acting like they are aging. There are aspects of growing older that are universal and inescapable.
The post Let growing older grow in you appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-05-0203 minAccomplishment Archives - Garland McWattersPros are in demand. You can be one.You don’t become a pro overnight. Being naturally talented might give you a head start, but it isn’t enough by itself.
The post Pros are in demand. You can be one. appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-04-2503 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersCourage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed itCourage is intentional. Knowing to do the right thing and acting righteously, understanding the personal consequences, but taking the action to make things better in the face of risk.
The post Courage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed it appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-04-1003 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersCourage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed itCourage is intentional. Knowing to do the right thing and acting righteously, understanding the personal consequences, but taking the action to make things better in the face of risk.
The post Courage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed it appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-04-1003 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersCourage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed itCourage is intentional. Knowing to do the right thing and acting righteously, understanding the personal consequences, but taking the action to make things better in the face of risk.
The post Courage is the faith you did not know you had until you needed it appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-04-1003 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersBe a mystery instead of an open bookI might have made a good first impression, but the second, and the third, and the fourth impressions got progressively worse the longer I talked.
The post Be a mystery instead of an open book appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-04-0302 minAccomplishment Archives - Garland McWattersDoing one thing means not doing anything else at the same timeA priority is what I must do now, no matter how inconsequential it seems, in a series of linked tasks so I can do the next thing.
The post Doing one thing means not doing anything else at the same time appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-2703 min
the Spirit of Leading096: OK Reps. Daniel Pae and Ajay Pittmann-overcoming partisan division
096: OK Reps. Daniel Pae and Ajay Pittmann-overcoming partisan division
Most citizens are put off by the acrimony and pettiness of what has become political discourse. Younger elected leaders are seeking ways to overcome the negativity and have serious policy conversations about important issues.
Rep. Ajay Pittmann (D HD99) and Daniel Pae (R HD62) have emerged as two leaders in this effort. Along with co-chairs, State Sen. John Michael Montgomery (R SD32) and Jo Anna Dossett (D SD35), the Oklahoma Future Caucus is seeking ways to encourage a more collaborative atmosphere among lawmakers in both chambers.2023-03-2243 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersLead the WHAT and the WHO will followBuying in to the message leads to inspiration, enrollment, and engagement. Leaders walk their talk, or no one follows.
The post Lead the WHAT and the WHO will follow appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-2003 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersLead the WHAT and the WHO will followBuying in to the message leads to inspiration, enrollment, and engagement. Leaders walk their talk, or no one follows.
The post Lead the WHAT and the WHO will follow appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-2003 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersLead the WHAT and the WHO will followBuying in to the message leads to inspiration, enrollment, and engagement. Leaders walk their talk, or no one follows.
The post Lead the WHAT and the WHO will follow appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-2003 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersGreat ideas come from many ideasCreatives will tell you that their standout achievements are surrounded by the hundreds or thousands of preliminary ideas and attempts they had to go through.
The post Great ideas come from many ideas appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-1303 minthe Spirit of Leading095: Do Something for Sustainability Today—Corey Williams
095: Do Something for Sustainability Today—Corey Williams
We can keep score on how we are doing to create more sustainable workplaces and homes. Corey Williams, executive director of the Sustainability Alliance has been working on, and improving, efforts to do so for twenty-plus years.
On this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, Corey talks about her journey since the days when former U.S. Vice-president Al Gore first brought up An Inconvenient Truth about the worsening condition of the global climate and the contributing factors that we can do something about. Corey decided to do...2023-03-0941 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersGrievance is not a visionDwelling on grievance does not solve the problem. It only points it out. Because, not getting what you DO NOT WANT will never guarantee that you will get what you do want.
The post Grievance is not a vision appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-03-0603 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersA master is a student firstThe master is forever a student. New knowledge provokes new questions. Curious discovery—the hunger and thirst to know more deeply and intuitively.
The post A master is a student first appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-02-2702 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersYou cannot be self-actualized by following the crowdThere is something inside us that compels us to strive to reach our highest potential. That appetite is fed by the notion that we can be better, or more, than we are now.
The post You cannot be self-actualized by following the crowd appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-02-2203 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersYou cannot be self-actualized by following the crowdThere is something inside us that compels us to strive to reach our highest potential. That appetite is fed by the notion that we can be better, or more, than we are now.
The post You cannot be self-actualized by following the crowd appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-02-2203 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersBoldly goBoldly go because each moment is a new destination, and each destination reveals a new horizon.
The post Boldly go appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-02-0703 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersBe a visionary, not just a dreamerA dream might be noble, but it will languish if it is never shared or expressed in ways that others can latch on to the idea and join the cause.
The post Be a visionary, not just a dreamer appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-01-2302 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersDevelop a blindspot alertWe rely on our five empirical senses to find our way around in the world. We have invented work arounds to correct impairments, but only to a point. We must become alert to our gaps in noticing information we have missed.
The post Develop a blindspot alert appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-01-1703 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersAsk “Why?”Every response to the question, "Why?" invites further exploration into the underlying Why. The process itself is the INPowered Way.
The post Ask “Why?” appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-01-0902 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersResolve to make more U-turnsWisdom is being able to recognize when we are going the wrong way, and correcting it as immediately as possible.
The post Resolve to make more U-turns appeared first on Garland McWatters.2023-01-0203 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersReflect, renew, resolveReflection is looking inward and backward so we can move forward with creative energy.
The post Reflect, renew, resolve appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-12-2602 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersSanta is realSince I can imagine a Santa Claus, I can imagine a world of generosity, joy, the delight of surprise, goodwill, and celebrating the child within us all.
The post Santa is real appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-12-1202 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersExtend your reachTo extend your reach is to stretch yourself beyond your usual space. Sometimes we reach beyond our comfort zone—out on the frontiers where we are likely to encounter situations we haven’t faced before.
The post Extend your reach appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-12-0503 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersMake encouragement your currencyIt’s easy to say, “I’m sure things will work out.” But, I’ve noticed the most powerful form of encouragement is that which comes after listening to the needs and longings of someone.
The post Make encouragement your currency appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-11-2803 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersThe silver lining in the cloud is gratitudeThe brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin.
The post The silver lining in the cloud is gratitude appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-11-2102 minChange Archives - Garland McWattersThe silver lining in the cloud is gratitudeThe brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin.
The post The silver lining in the cloud is gratitude appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-11-2102 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersThe fear of discovering yourselfWhen it comes to criticism, we relish the good, dismiss the bad, and if the news is more negative than we think necessary, we can get downright ugly about it.
The post The fear of discovering yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-11-1402 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersWelcome the surprisesSurprise wakes us up from whatever business as usual mindset we were in. The surprise makes us more alert, and we might take a closer look.
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the Spirit of Leading093: The democracy of football
093: The democracy of football
Democracy is easily misunderstood. Political debate hasn’t been very helpful in clarifying the essence of what democracy means to how the American way of life makes the transition from concept to everyday practice.
Sometimes an analogy helps.
I think sports gives us that analogy, a way of considering the practical application of how our laws, borne out of political debate, turn into the actual processes and procedures of governance from the city council chambers to the U.S. Capitol House of Representatives and Senate.
In this ep...2022-10-1937 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersRead the fine printIt might surprise you that the truth in advertising laws do not require the seller to tell the truth. So, protect yourself at all times.
The post Read the fine print appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-10-1803 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersRead the fine printIt might surprise you that the truth in advertising laws do not require the seller to tell the truth. So, protect yourself at all times.
The post Read the fine print appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-10-1803 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersCourage takes heartWhenever you must find the extra energy you need to persist in the face of doubt, courage shows up for the INPowered.
The post Courage takes heart appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-10-1002 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersGiving Is LivingGivers profit from a deep sense of satisfaction that they were able to help with nothing required in return.
The post Giving Is Living appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-10-0203 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersBe a courageous learnerIt takes courage to share new learning. You might be scoffed and ridiculed because others don't get it.
The post Be a courageous learner appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-09-2003 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersBe a courageous learnerIt takes courage to share new learning. You might be scoffed and ridiculed because others don't get it.
The post Be a courageous learner appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-09-2003 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersTake time to stretch your mindBy staying mentally flexible from daily stretching, you can live in a mental land where you never grow old.
The post Take time to stretch your mind appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-09-1302 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersBuilding character is a labor of self-loveDo you love yourself enough to identify the character traits and attributes you want to be known for when people say your name?
The post Building character is a labor of self-love appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-09-0503 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersEnergy flows where attention goesYou cannot excel at something you don’t spend any time thinking about.
The post Energy flows where attention goes appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-08-2903 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersINLightenment can be both liberating and terrifyingINLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener.
The post INLightenment can be both liberating and terrifying appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-08-2303 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersINLightenment can be both liberating and terrifyingINLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener.
The post INLightenment can be both liberating and terrifying appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-08-2303 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersINLightenment can be both liberating and terrifyingINLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener.
The post INLightenment can be both liberating and terrifying appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-08-2303 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersPotential is God-given, success is your creationWe hear a lot about potential as a way of encouraging ourselves. Another way of encouraging potential is to look at our successes.
The post Potential is God-given, success is your creation appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-08-0902 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersImpossible or I’m possible. Decide which.Rather than write a goal statement, I should write myself a challenge, "My mission, should I choose to accept it is to . . . then fill in the blank.
The post Impossible or I’m possible. Decide which. appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-1902 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersTruth is like finding goldThere can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.
The post Truth is like finding gold appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-1502 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersTruth is like finding goldThere can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.
The post Truth is like finding gold appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-1502 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersTruth is like finding goldThere can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.
The post Truth is like finding gold appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-1502 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersDare YourselfDare we hold ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standards in governing, business, and personal conduct?
The post Dare Yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-0103 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersDare YourselfDare we hold ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standards in governing, business, and personal conduct?
The post Dare Yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-07-0103 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersStop talking and BeWe must continually hold ourselves responsible for being the example of good we expect in others.
The post Stop talking and Be appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-06-2703 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersStop talking and BeWe must continually hold ourselves responsible for being the example of good we expect in others.
The post Stop talking and Be appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-06-2703 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersGo out and see what you can findCheck out what’s going on around you as a matter of casual exploration. No agenda. Just wholesome curiosity.
The post Go out and see what you can find appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-06-2102 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersLearn to sail into the windWhen you hit the headwinds of adversity, find your angle of approach so that the adversity creates some advantage instead of letting it stop you.
The post Learn to sail into the wind appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-06-1402 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersAdversity is nature. Grit is nurture.Nature involves a struggle, a give and take, resistance, challenge. Hanging in there, persisting, overcoming is fundamental to personal growth.
The post Adversity is nature. Grit is nurture. appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-06-0602 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersReceive what comes to nurture youI have become more INPowered as I have become more curious about new experiences, especially if they might help me grow or mature as a person—that will nurture me.
The post Receive what comes to nurture you appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-05-3103 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersFind your North StarOur north star as a guiding, changeless, principle or value that informs our goals and decisions.
The post Find your North Star appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-05-2402 minLearning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWattersCross-train for excellenceWhen we explore the habits and behaviors of the exceptional, we often find that they developed their talents by training in areas other than their specialty.
The post Cross-train for excellence appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-05-1702 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersBe a cause, not just a brandYour true personal brand should manifest from the way you live your cause.
The post Be a cause, not just a brand appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-05-0403 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersCut looseTo Live INPowered, we must find a way to cut loose from the mental and emotional ties that hold us from reaching our goals.
The post Cut loose appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-04-2504 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersThinking makes it soEverything we know is a product of our thoughts. All languages, all ideology, all religions, our total and complete life, is a product of our thoughts, both conscious and subconscious.
The post Thinking makes it so appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-04-1102 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersLearn and practice escape movesLearning how to get out of trouble is as important as learning how to avoid trouble in the first place.
The post Learn and practice escape moves appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-04-0603 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersLearn and practice escape movesLearning how to get out of trouble is as important as learning how to avoid trouble in the first place.
The post Learn and practice escape moves appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-04-0603 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersGo deep. Seek Understanding.Going deep on an issue takes a willingness to know and understand information that will help us make good choices.
The post Go deep. Seek Understanding. appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-03-2102 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersA hurtful truth can set you freeCriticism is always personal. It can hurt our feelings while liberating us to seek our personal betterment.
The post A hurtful truth can set you free appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-03-1402 minMeaning-Purpose Archives - Garland McWattersGo big, then do the workBig goals give you a target to shoot for and to INLarge your expectations of living.
The post Go big, then do the work appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-03-0703 minTruth Archives - Garland McWattersThe strong standWhat good does it do to find your voice then fail to open your mouth? The INPowered stand firm when it is time to speak up.
The post The strong stand appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-02-2802 minInfluence-Ethics Archives - Garland McWattersThe strong standWhat good does it do to find your voice then fail to open your mouth? The INPowered stand firm when it is time to speak up.
The post The strong stand appeared first on Garland McWatters.2022-02-2802 minthe Spirit of Leading090: Kody Suanny—Returning home to serve
090: Kody Suanny—Returning home to serve
Kody Suanny is a third-generation resident of Hobart, Oklahoma, where she was born. Her commitment to living in a small town represents the millions across our country who find a quality of life in small towns worth their investment of personal treasure and talent.
Kody chose a career that suits the needs of many young families who live in small towns like Hobart. She joined Great Plains Youth and Family Services after completing her college studies and eventually was promoted to executive director. On this episode of the Spirit of leading po...2022-02-2234 minthe Spirit of Leading089: Kenneth Corn—Leading in small towns
089: Kenneth Corn—Leading in small towns
Kenneth Corn tells his story of public service on this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast and why he is an advocate of growing small towns. His service has left him with an intense commitment to developing excellence in leadership at all levels of government, especially municipal government where tough decisions must be made in the face of local criticism.
Corn grew up in Poteau, OK, and was one of the youngest men ever to be elected to the Oklahoma state legislature at age 22. He was elected state sena...2022-02-1640 minthe Spirit of Leading088: Matt Hangen–FIRE and Water4
088: Matt Hangen–FIRE and Water4
Matt Hangen believes in the power of locally owned businesses to help people solve some of their own community problems. To prove it, he is trying to put the charity he runs out of business. Water4 is a testimony to how private enterprise can drive community development in places where some charities have failed to sustain their efforts.
In this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, Matt tells his personal story of how he came to be the CEO of the international effort to develop sustainable locally run water distribution systems in...2022-01-2642 minthe Spirit of Leading087: Breea Clark, Mayor City of Norman, OK—partisan politics doesn’t fill potholes
087: Breea Clark, Mayor City of Norman, OK—partisan politics doesn’t fill potholes
Breea Clark was elected mayor of Norman, OK in 2019 as the youngest woman and the first Millennial generation leader to hold that position. Clark says she prides herself on making thoughtful, data-driven decisions. No doubt, that perspective is shaped by her responsibilities as director of the J.C. Penny Leadership Center in the Prices School of Business.
In this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, Clark discusses her first term that has faced its challenges with several contentious local issues, complications of the COVI...2022-01-1239 minthe Spirit of Leading086: Evan Dougoud and the BeHeard Movement
086: Evan Dougoud and the BeHeard Movement
Evan Dougoud had to couch surf as a teenager and relied on the kindness of friends, teachers, and a grandmother to help him finish high school in his native Virginia. Today, with the help of supporters who have said “yes” to his prayers, Evan founded the BeHeard Movement in Tulsa to help the homeless find dignity and confidence from a hot shower brought to their neighborhood on wheels.
The BeHeard movement is being both seen and heard about. On this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, BeHeard Movement founder tells his...2021-11-0137 minthe Spirit of Leading085: Jarrett Jobe, making student leadership real
085: Jarrett Jobe, making student leadership real
Cultivating student leaders who can relate academics to real-life experience is a passion for Jarrett Jobe, assistant vice president for student leadership at the University of Central Oklahoma.
On this edition of the Spirit of Leadership podcast, Jobe discusses UCO’s philosophy of student leadership development and the many opportunities students get to learn leadership by doing. Jobe says that each year UCO students provide up to 10,000 hours of community service statewide.
Related links
UCO Student Leadership Central
UCO Student Leadership Study Tours
Hab...2021-10-2639 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersFear notFear is our built-in automatic early warning system designed to protect us from danger. What happens next will determine whether we continue to live in fear.
The post Fear not appeared first on Garland McWatters.2021-09-2902 minthe Spirit of Leading084: Coffee House Culture—Shay Hayes & Heather Wheeler
084: Coffee House Culture—Shay Hayes & Heather Wheeler
Coffee house culture has a specific meaning to Shay Hayes, founder and owner of Viridian Coffee. He, and Heather Wheeler, director of marketing and training, live it and teach it to all recruits and employees who put on the Viridian Coffe name tag.
Viridian coffee houses are beginning to dot the south Oklahoma business landscape with five locations in Duncan, Lawton, and Chickasha open 365 days a year.
In this episode of the Spirit of Leading podcast, Shay and Heather share their values and vision of the magic that can...2021-09-2240 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersTake the fork in the roadWe can see only so far, and we have no idea what is hidden in the woods. Yet, we move forward.
The post Take the fork in the road appeared first on Garland McWatters.2021-08-1702 minCourage Archives - Garland McWattersCourage is putting principle above popularityThe INPowered are absolutely clear about what values and ideals are so important to them that they will hold fast to that conviction no matter how terrifying the consequences might be.
The post Courage is putting principle above popularity appeared first on Garland McWatters.2021-07-1303 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersAsk, “What if?” before it turns in to “If only.”Every what if question is challenging you to take a leap of faith, instead of letting your doubtful mind win out one more time.
The post Ask, “What if?” before it turns in to “If only.” appeared first on Garland McWatters.2021-02-1502 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersLet’s get realLet's get real. The presumption is that once we get real about a situation, that gives us a framework for maintaining it or changing it.
The post Let’s get real appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-11-1602 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersWe choose our destinyWe choose our destiny. Every decision—without exception—every decision has a consequence, no matter how much or how little time we spend contemplating it before making a choice.
The post We choose our destiny appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-11-0203 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersNo one knows exactly where they are goingWe’re big on planning and knowing exactly what outcomes we want. But how many of your plans work out exactly as you planned?
The post No one knows exactly where they are going appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-06-2402 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersAccountability is the essence of INPowermentAccountability is he essence of INPowerment. Choice is the ultimate freedom; therefore, accountability is the ultimate responsibility.
The post Accountability is the essence of INPowerment appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-05-0501 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersEverything is personalAn INPowering and ethical Leader knows that for every statistic they cite, there are human beings associated with the numbers. Everything is personal.
The post Everything is personal appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-04-0602 minDecisions Archives - Garland McWattersDo the right thingSometimes doing right is easy because it’s the popular course. Sometimes doing right is difficult because it cuts against popular sentiment.
The post Do the right thing appeared first on Garland McWatters.2020-02-0401 min