I love serendipitous experiences! Yesterday when I met with Steve Winitzky, a board member, and Jeff Biesinger, our facility consultant at Barnes and Noble to discuss some Esperanza site issues, a mangazine caught my eye. It was a collector's edition that was titled "Lincoln on Leadership." Because I love to learn about and from Lincoln's example, I wanted to buy it. Yet, $10 for a magazine seemed a little outrageous. Therefore, I decided to wait until after Steve, Jeff, and I finished to make a decision. My husband had given me a B&N gift card for Christmas, so I decided to use that, rationalizing that it was a gift. :) What a wonderful "gift" it turned out to be. It contains 41 powerful insights from Lincoln's speeches, telegrams, letters, memos, and orders. Plus, it has some great photos and pictures that I had never seen. I read the whole magazine in-between teacher interviews and after I got home. Just couldn't put it down!
The insights:
- Fight the good fight
- Try honey before vinegar
- Accept the people's will
- Work hard, then work harder
- Respect the law
- Call out injustice
- Believe in yourself
- Seek self-improvement
- Keep principles dear
- Gain popular support
- Reject tyranny
- Commit to freedom for all
- Keep your eye on the prize
- Never give up
- Stay committed
- Beware of haste
- Be strategic
- Think it through first
- Know who your friends are
- Show compassion
- Tell it like it is
- Use sarcasm politely
- Think out of the box
- Take charge
- Heal their wounds
- Never abandon your principles
- Always do the right thing
- Know where you stand
- Be true to your values
- Accept lessons as they come
- Make your demands clear
- Make your argument personal
- Forgive your enemies
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