Are You Thirsty Yet?

Are You Thirsty Yet?

Behold thirst!  It demands to be quenched.  Experts say we can only survive 3-4 days without water.  Some days, it seems I can’t last even a few hours.

For what do you thirst?  You do know we are not just talking about taking a drink here, right?

I had a thirst for thirty or more years to be a writer.  I took sips of writing from time to time but never took a serious drink till in my sixties.  And now, this fount of words still flows very steadily. 

~Bill Gates and Paul Allen had a thirst.  We call it Microsoft.

~The Wright brothers had a thirst … flight.  Look where that lead them, and us.

Thirst is a good thing.  It takes us in search of cures, books that have never been written, corporations than needed starting, new restaurants with tasty new entrees, and small businesses that fit the right niche for the right clientele. 

Are you thirsty yet?

Perhaps it is time to quench that thirst of yours.  You’ve dreamed of it for a long time.  You’ve got visions of your dream, of what, where, when, and how much it will take. 

Now, it’s ‘toe in the water’ time.  As I learned a long time ago…

Plan your work and work your plan.

Go ahead.  Take a long drink.  You may become addicted to your drink of choice.

This is my

morning reflection.

Morning Notes Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Leaders Aren't Always Managers

Leaders Aren’t Always Managers

At first read you may think this is yet another business article.  Then, again, read and find out.

I’ve known managers and I’ve known leaders.  They aren’t always the same.  There was a man in my home church that I admired, once upon a time.  His name was Joe.  I don’t remember how much of an education Joe had, and I don’t think it was even up to high school graduation.  And yet, Joe had an uncommon way of thinking like a practical, smart common-sense man.  My father was the pastor of this church and he often said of Joe, “He has a lot of common sense about him.”

Joe had no title.  He had no authority to speak of.  He just led.  He thought through whatever the issue of discussion might be, and his thoughts and ideas were sound and well-put.

If you are waiting for someone to come along and crown you King, or declare you “The Manager”, then you may have a very long wait.  Start leading.  If you are true and accurate you’ll soon be leading the parade yourself. 

Wherever you are, in whatever role you are playing or position you have inhabited, lead.  We need leaders, good and thoughtful, accurate, grounded-thinking leaders.  We’ve got too many managers.  We need leaders instead.

Now how about that?

This is my

morning reflection.

Morning Notes Blog Site

P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration