tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46625484518958430212009-03-03T12:31:26.352-05:00Leadership tips for new managers and volunteer leadersShar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-64544075120417036502008-12-18T12:23:00.003-05:002008-12-18T12:31:07.081-05:00<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="430"><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" border="0" width="430" height="102" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td width="254"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="4"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="130"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="2"><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >If you want to be happy, be giving.<br />This was said 4000 years ago.<br />Today people are unhappy, and many have stopped giving.</span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Would you like to help people be happy?</span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Announcing!<br />I’ve started a NEW blog: “Fundraising in Tough Times”<br />The purpose is to share ideas that make it possible<br />for people to continue to give.<br />You’ll find practical tips, inspiration, and ideas for projects that<br />won’t break the bank.</span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Will you help me launch my NEW blog? By sharing your wisdom?<br />Go to: <a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments">http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments</a><br /></span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Please post your ideas on Fundraising in Tough Times at the bottom of the blog, where it says “Leave a Reply.”<br />Let us know about other blogs that you find useful.<br />Thank you. – Shar McBee</span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments">http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments</a></span></p><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments"><br /></a><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/fundraising/?p=1#comments">Visit the Website: </a></span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Subscribe</span></a></p></td><td><br /></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"><br /></td><td><br /></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" width="105" height="152" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-6454407512041703650?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-60037459123973768272008-12-04T13:39:00.001-05:002008-12-04T13:40:21.849-05:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Abundance, according to the Chinese,<br />comes from clarity and movement. </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">You cannot lead when you are sad.<br />Whether it is your product in a business,<br />or your project in a nonprofit,<br />you have to face the truth about it.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you continue wishing for “the way things were”<br />you block your own path.<br />When you can get clear about “the way things are,”<br />you open doors to future abundance. – Shar McBee</span></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-6003745912397376827?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-77363844081444773482008-11-20T11:54:00.003-05:002008-11-20T12:02:53.581-05:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Times of adversity can make you doubt yourself,<br />but they can also lead to success for you<br />IF you can remain cheerful despite the peril.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">IF adversity only bends you, your good spirits<br />will create an ability to react that can become<br />the source of your later success.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Last week, almost 1000 people downloaded<br />my article “How to ask for donations in a recession”<br />from: <a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/">joyofleadership.com</a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Because of the strong response, I’m going to start<br />a blog on the subject in early December.<br />We’re all in this together.<br />Let’s share our best advice.<br />I’ll let you know when the blog is up.– Shar McBee</span></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-7736384408144477348?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-41213846600701478472008-11-13T12:27:00.001-05:002008-11-13T12:29:36.831-05:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I just posted a one-page article on my website about<br />how to ask for money in this economic climate. <a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/non-profits/donationsinarecession.htm"><br />www.JoyofLeadership.com</a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Also available:<br /><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/pdfs/howtodelegate.pdf">How to Delegate</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/pdfs/tripleyourattendance.pdf">How to Triple Your Attendance</a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Complimentary. No char.ge.<br />You may reprint them in your newsletter.<br />Let me know if it helps.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks,<br />Shar McBee<br /><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</a></span></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-4121384660070147847?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-12564574310211572722008-10-30T12:25:00.001-04:002008-10-30T12:31:44.059-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Worry. Originally, in olde English the word meant<br />to grab hold of something and shake it to death.<br />(Much like a dog grabs a rat and shakes it relentlessly.)</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Worrying is shaking yourself to death.<br />Worry blocks creativity.<br />Only when you stop worrying will you create solutions.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Can worry lead to success?<br />If you can remain in good spirits, worry will<br />only bend you and make you stronger.<br />If it breaks your spirit, you’re dead. – Shar McBee</span></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-1256457431021157272?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-56652112344231732742008-10-23T10:51:00.008-04:002008-10-23T11:06:40.996-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you are in a position of power<br />the greatest threat is your own ego.<br />The ego is always ready to jump in<br />and ruin everything.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The ego can make you go too far.<br />It can make you relax too soon.<br />It can bring in belligerence.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Abuse of power is immediately recognized<br />by others. You can’t hide it.<br />Everyone in leadership faces this situation.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When it happens to you, don’t fight.<br />Don’t make others wrong and yourself right.<br />Let your ego calm down, (not get louder.)<br />If you do, you’ll maintain your power. – Shar McBee</span></p><br /><p align="left"></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-5665211234423173274?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-31971020861091708932008-10-16T10:26:00.005-04:002008-10-16T10:31:16.096-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">People are using this crisis to prey on the fears of others.<br />Ads and emails arrive everyday, claiming:<br />“Your financial survival depends on this.”<br />“Don’t walk the plank to failure.”<br />“You need to buy from me, immediately.”</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When people push you, it means they are afraid.<br />Please don’t fall for this.<br />Fire and water never mingle.<br />It is the same with clarity and worry. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br />Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-3197102086109170893?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-70722058206204422552008-10-02T08:37:00.001-04:002008-10-02T08:41:41.524-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you are the one who always serves,<br />but you don’t allow others to serve,<br />you are denying people the possibility<br />of being in service.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Let others assume responsibility.<br />Let them offer their talents.<br />You have to learn to let go.<br />When you do, your organization will grow.<br />– Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-7072205820620442255?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-29649079887120687072008-09-25T08:33:00.002-04:002008-09-25T08:37:29.626-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Everything on earth is subject to change.<br />Good fortune doesn’t last forever.<br />Misfortune is an inevitable part of the<br />cycle of good fortune.<br />You can’t control that.</span> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">You can control misfortune that<br />comes from a mean spirit.<br />You can also control true good fortune<br />because it isn’t financial.<br />True good fortune is a state of mind.<br />– Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-2964907988712068707?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-53778204181032711862008-09-19T11:35:00.017-04:002008-09-19T15:47:33.634-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td><td width="254"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="4"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="130"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="2"><br /></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Six weeks ago an order arrived for<br />5 books and CD’s.<br />I forgot to fill the order.<br />Then yesterday, the customer sent<br />an email asking about her order.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I wanted to make up an excuse.<br />Instead, I just told her the truth.<br />I sent the books and added an extra CD<br />for my negligence.</span> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Her response:<br /><em>“I have found that all businesses (and people)<br />make mistakes – but the thing that separates<br />the extraordinary from the ordinary is how the<br />really good businesses deal with the problem<br />and give that little ‘extra’. You just gave<br />the ‘extra’. Thanks so much."</em><br />Kelly Koselek, Bosley Real Estate, Toronto</span> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Just as a flame depends on fuel, when words<br />are based on Truth, they have power.<br />That power can turn a bad situation to<br />your favor. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></td><td><br /></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"><br /></td><td><br /></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,51,0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-5377820418103271186?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-66130429268525183212008-09-04T17:01:00.006-04:002008-09-19T13:53:14.464-04:00<table width="430" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" height="102" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td><br /></td><td width="254"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="4"><br /></td><td width="20"><br /></td><td width="130"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="2"><br /></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >A king and his son loved each other<br />very much but they could not get along.<br />So the son left home and went far away.<br /></span></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >After awhile word came back that the<br />son was not doing well. The king sent<br />a message to the prince and said,<br />"Come home."</span> </p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >But the prince was too proud. He sent<br />a message back, "I cannot." Then the king<br />sent another message saying, "Just turn<br />around and come as far as you can. I will<br />meet you wherever you are."</span> </p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >This story is in my book, <em>To Lead is to<br />Serve</em>, which I wrote in 1992. I hope it<br />is relevant for you today. – Shar McBee</span> </p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><br /></p><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ></span></p><p></p><br /><p align="left"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >Subscribe</span></a></p></td><td><br /></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"><br /></td><td><br /></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ></span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" height="152" /></a></p><br /><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><strong></strong></span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-6613042926852518321?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-42792953610573505312008-09-04T11:09:00.002-04:002008-09-04T11:13:39.825-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Thinking of giving up. Fear. Despair.<br />Restless discontent. Ambition.<br />I’ve been through all of these emotions recently<br />as I’ve tried to close a big contract.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">You can’t force your grass to grow.<br />You have to let it grow.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">In the same way, as I face a trying situation,<br />unless I keep my heart steady,<br />I’ll create more obstacles.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Instead of pushing, use a trying situation to<br />practice achieving a quiet heart. – Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<br /><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-4279295361057350531?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-13450445660870115202008-08-28T11:43:00.002-04:002008-08-28T12:26:17.217-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you allow your mind to dwell on<br />a bad situation, you prolong it.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">In sports, if you make a mistake<br />and then dwell on it with your inner<br />dialogue, you will repeat it.<br />This dialogue stops you and you<br />don’t move on.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To drop it, be receptive to what you want.<br />For instance, instead of saying,<br />“I don’t have money,” ask yourself,<br />“What is my million dollar idea?” – Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<br /><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-1345044566087011520?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-49334557483632989022008-08-21T17:30:00.002-04:002008-08-21T17:32:36.532-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you feel oppressed or restrained;<br />when people don’t believe you,<br />or listen to your advice,<br />how do you respond?</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you become gloomy,<br />you’ll prolong the situation.<br />If you let your spirit be broken,<br />you won’t succeed.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">But if you can remain in good spirits,<br />your upbeat cheerfulness will bring<br />you success in the long run.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This is not easy, which is why<br />only successful people can do it. – Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<br /><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-4933455748363298902?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-55126663712190909932008-08-14T15:23:00.001-04:002008-08-14T15:26:26.154-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Tomorrow I am speaking at the national<br />conference for all the Ronald McDonald Houses.<br />The topic is “Increase your volunteers 500%.”<br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">One way to do that can be learned from the Olympians.<br />If you assume that bad times will last,<br />you become hopeless.<br />If you assume that good times will last,<br />you become careless.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Like the Olympians, to do your best work<br />(the kind that is remembered and the results last)<br />you must<br />ONE – Stop worrying about the future.<br />TWO – Stop berating yourself for the past.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you can “be here now” you will be able<br />to do your best in the moment. – Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<br /><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-5512666371219090993?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-64368395015327943422008-08-07T11:52:00.004-04:002008-08-07T12:00:43.441-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you want people to have confidence in you,<br />learn the 3 Don’ts.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Don’t do things you might regret.<br />Don’t let fear force you to make selfish decisions.<br />Don’t become presumptuous after you succeed. <br />– Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Do you know that <em>To Lead is to Serve</em><br />is available as an audio book?<br /><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#leadcd">Click here.</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-6436839501532794342?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-42156063226255149972008-07-31T13:06:00.001-04:002008-07-31T13:13:00.701-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you are with people who have more authority,<br />do you give away your power?</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Yesterday I met with a top executive at one of<br />the world’s largest corporations.<br />On a subtle level I felt myself trying to impress him.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To relate to people with power is a balancing act.<br />You must give them respect, and at the same time<br />retain your independence and dignity.<br />Keep your composure.<br />Focus on the needs of the moment.<br />And never give away your power. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-4215606322625514997?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-31613301219068832642008-07-24T12:57:00.001-04:002008-07-24T13:01:48.211-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Even if our motive is good,<br />when we obstinately push for results,<br />we create resistance.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I did this yesterday.<br />Today, I am sorry and want to make it “right.”<br />I can’t.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Anything I say will create more resistance.<br />Today I have to hold back<br />and let it run its course. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-3161330121906883264?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-47666938634644463632008-07-17T12:01:00.001-04:002008-07-17T12:03:37.174-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Don’t worry. Be open.<br />Don’t be defensive.<br />Don’t try to manipulate events.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Older and wiser people than us have<br />lived through these downturns.<br />If you remain calm, a rough patch<br />can be a time of transformation.<br />– Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-4766693863464446363?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-5139735784507970022008-07-10T12:40:00.007-04:002008-07-10T12:52:31.072-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I’ve been working on a project that is<br />taking a long time to come to fruition.<br />Too long for my ego.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Yesterday I was wondering what good<br />it does to become impatient.<br />There is a law of natural development.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Do I want to be a weed or a tree?<br />You don’t make an impact if you become agitated.<br />Or force a conclusion because you lose patience.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To make an impact, you must persevere even<br />in slow times when it looks like you<br />are making no progress. – Shar McBee</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">P.S. Could your team use some motivation?<br />A conference call with Shar McBee will<br />rejuvenate you.<br />Go to: <a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#s">http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#s</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-513973578450797002?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-57581649659891849782008-06-26T15:33:00.002-04:002008-06-26T15:36:09.265-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Leadership is like living in a glass house.<br />When we project an image or act in a<br />way that isn’t true, everyone can see it.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When we pretend, people perceive our<br />weakness and exploit it. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-5758164965989184978?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-61697890856899077862008-06-19T11:42:00.002-04:002008-06-19T11:48:40.207-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you feel like you are being held down<br />by fools and less capable people,<br />take heart.<br />There is a way out.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you let an adverse situation break you,<br />you’ll never succeed.<br />But if it only bends you,<br />you’ll be more powerful in the future.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Remain cheerful. Keep smiling.<br />And keep quiet. This isn’t your time.<br />But don’t give up.<br />If you remain true to yourself,<br />you’ll build inner power that will<br />be useful in the future. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-6169789085689907786?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-50266646784232259442008-06-05T13:57:00.002-04:002008-06-05T14:02:08.325-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To receive, first you give a little. Then wait.<br />Allow something to come back.<br />Most of us give, then because we are invested,<br />keep giving and giving and giving.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">If you are going to last as a leader,<br />you must be able to give and receive.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">With a new staff person, give a little<br />responsibility, then wait and watch.<br />What does that person give in return?</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">To receive more, wait more.<br />Don’t waste yourself on people who<br />don’t give back. – Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-5026664678423225944?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-22634452493605948652008-05-29T13:08:00.003-04:002008-05-29T13:12:24.435-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcc66;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you offer something or open yourself<br />to people and they aren’t responsive,<br />don’t be too quick to judge.<br />Don’t become hard.<br />Don’t become angry.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Six months ago I made a generous offer<br />to someone who never responded.<br />I felt hurt.<br />I doubted my decision.<br />Today, I learned she has cancer.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">There’s an inner truth to every situation.<br />Don’t cut off heads before you discover it.<br />– Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-2263445249360594865?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662548451895843021.post-26173465448363410122008-05-22T11:34:00.002-04:002008-05-22T11:38:07.710-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="430" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><img height="102" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbanner-blogplain3.jpg" width="430" border="0" /> </a></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td width="254"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="4"></td><td width="20"></td><td width="130"></td></tr><tr><td width="2"></td><td valign="top"><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcc66;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">On a new management job, I was young<br />and receiving a lot of attention.<br />An older woman did everything she<br />could to tear me down, including pulling<br />me into a room where she and two others<br />yelled at me.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">When you are new on a job, try not to<br />attract attention too soon. Stay out of<br />the limelight. Focus on doing your work<br />in a way that will bear fruit for the future.</span> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Later this woman was friendly and<br />happy for my successes. But when I was<br />new, the attention aroused her enmity.<br />- Shar McBee</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Visit the Website: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">http://www.joyofleadership.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can watch Shar McBee speak. Click here: </span><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/video"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.JoyofLeadership.com/video</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Contact her: </span><a href="mailto:Shar@JoyofLeadership.com"><span style="font-size:78%;">Shar@JoyofLeadership.com</span></a></span></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.joyofleadership.com/leadershiptips/index.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Subscribe</span></a></p></span></td><td></td><td bgcolor="#cc9933"></td><td></td><td valign="top"><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Help new people<br />step up to leadership</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img height="152" alt="Joy of Leadership" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07jolbookcover-blog.jpg" width="105" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"><strong>Increase Volunteers</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://joyofleadership.com/products/index.htm#books"><img alt="To Lead is to Serve" src="http://www.joyofleadership.com/images/07toleadbookcover-blog.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4662548451895843021-2617346544836341012?l=www.joyofleadership.com%2Fblog.htm'/></div>Shar McBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16702067416604384762noreply@blogger.com