Talk To People, Not Above Them.

People Buy Into The Leader Before They Buy Into The Vision. Many People Who Approach The Area Of Vision In Leadership Have It Backwards. They Believe That If The Cause Is Good Enough, People Will Automatically Buy In And Follow. But That's Not How Leadership Works. People Don't Follow Worthy Causes; They Follow Worthy Leaders With A Cause They Can Believe In. They Buy Into The Leader First.

Many Times When People Have A Vision, They Think In Terms Of A Big Vision - I Want To Take My City For Christ. But The Problem With Many Pastors And This Type Of Vision Is This: They Haven't Developed The Strategy To Fulfill That Vision. A Pastor Preaches A Dream Or Vision To His/her People, They Get Excited For A Week, A Month, Or A Couple Of Months, But There Is No Strategy, Planning, Or Process To Fulfill That Vision.

Your Success Stops Where Your Character Stops. You Can Never Rise Above The Limitations Of Your Character.

You Never Display Your Character More Clearly Than When You Speak About The Character Of Others.

Be Willing To Absorb Some Risk And Failures To Allow People Freedom To Express Themselves.