Week 4 – Reading Topics

CHAPTER 1 THE LAW OF THE LID To Your Life

List some of your major goals. (Try to focus on significant objectives—things that will require a year or longer of your time. List at least five but no more than ten items.) Now identify which ones will require the participation or cooperation of other people. For these activities, your Leadership ability will greatly impact your effectiveness.

CHAPTER 2 THE LAW OF THE INFLUENCE To Your Life 

Which of the myths in the chapter have you bought into in the past: management, entrepreneur, knowledge, pioneer, or position? Why have you been susceptible to that myth?

What does that say about your perception of leadership up until now? What must you change in your current thinking to make you more open to improving your leadership in the future?

CHAPTER 3 THE LAW OF PROCESS To Your Life 

What is your personal plan for growth? If you are like I was when Kurt Kampmeir asked me this question, you have a vague intention to grow, not a specific plan. Write out a plan. I recommend that you read one book a month, listen to at least one CD, tape, or streaming message a week, and attend one conference a year. Select the materials in advance, set aside time for growth on your calendar, and start immediately. If developing a plan from scratch seems difficult, you may want to read my book Today Matters. It contains the personal growth plan I have used for years.

CHAPTER 4 THE LAW OF NAVIGATION To Your Life 

Which way do you naturally lean—toward facts or faith? Rarely is a leader especially talented in both areas. (I’m a faith person. I am highly visionary and believe that anything is possible. I often rely on my brother, Larry, to help me with realistic thinking.) Yet good navigators must be able to do both.

To successfully practice the Law of Navigation, you must know your own bent. If you’re not sure, ask trusted friends and colleagues. Then make sure you have someone with the opposite bent on your team so that you can work together.