Destroying the demon called "greed" - Leaders are Givers!

Today's earlier message concerned giving thanks.

I want to add these thoughts from noted author and speaker, a man who has lived his life training on the subject, developing the skills and coaching the growth of leaders, John Maxwell.

In his recent article appearing in Business First of Louisville, Pastor Maxwell shows us 4 ways to nurture and cultivate a giving spirit in our lives:

1. Be grateful for whatever you have.
   
   
2. Put people first.
   
   
3. Don't let desires for possessions control you.
   
   
4. Develop the habit of giving. Author Richard Foster made this profound statement: "Just the very act of letting go of money or some other treasure does something within us. It destroys the demon greed."

If you want to create, build-upon and strengthen the energy of your leadership skills, styles and behaviors, you should train and develop yourself to act through a flourishing, nurturing spirit of giving - the world will thank you for living for sharing yourself!

Learn more about this topic at:
http://www.leadership-toolkit.com/Articles/
http://www.leadership-toolkit.com/Leadership_Toolkit.html
[John C. Maxwell is the founder of Maximum Impact, a firm specializing in people development. Visit his website at:
http://www.maximumimpact.com/speakers
Read his article at: http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2004/11/22/smallb3.html]