GC must be a safe place for us, for all and each one of us, to be who we are and grow to be who we are meant to be.

it is defined as an interacting group of various species in a common location;

Both definitions sound similar but in the biological community there is the word, the action point “interacting” implies that any and all the members of a community (species, different individual groups) must have some kind of impact or actively living as a part of the community, a mere presence with no impact is not enough to make a being be part of a community.

When we BELONG to a “healthy” community we are moved to take an active part in it.

A healthy community promotes the growth of all and each member of the group so they would BECOME more successful.

What they did with my brother and I is what in the Christian healthy community we refer to as BLESS, they bless others first my brother and I, but not just they did bless my brother and I, they blessed other people as well.

1. Myths of leadership
   1. Leaders are born, not made
   2. Leadership is a rare skill
   3. Leadership exists only at the top of the organization
   4. All leaders are charismatic
   5. Leaders control by manipulation
2. The Cost of leadership is:
   1. Make the commitment to learn how to lead
      1. Personal things
      2. Time
      3. Resources
      4. Friendship
      5. Options and freedom
   2. Start leading. You do not learn to lead by learning but by doing.
      1. I know where I am going
      2. I have been there
      3. I have influence on people, being there and take you there
      4. Impacts people. When we multiply ourselves.
         1. Lead,
         2. Equip and train people,
            1. Learn yourself
            2. Lead yourself
            3. Develop others
            4. Lead other
            5. Lead others to lead others
            6. Lead others to lead others
3. Mother Teresa had on the wall in the children's home in Calcutta
   1. People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, LOVE THEM ANYWAY
   2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives, DO GOOD ANYWAY
   3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies, SUCCEED ANYWAY
   4. The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow, DO GOOD ANYWAY
   5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable, BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY
   6. What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight, BUILD ANYWAY
   7. People really need help but may attack you if you help them, HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY
   8. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth, GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY.