Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day

This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  Would you consider yourself to be an open-minded leader? I have worked with so many people who are closed minded in many of their beliefs, which are most often a product of what they experienced in the past. When we talk about leading with an open-mind, it isn’t meant to encourage you to throw your beliefs out the window or cast them aside. Leading with an open mind will help you look at all sides of an argument, a way to go about finding solutions and get out of the way of conflict, whether in business, teambuilding or in your own relationships. 

According to an article from “SmartBlog on Leadership, Jane Perdue shares several ways to lead with an open mind:

1. Stop the power trip, Stay attuned and seek out feedback from others.
2. Nurture tolerance. Don’t be so quick to believe that other opinions are wrong or foolish.
3. Think big and synthesize new and bold ideas from others. Don’t strangle them because it goes against your conventional wisdom.

For you to be an effective leader in any area of your life, you’ll find much more success when you lead with an open mind. 

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

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This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  

Do you think of yourself as a passionate person? When it comes to leadership qualities, do you find passion in leadership to be high on your list of qualities? To be passionate about anything, on must sense a feeling of excitement and enthusiasm for it. But in order to show passion, does on need to yell and scream, much like you see some coaches do with their sports teams. To lead with passion doesn’t mean yelling loudly, it means you are deeply enthusiastic about who and what you are leading. 

“When a leader is passionate, people feel a deep sense of being led in a worthy direction by someone who is committed to something more important than his or her own individual glory”, says Forbes magazine contributor, Erika Andersen. She writes there are five indicators that a leader has true passion:

1. Passionate leaders genuinely believe in what they espouse.
2. They convey the power of their belief without dismissing or belittling others’ points of view.
3. Their passion is balanced with openness.
4. They walk their talk; their day-to-day behaviors support their beliefs.
5. When difficulties arise, they hold their principles and find a way forward.

Strive to lead with passion and you will continue to grow and be successful! 

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

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This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  

When I was studying organizational leadership I learned many different ‘theories’ on leadership. I was intrigued by how many theories there can be! There is the “Great Man Theory”, “Trait Theory”, “Behavioral Theory”, “Contingency Theory”, “Transactional”, “Transformational”, then there is “Top Down”, or “Bottom Up”, or “Walking Around”. But one of the most important theories of all for great leadership is to lead by commitment! That is something that will never change or go out of style. 

There is nothing more worthy of following a leader when they are committed to the path. Great leaders stay committed to their mission, their team, their cause and remain grounded in their purpose. 

Rules and regulations may change, but a leader is always committed to the relationship they have with those who follow them. 

Remain committed wherever and whomever you may lead!

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

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This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  

When you think of a great leader, do you view them as someone who is authentic? When you lead, are you leading with authenticity? What is authentic leadership? 

According to a 2013 article in Forbes magazine, authentic leaders are genuine and self-aware. They are aware of their strengths and limitations. They are also mission driven and focused on results, not their ego, money or power. An authentic leader will nurture individuals and the company with hard work and patience, focusing on the long-term. And an authentic leader will lead with their heart, and isn’t afraid to connect with their employees with vulnerability, empathy and directness. 

There are many ways to lead, and oftentimes we only consider “leadership” in the business world, but you are a leader in your home and community as well. 

Be an authentic leader; with a heart. 

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

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LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

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November is all about Gratitude and Thanksgiving. Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth in Bitesized morsels - easy to digest. Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in books too, with journal pages for you to write your thoughts. Click here to consider purchasing your copy or copies today!
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Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth in Bitesized morsels - easy to digest. Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in books too, with journal pages for you to write your thoughts. Click here to consider purchasing your copy or copies today!
https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth in Bitesized morsels - easy to digest. Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in books too, with journal pages for you to write your thoughts. Click here to consider purchasing your copy or copies today!
https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

"I just want to be happy!" Does this sound like you? Happiness and finding contentment in life; job; and our relationships seems to be our primary goal. But happiness and contentment are fleeting, they change with our seasons. What made you happy in one season of life (ex: An ice cream cone for a 6 year old) isn't going to have that same level of happiness in a different season of life (the fancy home or car at 40). This year an addition to the family might bring you happiness, while a few years ago you found contentment in your new position at work. The purpose of life is perpetual growth. Find contentment in your efforts to grow and watch the fruits of your labors be your happiness.

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the economy, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny.” ~Albert Ellis

Seek nourishment for your mind; knowledge. Your mind is hungry and seeks growth; new insights and intellect; new ideas and developments. Seek potential for growth in your conscious life.

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

From the womb, our purpose is growth. We’re always running around asking, “What is the purpose of life?” “What is the purpose of this, or that?”  When an egg is fertilized and starts to grow in its mother’s womb, any species or animal, it has one purpose, and one purpose only. To grow. Just imagine if an embryo started to question its existence from the womb, “what is my purpose”? It doesn’t. It just does naturally what it is designed to do. Grow. Just like a seed that is planted in the ground. When properly nurtured, nourished and cared for – it grows.

Your purpose, is growth. It is constant and perpetual.

“A small plant is not expected nor is it able to bear fruit. It cannot bear the weight but would fall over and die. There is a specific time in nature when fruit is ready.” (Mat 21:34) “If received prematurely, it would destroy what has not weathered the test of time and been strengthened by the growth process.” (1 Tim 3:6)

There are no shortcuts in God. Maturity comes with growth and growth takes time.

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/