The Biggest Obstacle I Had to Overcome to Become an E5 Leader

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The obstacle that gave me the most difficulty, that I had to overcome, was finances. I didn’t understand them; didn’t have respect for money.
I was good at making money, but bad at hanging onto it. I didn’t know what to do for long-term, legacy, and proper investment.
It was hard for me to go to financially successful people who hadn’t achieved balance in life and let them help me.
I had to find a mentor who had 10 years of financial success,

What Place Have You Visited that Impacted You the Most?

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Mark’s favorite places to visit, the cathedrals and basilicas in the cities he visits, impact his spiritual pillar. What place you’ve visited have affected you spiritually?
According to Mark, faith built him more than he built his faith.
He had a ‘Saul Moment’: a realization that there is a higher power and a higher authority.
Have you ever had such a moment?

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Temperaments are the hardwiring and natural ability to process thought.
No thought is generated without input.
Temperament, our hardwiring, is what processes inputs to formulate opinion, values, ethics, and behavior.
- Four categories:
- Choleric – the hard-driven type-A person who’s always going after it.
- Phlegmatic – cool, casual, laid back, nothing seems to bother them.
- Melancholic – likes a sense of order and has a sense of idealism.

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Delayed gratification is the practice of denial, detachment, or removal from something that you want.
Waiting to eat cookies until after dinner is a simple example of delayed gratification.
‘Waiting to achieve’ is another form of delayed gratification when other priorities take precedent.
Delayed gratification is important because it’s a form of discipline.
Accomplishing a dream or a goal requires discipline to achieve. Keep in mind that part of that discipline is delayed gratification.

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Modeling is what we are doing with our behaviors, our words, our actions, and our thoughts. Those thoughts turn to reality and then to action.
Be conscious and careful of what you model. Others do what you do; not what you say. A person in a position of authority, influence or leadership must be careful of what he/she models because that modeling will come back. Model to be the best, and you’ll find opportunities open up to you.
Modeling can be generational. Sometimes,

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What you speak is what you think; what you think is what you believe, and your belief controls your actions.
The association of words delivers a message, delivers instruction, and sends out a call to the world.
By speaking aloud, you engage with other senses; giving the want, need and desire to go into action.
The spoken word has the power to remain whether it’s positive or negative.
Learn to speak positively. Make it a habit for 21 days.

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Hope is having belief in something that isn’t seen.
Hope builds life, creates enthusiasm, and gives a torch to guide the way.
Without hope, you are destined to the worst things in life instead of the best.
When a baby is born, there is great hope for that child’s success in life.
Parents keep belief alive because of their hope for a better future and better life for their child
Parents teach the child to avoid the moss-covered rocks of life and not slip and fall as they did.

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Having trouble being in submission? Odds are you have your arrows in.
Look further than yourself; look to others and your service to others in order to learn submissiveness.
Being submissive means not that you’re a door mat, but that you’re sub to the mission.
What’s your mission?
Be sub to that mission; put the mission above your wish, wants, needs, and desires.
Start by being in submission to your dreams,

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When developing leadership skills or trying to grow forward, you might experience a little “kick back”. Married or single – some well-meaning spouse or friend can reject the idea that you’re going to change.

They take a “Show me. Let’s wait and see attitude.

They will start to see the changes.

They will recognize the efforts you put forth to become better.

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In life, we’re put in positions of authority – expected and unexpected. Responsibility comes with authority.
Another definition of authority: the ability to make a decision. Nobody has given us this authority; it is preconceived. Whatever we make choices about, there is an authority that accompanies it.
Authority is a predestined position inherent to human beings. Through authority, we gain respect and ascend to higher levels of authority, where we have authority over others.
Authority is a tool. Don’t be tyrannical with it or you won’t keep your authority very long.

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