MYSTERY OF GOD

Mysteries of God

Mysteries of God are spiritual truths known only by revelation. God reveals His mysteries to those who are obedient to the gospel. Some of God’s mysteries are yet to be revealed.

• It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, Matt. 13:11.

• Though I understand all mysteries and have not charity, I am nothing, 1 Cor. 13:2.

• Nephi had a great knowledge of the mysteries of God, 1 Ne. 1:1.

• It is given to many to know the mysteries of God, Alma 12:9.

• To such is given to know the mysteries of God, Alma 26:22.

• These mysteries are not yet fully made known unto me, Alma 37:11.

• There are many mysteries that no man knows except God himself, Alma 40:3.

• How great is the mystery of godliness, D&C 19:10.

• If ye ask, ye shall receive revelation and know the mysteries of the kingdom, D&C 42:61, 65 (1 Cor. 2:7, 11–14).

• He who keeps the commandments will be given the mysteries of the kingdom, D&C 63:23.

• To them will I reveal all mysteries, D&C 76:7.

• The greater priesthood holds the key of the mysteries, D&C 84:19.

• At his coming the Lord will reveal hidden things which no man knew, D&C 101:32–33.

• The Melchizedek Priesthood is to have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom, 

Naaman

• See also Elisha

In the Old Testament, the captain of a Syrian king’s army. He was also a leper. Through the faith of an Israelite maid he went to Israel to see the prophet Elisha. He was cured of leprosy by humbling himself and bathing seven times in the river Jordan as the prophet Elisha instructed (2 Kgs. 5:1–19; Luke 4:27).

Nahum

An Old Testament prophet of Galilee who recorded his prophecies sometime between 642 and 606 B.C.

THE BOOK OF NAHUM

Chapter 1 speaks of the burning of the earth at the Second Coming and of the Lord’s mercy and power. Chapter 2 tells of Nineveh’s destruction, which is a foreshadowing of what will come in the latter days. Chapter 3continues to foretell Nineveh’s miserable destruction.

MUSTARD SEED

The seeds of a mustard plant. Though a seed is very small, the height of the plant that grows from it is very great. Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed (Matt. 13:31).

• If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can move mountains, Matt. 17:20.

Relationship talk

Relationship Seminars

Over the past years we have held Relationship seminars. Below are several of the outline notes from these seminars.

• Five questions that God asked man. 
  Adam and Eve hid behind the tree. They had heard the familiar sound of God. Unlike all other times they were not looking forward to meeting Him this evening. Explaining away their disobedience seemed too tedious a task.
  
  
• Relationship seminar - Walking in love 
  God deals with weakness and wickedness differently. So should we.
  
  
• Relationships - Communication 
  People love talking. But even talking comes second to being listened to. 90% of all problems people have can be taken care of if someone would just listen to them - John Sanford 
  
  
• God made sex a bestseller 
  God made sex and no one can deny that it is a best seller. Pity He forget to put copyright on it. He would have made trillions by now.
  
  
• Before taking the plunge 
  You think you have found the right person to marry. You have both known each other for a considerable length of time. You are fairly confident you know all you need to about your partner and you are sure you are in love.
  
  
• Family life - bringing up children 
  Our children do not come with "how to handle manuals" and many parents find themselves learning on the job without a clue on what to do.
  
  
• The place of man and woman in the home 
  Marriage was God's idea. Woman was taken from the ribs of man. Not from his feet, because God never intended for her to be walked all over, nor from his head because the woman was not made to look down or boss the man about.
  
  
• The place of man and woman in the creation 
  God's place for man and woman in creation is exacly the same; to subdue it, to excel in the spiritual and secular realm. God sees us as mankind not as men and women. Nevertheless, just like Pastors and members of a congregation are equal before God yet ha
  
  
• Dealing with conflicts 
  Remember: conflict never solves itself. Five levels of conflict and how to resolve them
  
  
• Strong Families 
  Nick Stinnett, Ph.D, carried out a study on 3,000 families that rated themselves very high in regards to marriage happiness and satisfaction in parent-child relationships.
  
  
• Communion 
  The communion was initiated by Christ before his death (Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-23) and reiterated by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:23-28.
  
  
• Getting the most out of your SPOUSE 
  There are others who are enduring marriage. God's purpose is for our homes and spouse to be a continuous source of love and encouragement. If you can remember how to spell SPOUSE you will find it easy to remember the six tips below.
  

15 Topics To Build Your Relationship.

Communication brings lovers together and makes it easy for them to build chemistry and love. The conversations you have with your significant other play a strong role in determining how happy, fun and strong your relationship will be.

No matter how difficult some topics may seem sometimes, discussing them will help ease a lot of tension and leave room for your relationship to grow. You’ll also find that you both understand each other better.It doesn’t matter whether you are in a new relationship or you’ve been married for years. These topics will not only help you get closer to your lover; it will also give you ideas on what to talk about when it feels like you are running out of topics. And you can always refine and repeat them as you and your partner will always have different answers each time they come up. This way, you’ll never run out of interesting conversations.

1. Plans for the weekend (or a vacation)

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a frustrating Monday evening or Thursday night. Talking about your plans for the weekend and you’ll both have something exciting to look forward to. It will also motivate you to work and get through the week with much enthusiasm. Planning way ahead of time for a vacation or that little getaway also gives you both things to discuss and deliberate on. So plan on!

2. Work

A simple “how did your day go” and an honest answer can lead to a conversation you will both cherish. And there is always something to talk about work. From a weird colleague to a bad boss to the tasks you have to complete, these conversations will help you both understand each other’s professional sides better.

3. Sex

Sexual intimacy is as important as romantic gestures. Talk about what turns you on, the positions or toys you’d like to try, your sexually sensitive spots, your secret fantasies and every other thing related to sex. This will both be exciting and revealing at the same time, and you’ll find yourselves discovering new things about each other. However, this also includes problems in bed. Speak up about them or they will eventually turn around and bite you in the back. If your partner is not performing as expected or your sex drive has reduced drastically, talk about it. Think of or suggest new ways of handling it together and you will be one step towards overcoming these issues.

4. Pay compliments

Tell your partner the things you like about them. Make a habit of appreciating their personality or little things they did the day before, even the ones they didn’t realise that they were doing. Appreciating people encourages them to do more.

5. Worries

What is bothering or worrying you? Simple question, right? But this is something that will make your partner feel loved and cared for. They may have no worries, but the thought that you care will make them cherish being in a relationship with you. Also talk about health issues, whether they are easy to mention.

6. Secrets

Talking about secrets is fun, telling but fun. You can turn it into a game where you each reveal a new dirty, little secret. It will help you get to know each other intimately.

7. Shows and Movies

Well, this always gives you something to talk about. New shows and movies come out every week. Watch one together and talk about it. Laugh at them for crying when Mufasa died while you watched Lion King again.

8. The future and the past

The past may not always be fun and exciting to talk about, but there will surely be hilarious moments to mention, like the times you did silly things as a child or your childhood dreams. You do not need to talk about painful memories like past relationships or go into sexual details. Talk about your plans for the future: the goals you have, your dreams, aspirations and life pursuits. Tell them what you intend to do. This will help the both of you understand each other’s views. Talk about where you see yourselves as a couple in five years. Make goals that will urge you both to work towards strengthening your relationship.

9. Places

Talk about your favourite restaurants, that bukka you just discovered in the next street, a dream location you stumbled across on the internet, places you’d like to visit over the weekend or on special days, or a cool spot you could both sit silently or make out in. It will give you both the chance to explore these places together.

10. Personal interests

What do you truly enjoy doing? Share these thoughts with your partner and see which interests conflict and which ones complement one another. When these interests complement each other, try doing them together as it will bring you closer.

11. Family and friends

Knowing (about) your partner’s friends takes you a step closer to learning more about them. Also, talking about each other’s families provides you with hours and hours of interesting gist. You may have to consciously stop yourselves. This also makes first introductions to family and friends easier and more fun.

12. Opinions and preferences

Never hold your thoughts back from someone you love. Speak up and state your personal opinions. Talk about each other’s likes and dislikes. Preferences and opinions change with time and new information. The more you know about each other’s preferences, the better you know about them.

13. Improvement

Talk about your flaws and the ways you’d like to improve. Releasing your vulnerabilities freely will help your partner relax more around you and they will break down their own walls and talk about theirs too. Offer and receive advice and suggestions on ways you can both improve yourselves.

14. Offer to help

Offer to help your partner with something, regardless of whether it is an easy chore or a hard one. Working together on a task brings you closer together. Plus they will be glad you helped. Talk about ways you can help them around the house with chores and housework.

15. Proud moments

Ask your partner to tell you about the moments in life when they’ve felt really proud of their own achievements. Memorable moments and childhood memories always provide for hours of fun, hilarious conversations.

RELATIONSHIP SEMINAR 2

Creating LIFETIME VALUE 
Relationship Seminar

Living DESIGN in a
DESIRE-DRIVEN World

Finally, a Christian relationship seminar that speaks to the every day struggles of living in a world seduced with an overemphasis on the bedroom and the body

Bring this Christian relationship seminar to your church and help your people celebrate the value found in being wanted for a lifetime of nights and not just a night of a lifetime.

Marriage and Family Life Values

Marriage and family life values have taken a hit over the last several decades. The voice of culture distorts, discredits, and distances itself from the idea and place of marriage and family life, especially in the role it plays in our sexuality.

The voice of culture:

• Promises passion but has no passion for promise
• Is producing DESIRE JUNKIES but DESIGN FLUNKIES
• Makes relationships more about HEAT than HEART
• Makes sex, love and relationships more about how much LEG-I-SEE than about LEG-A-CY
• Is filling our world with DESIRE but leaving it empty of DESIGN
• Has so many LIVING FOR THE MOMENT but MISSING THE LIFETIME

This Christian relationship seminar challenges that voice of culture in creative ways by clearly showing why it is better to be wanted for a lifetime of nights and not just a night of a lifetime.

Does your church schedule retreats, seminars or conferences for high school or college age students? Does your church regularly host events for singles or married couples that speak to both men and women?

If so, you are encouraged to give this Christian relationship seminar a try.

Love, genuinely and authentically expressed, is enormously powerful. It can connect us profoundly and intimately. Relating—and the quality of our relationships—is of deep, natural, and inherent concern for all of us and like any human endeavor, takes attention, care, and commitment.

In The Relationships Seminar, you’ll step beyond what you can strategize or figure out. You’ll discover a possibility of being related independent of your past, your expectations, your preferences, or your views—a dimension more powerful than personality or circumstance—a dimension where relationships can become an occasion for creativity, vitality, intimacy, and self-expression...

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS SEMINAR

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS

When you have a bright and compelling future relationship vision, your relationship will not just survive, rather it will thrive.

By JOSHUA ROY

Love and Relationship. 
In this seminar we’ll share with you the secrets of attraction and selection including the chemistry of love. If you are single, or in a relationship understanding the secrets of successful couples will help you move toward true relationship fulfilment. Furthermore, we’ll share tools to identify those subtle and deceptive road blocks that may be holding you back and help you to heal past hurts.

If you are not in a relationship…
Do you want to know how to attract the perfect person into my life?
Do you want to know how to heal past relationship hurt?
Do you want to know when to listen to your head and when to listen to your heart?
Do you want to know how to deal with your fear of rejection or fear of intimacy?
Do you want to know how to stop pushing people away?
Do you want to build rapport with others faster?
Do you want more confidence for the dating world?
How can you establish a deep relationship in such a shallow dating marketplace?

If you are in a relationship…
Do you want to be in or keep your relationship or marriage moving forward?
Have you asked yourself, “We’re healed (or almost healed), but now what?
Is your relationship OK, but you’d like it to be better?
Could your sex life be better?
Is there a need for greater freedom to really be yourself?
Would you like more romance, adventure and fun?
Do you want to make your relationship more enjoyable? Fulfilling? Exciting?
Have you lost control of your time?
Do you feel second to _____________ in your spouse’s life?
Do you want to be sure you have an affair proof relationship?

If you answered yes, to 2 or more of the above questions then AccessWorld seminars can help you by providing coaching, mentoring and seminars that address these things and more.

Everyone needs to be proactive about making their relationship stronger, before the pressures of daily life and misunderstandings slowly creep in and steal away the love, connection, closeness, warmth, respect, romance and excitement you once had. If you are single these tools can be applied in the dating and courting stages, to secure a strong foundation on which to build.

Through the seminars and workshops you will receive information on- 
• Traditional model of change vs the accelerated NLP model of change.
• How to shift and improve your identity using NLP.
• Using elevated emotional states to transform your relationship.
• How to create a Relationship Vision.
• The three resistors that will inhibit love and passion.
• Creating positive relationship anchors.
• The three components of consummate love.
• The 6 types of intimate personal relationships.
• The 5 levels of deep communication. 
• Creating Focus on love language needs.
• The 3 needs of the masculine and 3 needs of the Feminine.
• Generating more laughter and fun. 
• More real stuff, like tools to make your sex life what you want it to be
• Conflict Management & Problem-Solving Skills
• About overcoming anger, resentment, & emotional abuse
• Forgiveness and the healing power of gratitude – where are you at?
• Physical healing and health.
• How to create an affair proof marriage
• And much more!

Seminars are packed with in deep content, practical tools to improve relationships, plus surprises and a learning experience you’ll never forget.
we guarantee it.
Come and participate fully in all sessions, and if at the conclusion of the weekend, you do not feel these concepts will improve your marriage/relationship or help you to decided what type of relationship that you want to create in the future, we will gladly refund your money.

Love is not a good idea, it is a need.  Everyone wants love, yet most people settle for connection. 

When you attend the seminar, you will discover more about yourself.  You will discover what controls and shapes your behaviour, values, beliefs, and how to change it.  You will discover the pathways of change and what is needed to make real and lasting change. 

When you apply this to your relationship, your unconscious mind and your conscious mind can be in complete harmony or congruence.  Get better results in your relationships through neurological re-patterning

Interview/Seminar Topics:

• Waiting Too Long? Dealing with Anger with God
• Doing All the Right Things but Still Single? Why?
• Why Do You Keep Attracting the Wrong Person?
• A Father’s Love and How It Affects Your Relationships
• Healing Relationship Wounds
• Feeling like a Holiday Outcast? How To Cope
• What I’ve Learned About Singles from Married Couples
• How to Know If He or She is THE ONE
• What Women Need to Know About Men
• Emotional Dating and Setting Boundaries
• Self-Worth v. Self-Worship
• Why If You Aren’t Content Being Single, You Won’t Be Content Married
• Sex Before Marriage and How it Affects Your Marriage
• Overcoming the Fear or Shame of Being Single

SINGLES SEMINAR TOPICS (not dating, dating, engaged, never married, divorcees,
& single parents):

• I Can Be Single, Complete, & Content – Really?
• When God Isn’t Enough
• Healing A Broken Heart
• “I’ve Been Lonely Too Long”
• Relationships with the Opposite Sex That Work: Friendships
• Singles’ Issues & Thoughts
• God Is Really Into Sex!
• Taking Some of the BLuR Out of Dating
• Finding Mr. or Mrs. Right (for singles)
• Cultivating a Dating or Marriage Relationship That Lasts
• What the Church Can Do for Singles (Never Married & Divorcees)
• Communicating with God
• Communicating with Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Five Love Languages)
• Forgiveness & Letting Go (includes Five Languages of Apology)
• Correctly Handling Conflict Increases Closeness in Relationships
• The Kiss of Death—the Secret Sin of Pornography
• Affair-Proofing Your Marriage
• Why God Hates Divorce (God Does Not Hate Divorced People)

10 LONGEST BRIDGE IN WORLD

10 Longest Bridges in the World

On May 27, 1937, 200,000 people gathered in the streets of San Francisco to celebrate the grand opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, a milestone achievement in engineering at the time and one of the world’s modern wonders. At over 4,000 feet long, the Golden Gate Bridge today does not even register on any list of longest bridges in the world. Below is the list of Top 10 longest bridges in the world today. As you read it, ponder carefully the future as well as the past. Behold!

10. Manchac Swamp Bridge (120,000 ft).Located in the great state of Louisiana, this bridge was completed in 1979 and is claimed by some to be the longest toll-free bridge in the world. It’s part of Interstate Highway 55, so it’s road-based, and the coolest (or scariest) part is that most of it goes over water. The piles of the bridge go as deep as 275 feet in some parts!

9. Wuhan Metro Bridge (124,000 ft). The Wuhan Metro Bridge links the massive Chinese city of Wuhan (10.6 million) together. Wuhan, located in the populous Hubei province, was only the fifth city in China to have a metro rail line built. The bridge was built in 2009 (the initial line, Line 1, was completed in 2004) and, because of Wuhan’s location along the Yangtze and Han rivers, spans over massive amounts of water. Wuhan is a major transportation hub in China and was the wartime capital of the country during the Japanese invasion.

8. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (126,000 ft). The Causeway was completed in 1969 and held the world record for the longest bridge over water until 2011, when the Jiaozhao Bridge, in China, was built. The Causeway connects Metairie, an immediate suburb of New Orleans to Mandeville, in what is commonly referred to as the North Shore. It is the the last American bridge on this list.

7. Beijing Grand Bridge (158,000 ft). The capital city of China’s Grand Bridge is part of the massive, sprawling Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway project, was completed in 2010. Despite only serving the city of Beijing and its suburbs, the Beijing Grand Bridge still manages to make the Top 10 list here.

6. Bang Na Expressway (177,000 ft). The longest roadway in the world today, the Thai bridge was the world’s longest from the time of its completion, in 2000, until 2004, when it was replaced by the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct in Taiwan. Bang Na (officially the Burapha Withi Expressway) connects Bangkok as a toll road and was built by a consortium of Thai, German, American, and Swedish interests and is the last roadway on this list.

5. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge (261,000 ft).This massive bridge manages to cross the Wei River twice, and is part of the Zhengzhou-Xi’an High-Speed Railway megaplex. The bridge was completed in 2008, and it held the title of longest bridge in the world before being surpassed by a couple of other bridges (both part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway project) in 2010.

4. Tianjin Grand Bridge (373,000 ft). One of the aforementioned bridges completed in 2010 was the Tianjin Grand Bridge, which officially opened in 2011. Tianjin, the fourth largest city in China, is located along the coast and in between Beijing and Shanghai. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the name in the future, for it is a world-class city with a marvelous future ahead.

3. Cangde Grand Bridge (380,000 ft).Another bridge that is part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway project, it too was completed in 2010. The bridge has almost 3,100 piers and was built to be earthquake proof. Cangde competes with Tianjin for the third spot on most lists, thanks to small maintenance and construction projects that both bridges continue to receive.

2. Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct (516,000 ft). Built in 2004, Taiwan’s Changhua-Kaohshing Viaduct was the world’s longest bridge until 2010 and is one of the rebellious polity’s finest achievements of any kind. A high-speed rail line, this bridge is part of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network that runs up and down the west coast of the island. The entire line (including the bridge) was built by Taiwanese engineers with Japanese technology.

1. Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (540,000 ft). Built in 2010, this bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway project that has been such a prominent part of this list. The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge operates between Shanghai, the financial capital of China, and Nanjing, a neighboring city with a metro area lording over 30 million souls. The two cities reside in the Yangtze River Delta, one of the cradles of civilization (archaeologists are quick to point out that China had two cradles of civilization: one on the Yellow River and one on the Yangtze River). The Delta itself is home to about 140 million people, and is China’s economic engine of growth, productivity, and creativity. The engineering feat of the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge provides seeable proof of the Delta’s contributions to humanity.

Further thoughts

The big issue that stands out here is China, China, China. Six out of the 10 longest bridges in the world are in China now, and that number seems likely to rise given that two of the 10 longest bridges are ranked eighth and 10th, respectively. This is a major change in human history over the past 500 years. The shift from West to East can be viewed, it seems, through the lens of bridges built. The hard, visual proof of China surpassing of the West’s alpha polity, the United States, via bridge-building can easily stir up anxiousness within the hearts and minds of Westerners long accustomed to being No. 1.

Beautiful God

SOLO 1. ( JAYCROWN )
Have been searching searching
All over the world..
No one else to found
No one else but you..
You are strong and mighty
Who create all universe....
The son of ages
Still shinning like a star (yeah)
You are the first and last
No one compare with you
No one can be like you..

CHORUS
You are beautiful God
Beautiful king
You are beautiful God..
What you made is great...
You are marvelous God
Glorious God,reliable God
That's who you are....

Solo 2 (Praise Bassey)
I've search all over......
Any one like you..
My soul desire....
Couldn't see any one like you..
You are so beautiful..
You are so wonderful
I will lift your name on high.(heeeyy)
You are beautiful
You are so beautiful....
You are so wonderful...
I'll lift your name on high....
Yeeaahhh (you are 3ce)

BACK TO CHORUS 2ÇE

Bridge [call & response]
Call - Reliable God
Resp- reliable
Call- unchangeable God
Resp- Unchangeable
Call- invisible God
Resp- invisible
Call- that's who you are
Resp- that's who you are......
Call - unstoppable God
Resp- you are unstoppable
Call- unshakable God...
Resp- unshakeable...
Call - dependable God
Resp- dependable..
All - that's who you are......

Hook..
You made the sea and sky
Resp- they are beautiful
Call - you made the earth so wide
Resp- so beautiful
Call- you made the day and night..
Resp - they are beautiful
Call - you made the dark and light
Resp- so beautiful
Vocal- you made me on earth.. (ahhh)
To lift your name on high...

Back to chorus 2ce..to end

7 QUALITY OF LEADERSHIP

7 Leadership Qualities of Great Leaders

Here are the seven most identified qualities of great leaders and executives:

1. Vision

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” 

Great leaders have a vision… They can see into the future.

They have a clear, exciting idea of where they are going and what they are trying to accomplish and are excellent at strategic planning.

This quality separates them from managers. Having a clear vision turns the individual into a special type of person. This quality of vision changes a “transactional manager” into a “transformational leader.”

While a manager gets the job done, great leaders tap into the emotions of their employees.

2. Courage

“Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.”Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are

One of the more important qualities of a good leader is courage. Having the quality of courage means that you are willing to take risks in the achievement of your goals with no assurance of success. Because there is no certainty in life or business, every commitment you make and every action you take entails a risk of some kind.

Among the seven leadership qualities, courage is the most identifiable outward trait.

3. Integrity

“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.” 

In every strategic planning session that I have conducted for large and small corporations, the first value that all the gathered executives agree upon for their company is integrity. They all agree on the importance of complete honesty in everything they do, both internally and externally.

The core of integrity is truthfulness.

Integrity requires that you always tell the truth, to all people, in every situation. Truthfulness is the foundation quality of the trust that is necessary for the success of any business.

4. Humility

“The more you can contain your ego, the more realistic you are about your problems. You learn how to listen, and admit that you don’t know all the answers. You exhibit the attitude that you can learn from anyone at any time. Your pride doesn’t get in the way of gathering the information you need to achieve the best results. It doesn’t keep you from sharing the credit that needs to be shared. Humility allows you to acknowledge your mistakes.” –

Great leaders are those who are strong and decisive but also humble.

Humility doesn’t mean that you’re weak or unsure of yourself. It means that you have the self-confidence and self-awareness to recognize the value of others without feeling threatened.

This is one of the rarer attributes – or traits – of good leaders because it requires containment of one’s ego.

It means that you are willing to admit you could be wrong, that you recognize you may not have all the answers. And it means that you give credit where credit is due – – which many people struggle to do.

5. Strategic Planning

“Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: it’s the starting point.” 

Great leaders are outstanding at strategic planning. It’s another one of the more important leadership strengths. They have the ability to look ahead, to anticipate with some accuracy where the industry and the markets are going.

Leaders have the ability to anticipate trends, well in advance of their competitors. They continually ask, “Based on what is happening today, where is the market going? Where is it likely to be in three months, six months, one year, and two years?” They do this through thoughtful strategic planning.

Because of increasing competitiveness, only the leaders and organizations that can accurately anticipate future markets can possibly survive. Only leaders with foresight can gain the “first mover advantage.”

6. Focus

“Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them. –

Leaders always focus on the needs of the company and the situation. Leaders focus on results, on what must be achieved by themselves, by others, and by the company. Great leaders focus on strengths, in themselves and in others.

They focus on the strengths of the organization, on the things that the company does best in satisfying demanding customers in a competitive marketplace.

Your ability as a leader to call the shots and make sure that everyone is focused and concentrated on the most valuable use of their time is essential to the excellent performance of the enterprise.

7. Cooperation

“If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after.....

Your ability to get everyone working and pulling together is essential to your success. Leadership is the ability to get people to work for you because they want to....

Twenty percent of your people contribute 80 percent of your results.

Your ability to select these people and then to work well with them on a daily basis is essential to the smooth functioning of the organization.

Gain the cooperation of others by making a commitment to get along well with each key person every single day. You always have a choice when it comes to a task: You can do it yourself, or you can get someone else to do it for you. Which is it going to be?

Effective Leaders Are Also Strong Communicators

Another important trait that the best leaders strive to perfect is the ability to speak effectively and persuasively.

In fact, many tend to practice public speaking within their own businesses until they are ready to branch out into professional paid speaking gigs. Although talking in front of crowds is a top fear for the majority of us, conquering this fear is what makes a good leader become a great leader.

If you’re ready to overcome your fear of speaking and start leading more effectively, just take the first step and the rest will become history.