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once said When people talk listen completely. Most people never listen. When I first meet people whether it be in a business meeting or over lunch or coffee I try to keep the conversation off of myself and the work I do. Its not that I dont have wonderful things to share but its simply not the way to a persons heart. People want to feel heard. Listen- ing makes a huge impact. Try itgive the gift of presence. 7. THE POWER OF SACRIFICE Real leaders dont run away from sacri- fice they run toward it. When I began leading our womens ministry I knew we would need to take some radical steps to get on course. One of those steps was doing a Couch Tour around the state to share vision and mission stir up a revival spirit among the women of our district and raise funds. Most of the people thought we referred to the tour as a Couch Tour because I shared vision from the stage sitting on a couch. But our team knew the deeper meaning. Because we were working to get the department out of debt I told the team we were going to do a tour with no money. When going somewhere farther than two hours from home I would call a friend in the area to ask Can I sleep on your couch That tour was a catalyst to turn our department around. It was wildly successful and were actually still doing a yearly tour. We make progress and gain influence through sacrifice. WWW.AGRM.ORGMAYJUNE 2016 31 A Look at Leadership Health Are you a healthy or unhealthy leader Unhealthy leaders try to suppress people. Unhealthy leaders are guided by emotional knee-jerk reactions to happenings around them. Unhealthy leaders have people who follow out of fear guilt and manipulation. Unhealthy leaders are suspicious and hold others at arms length. Unhealthy leaders are jealous when others are blessed. Unhealthy leaders only get transparent when theres no risk. Healthy leaders equip and release people. Healthy leaders are guided by values and principles. Healthy leaders have people who follow out of love respect and admiration. Healthy leaders delegate empower and embrace people. Healthy leaders are the first to bless someone or to celebrate anothers blessing. Healthy leaders arent afraid to say Im not doing okay today. Will you pray for me