Empowering Leader - Houston, Paul D.

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Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Core Value 1: Identifying, Nurturing, and Using Our Unique Gifts and Talents ?Empowering Leaders Are Aware that Everyone Has Unique Gifts and Talents ?Empowering Leaders Develop Their Own Gifts and Talents ?Empowering Leaders Help Others Cultivate Their Gifts and Talents ?Empowering Leaders Facilitate the Sharing of Gifts and Talents ?Empowering Leaders Extend Gifts and Talents ?Uniqueness Contributes to the Tapestry of Life ?Our Higher Power Helps Clarify Life's Purpose(s) Core Value 2: Understanding and Manifesting Our Intention ?Intention Is a Fundamental Core Value of Empowering Leadership ?Thought Is More Important Than People Think ?Spoken and Written Words Are Keys to Manifesting Intentions ?Empowering Leaders Must Align Their Actions and Intentions ?Enlisting Spiritual and Non-spiritual Forces to Manifest Intentions ?Using the 'Third Eye' to Manifest Intentions ?Empowering Leaders Use Attention to Focus the Lens of Intention ?Empowering Leaders Focus Energy to Manifest Intentions Core Value 3: Using Affirmation to Make Things Happen ?Affirmation Is an Important Core Value for Empowering Leaders ?Speaking Silently to Oneself Can Be a Useful Form of Affirmation ?Speaking Aloud Can Be a Useful Form of Affirmation ?Using Writing and Other Visual Arts in Affirmation ?Affirming Intentions Through a Pledge or Promise ?Repetition Can be a Useful Form of Affirmation ?Creating a Secular Mantra ?Creating a Personal Mission Statement Is a Useful Form of Affirmation ?Swearing an Oath Is a Powerful Form of Affirmation Core Value 4: Having A Sense of Mission or Purpose ?A Sense of Mission or Purpose Can Drive Us Toward Our Best Destiny ?We Each Have a Special Role that Contributes to the Whole of Life ?The Light of Empowering Leaders Helps Others See Their Mission or Purpose ?A Sense of Mission or Purpose Helps Us Stay the Course Through Hard Times ?A Sense of Mission or Purpose Helps Us Take the Long View ?Empowering Leaders Are Agents of a Higher Purpose ?Empowering Leaders Are Supported by the Universe ?Manifesting Our Highest Potential Core Value 5: Learning to Balance the Head and Heart ?Learning to Feed the Head and the Heart ?Avoiding the Danger of Imbalance ?Leaders Must Integrate the Head and the Heart ?Empowering Leaders Must Be Affective as well as Effective ?Leaders' Actions Are Magnified ?Leaders Can Overcome a Dominance of the Head ?Leaders Can Overcome a Dominance of the Heart ?Leaders Must Create a Culture Where the Head and the Heart Are Valued Core Value 6: Manifesting Your Vision ?Leaders Must Use the Power of Thought to Manifest Their Vision ?Visual Imagery Can Be Used to Help Leaders Manifest Their Vision ?The Power of the Spoken Word Can Help Leaders Manifest Their Vision ?The Power of Affirmation Can Be Used to Help Manifest Your Vision ?The Power of Prayer Can Help Manifest Your Vision ?The Powers of Synchronicity, Intention, and Attention Can Help Manifest Your Vision ?The Elements of Your Vision Can Be Assembled in a Non-linear Fashion ?Manifesting Your Vision Through Partnering with People and Your Higher Power ?See Your Commitment to Your Vision as a Promise to Yourself and Others ?Use the Energy of a Higher Power to Attract What Is Needed to Manifest Your Vision ?The Way You View Things Is a Key to Manifesting Your Vision Core Value 7: Visualizing Your Way to Success ?The Power of Visualization ?Using Symbols in a Powerful Way ?Seeing with Your Third or Inner Eye ?Using Mental Imagery to Solve Problems and Shape the Future ?Using Visualization as a Mental Rehearsal of a Desired Outcome ?Using Visual Imagery to Foster Desired Outcomes ?Using Visualization as a Meditative Technique Core Value 8: Using Expectation to Achieve Results ?Expectation Is an Important ...

Biographie:
Paul D. Houston, Stephen L. Sokolow...

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Stephen L. Sokolow, the executive director of the Center for Empowered Leadership, is a former superintendent of schools. He previously coauthored The Wise Leader as well as The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership. Dr. Sokolow and his wife, Laney, have two grown children and live in Allentown, New Jersey.

Paul D. Houston is president of the Center for Empowered Leadership and Executive Director, Emeritus of the American Association of School Administrators. He is a prolific author and national speaker on education and leadership. Dr. Houston has three grown children and lives with his fianc?e, Dr. Sandra Chapman, in Tucson, Arizona.