JUST LEAD Podcast

The Thinking Advantage

Episode Summary

The biggest advantage a leader has is not what they do, but how they think. When you change how you think, all kinds of healthy actions, habits, & results follow. But if we are to change how we think, we have to intentionally think about our thinking. Yeah, our brain hurts saying that sentence too. But it's true! Pastor Q talks about the thinking advantage & how we can grow as better thinkers in our lives & organization. For more on this, check out John Maxwell's book "How Successful People Think," and the 11 traits below.

Episode Notes

The biggest advantage a leader has is not what they do, but how they think. When you change how you think, all kinds of healthy actions, habits, & results follow. But if we are to change how we think, we have to intentionally think about our thinking. Yeah, our brain hurts saying that sentence too. But it's true! Pastor Q talks about the thinking advantage & how we can grow as better thinkers in our lives & organization. For more on this, check out John Maxwell's book "How Successful People Think," and the 11 traits below.

How Successful People Think by John Maxwell

  1. Big-Picture Thinking: ability to think beyond yourself and your world
  2. Focused Thinking: ability to think with clarity by removing distractions / clutter
  3. Creative Thinking: ability to break out of your "box" and explore new ideas
  4. Realistic Thinking: ability to build a solid foundation on facts and reality
  5. Strategic Thinking: ability to implement plans that increase potential tomorrow
  6. Possibility Thinking: ability to unleash enthusiasm / hope to solve the impossible
  7. Reflective Thinking: ability to revisit the past and gain perspective
  8. Questioning Popular Thinking: ability to reject common thinking; gain new ideas
  9. Shared Thinking: ability to include others to go beyond your own thoughts
  10. Unselfish Thinking: ability to consider others, and to think with collaboration
  11. Bottom-Line Thinking: ability to focus on results and reap the best rewards