Servant Leadership (Part 2)

A primary function of the servant leader is to assure that an organization's people are imbued with a clear understanding of vision. Beyond that, the leader must help people relate that vision to their own vision in a way that directly aligns their work with the goals they want to accomplish and the goals of the organization.

~~James A. Autry (Author of "The Servant Leader")

Hmmm...food for thought...

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Servant Leadership (Part 1)

Right now, I am reading a new book entitled "The Servant Leader" by James A. Autry. A key principle which he advocates is that we have to have congruity in our lives.

There is a foreword by Howard Behar, who is a former President of Starbucks Coffee International. He says, "You can't separate the way you behave when you're communicating with your spouse from the way you communicate with your co-workers or boss. It's important to be the same person all day, every day." I absolutely agree with him!

It's a sad reality that many people don't have congruity in their lives. In other words, they simply lack authencity. They are somehow so skilled in compartmentalising their lives that it's easy for them to behave one way when they are at home and behave another way when they are at work or with friends, etc. So, what others see is just a fragmented view of them.

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Doing good deeds should not be for the purpose of getting reward(s) and/or recognition. Ultimately, God looks at our hearts. It's the motive of our hearts that really matters to Him.

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To have zeal for living, we must actively pursue our dreams. :)

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We can touch God's heart by touching lives. One of the ways that I plan to touch lives is through my songs.

Songs that I have written to date:-

Christian Songs

English Titles

1) My Soul Finds Rest in You

2) Father, How I Long to Draw Close to You

3) Let Your Healing Flow

4) In Your Presence is Healing

5) You Will Never Leave

6) Broken for Me

7) Shine through Me

8) Restore Me According to Your Promise

9) Exchange

10) You Carry Me on Your Wings

11) L0rd, I Give You All My Pain

12) You Have Clothed Me with Your Glory

13) Father, I Give You My Broken Wings

14) Help Me Find a Way Back to You

15) I Need a Miracle

16) Breakthrough Prayer

17) The Weight is On My Shoulders

Chinese Titles

1) Ni Pei De Wo De Zhan Mei (You Deserve My Praise)

2) Wei You Ni (Only You)

3) Wu Si De Ai (Unselfish Love)

4) You Ni De Gan Jue Zhen Hao (It Feels Good to Have You in My Life)

5) Xin De Qi Dian (New Beginnings)

6) Bei Shi Fang De Xin (A Heart Set Free)

Secular Pop

English Titles

1) Give Wings to Your Dreams

2) Breaking Free from the Shackles of My Past

Chinese Titles

1) Xin Yuan (Heart's Desires)

2) Fang Xia Guo Qu, Ben Xiang Xing Fu (Letting Go of the Past & Running Towards Happiness)

3) Guo Ke (Passers-by)

4) Meng Xiang Cheng Zhen (Dreams Come True)

5) Wo De Wei Lai Chong Man Se Cai (I Have a Colourful Future)

6) Ke Wang Xing Fu (Longing for Happiness)

7) Zhong Yu Cheng Zhen (Finally a Reality)

8) Zhi Meng Yuan (Land of Dreams)

Children's Songs

English Titles

1) We Are Happy Children

Oh my...I just realised that I have written more English songs than Chinese songs! I have always thought that I have written more Chinese songs. :P

Out of all the listed songs, there are about 11 songs that are without melodies yet or with melodies that need fine-tuning. Hopefully, I can compose melodies for two songs before I start my new module at the bible college later this month.

I plan to write Cantonese songs (and possibly Hokkien songs) in the near future. In fact, I have written a few Cantonese songs (secular pop) before. But when I moved to the current residence, the song sheets (loose sheets) somehow got lost. :(

May God alone receive all the glory for all the songs that I have written! :)

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