Brad Lomenick Quotes & Sayings

Leaders often assume to their own peril that spirituality/faith is a good but separate part of their lives. Faith is less like your arm and more like your heart. It is not supplementary to who we are but integral. As such, you should work to keep it in good health. — Brad Lomenick

The single most important ingredient to success is Discipline. — Brad Lomenick

One of the illnesses that often afflicts leaders is myopia. We begin to think that the story we are living and writing is the story. We become laser focused on our own goals, accomplishments, and responsibilities. But a habit of faith takes the pressure off. It reminds you that there is a bigger story of which yours is only one part. It allows us to stop worrying about what others are saying about us and instead consider what God might be saying to us. — Brad Lomenick

Nicky Gumbel, the vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London and founder of the Alpha Course, tweeted, "You can teach what you know, but you will reproduce what you are. — Brad Lomenick

If one doesn't know who he is, how can he fully know how to live out what he feels called to? — Brad Lomenick

The quality of work we do is not just about bragging rights. It's about stewardship. — Brad Lomenick

There's no avoiding it: the patterns we cultivate shape the person we each become. — Brad Lomenick

Innovation is the opposite of average. It is refusing to coast, rejecting the status quo, and having the courage to shake up the meaningless routines that lead to laziness. Innovation is the act of exploring new ideas, and every leader must develop this habit in his own life if he wants to become a change maker. Innovators are authentic voices, not just echo chambers. — Brad Lomenick

Some of us need to put down the megaphone and just grab a shovel. Little less talk and a lot more action. — Brad Lomenick

Trust is the foundation and bond of credibility. — Brad Lomenick

YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE; SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOURSELF TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO. — Brad Lomenick

The best leaders devote almost all of their energy to inspiring and enabling others. — Brad Lomenick

Pride refuses to be taught. Humility refuses not to be — Brad Lomenick

Great leaders are great finishers. — Brad Lomenick

Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives. — Brad Lomenick

A leaders job is to shepherd, not necessarily to always shine. — Brad Lomenick

The path to being a better leader is paved with the asphalt of the habits we develop. — Brad Lomenick

leadership is more than hard work; it is habitual work. It is worked out every day in the tasks we complete, the ways we approach our work, and the rhythms we nurture in our lives. It hangs on the hooks of the patterns we create, not just the success we may stumble upon. — Brad Lomenick

Who you are is not what you do. What you do is not who you are. Identity is unchanging. Being comes before doing. Who you are determines what you do. — Brad Lomenick

But there is something special, even beneficial, about showing up to a place with a particular people for a particular purpose. Community, connection, and conversation only happen when we actually experience life with others. — Brad Lomenick

Don't assume meekness is weakness and those who are loud are strong. — Brad Lomenick

Relational depth often emerges from intentional dialog — Brad Lomenick

Leaders today should be more conductors than solo artists. — Brad Lomenick

every leader - no matter how old or accomplished - should regularly reflect on his or her calling. — Brad Lomenick

Your realness will attract the next generation way more than your relevancy. — Brad Lomenick

PEOPLE WOULD RATHER FOLLOW A LEADER WHO IS ALWAYS REAL VERSUS A LEADER WHO IS ALWAYS RIGHT. DON'T TRY TO BE A PERFECT LEADER, JUST WORK ON BEING AN AUTHENTIC ONE. — Brad Lomenick

Influencers should lead from the inside out so that their identity shapes their leadership rather than the other way around. — Brad Lomenick

Listening is central to the development of humility. Arrogance speaks. Humility listens. — Brad Lomenick

Author and screenwriter Neil Gaiman, in a 2012 commencement address at the University of the Arts, said that excellence in business can be boiled down to three simple things: 1. Be Efficient: Turn in work on time. 2. Be Effective: Do great work. 3. Be Congenial: Be a pleasure to work with.1 Gaiman added that even mastering two of the three will take you far. If you do great work and are a pleasure to work with, most people will forgive you for missing a deadline. If you're always on time and a pleasure to work with, most people put up with less than perfect work. If you turn in great work on time, most people will put up with you being unpleasant. — Brad Lomenick