Mark Cole: Deciding Isn’t Enough

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Success is not sometimes in the actualization phase; it’s always in the actualization phase.

The longer I lead, the more I understand this to be true.

John Maxwell shares a story about a lesson he learned from his dad as a kid.

Melvin said to John, “Five frogs were sitting on a log and four decided to jump off. How many frogs are left on the log?” 

“One!” John responded with great confidence.

Then Melvin surprised John with the point of the story: “All five...