I was just recently employed by Liberty University as a Locksmith and I’ll start by saying I continue to this day to give God the Honor and Glory through thanksgiving for the honor to serve Him by serving others as I do my part in “Training Champions for Christ” putting forth the action in the words of the University’s volume speaking motto.
I have been reflecting since then and a lot more here recently on what I said during my interview with the University and that is, your team is as good as its players! Let’s use sports for example! While leadership (CEO, General Manager, Head Coach ect) play a pivotal role to the team or franchise in question which can very well make or break a team that strives for the victory.
However if the players (employees) don’t work together, lack communication and refuse to take ownership of his/her mistakes, then that team will only go downhill. While leadership is ultimately responsible for the team’s success or failure, the players must do their part as a group of individuals to assure victory.
And in almost every case, leadership makes the most impact on their players, by the way they set the example and by the way they display the contents of their character!
While this example could very well set the standard for the workplace, organization or even in the case of the church, there is one I have beenthinking about a lot lately and that is the leadership of the United States of America.
Very soon Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. And while this job of service is not his first rodeo as he previously served as the 45th President, he already has proven to the American people that he can indeed do the job as far as policy, diplomacy and governance is concerned.
Like every leader in the annals of American and World History, he (Trump) has his flaws and yes, even I as one of his biggest supporters since 2015 have disagreed with him on certain things he said and done and even with folks he’s endorsed or put in his administration. But he has shown me and millions of Americans that he is still the right man for the job and as his employer (the voter) I hired him to do the job in which he was hired to do.
I wholeheartedly believe he’ll execute the office of the U.S. Presidency with excellence and honor as he did before. He’s made mistakes like we all have and I’m sure he learned from them and he’s gonna be the workhorse like he was before, however he cannot do the job alone. And that’s where the team comes in to help America become victorious!
The team in question (the Congress and the Senate), while being a system of checks and balances on crucial policies and whatever comes their way. Like the President, they were also hired by the American people to get the job done and work towards the goal of victory.
Of course when certain laws and policies are brought forth by fellow colleagues or even got approval from the President, if that specific piece of legislation contains things immoral, fiscally irresponsible or will burden the lives of the American people, it’s the responsibility of the legislators to squash such from becoming law even from leadership of course.
Ok, so what makes things different in the case of President Trump you ask?
Since the day Trump came down the escalator announcing his candidacy as President as a Republican, many including his own party were hell bent on assuring he’d never get into office and even refusing to work with him even if they agreed on the same policy or issue! These folks were determined to see him fail because they simply despised him.
It’s like I’ve been telling people when they go to vote, especially if they’re hesitant due to dislike for the candidate personally. “You’re voting for the job to be done properly, not showing fandom or admiration for the individual” and the same applies with Trump.
I can’t begin to tell you how much criticism and lambasting I received when I decided to endorse, support and vote for Congressman John McGuire back early last year over the incumbent (and I’ve written about it in previous TBE articles).
As the role of the employer I gave Congressman McGuire the job because of his solid Conservative voting record in Richmond and because of his interaction with “We the People” and he showed me that not only was he the right man for the job but he in turn showed that leadership and teamwork were strong traits in his character due to his willingness to serve the American people and the voters of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.
I do not regret voting for Congressman McGuire, he is doing a great job as my representative and I know as a team player he will work with the team to assure President Trump gets the job done in securing America the victory.
And that folks is what Trump needs now more than ever when he takes office. A team (the Congress and the Senate) that while still assuring a system of checks and balances, puts their personal feelings aside towards their leader as an individual but will be willing to work with him to get long overdue work done that should have been done a long time ago.
If the team does not work together then no work will get done and with no accomplish work then where else will the victory come? Though by a slim margin, we do have the majority in both legislative chambers. Let’s not blow this as time marches on, be wise with the time at hand and the choices made.
Communication, teamwork and ownership of the good and bad is very crucial so set the example right before the American people and show what unity without compromising results looks like and just maybe we can see some victory like never before.
This is now or never, folks! It takes a team to achieve victory, are you willing to be a part of contributing to the success or be the reason the team fails?
Do what you will but as for me whether it be at my job, church, or even in civic activism, I’ll strive to do my due diligence as a leader and work with my team’s to assure victory and even going by my church’s motto “Making disciples and making a difference. As that is what victory is to me. To serve God by serving others, giving Him the Honor and the Glory and to hear the precious words of Jesus when I one day meet Him face to face.
”WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT”
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The Trump “DOGE” makes their first cut. Turns out, it was one of the main men who was cut. Looks as though the long knives are out.
Vivek Ramaswamy plans to bail on President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to focus on his ambitions to become Governor of Ohio, according to reports.
Sources close to the situation told CBS News that his counterpart at the newly-formed panel, billionaire Elon Musk, has undercut Ramaswamy for much of the last few weeks.
“Vivek has worn out his welcome,” a Trumpworld source told the network.
There’s a really good chance that the second Trump administration is going to be a cavalcade of constant backstabbing, as various courtiers try to establish independent power centers amid the chaos.
I put the over/under on Musk’s continued tenure as five months.
According to “reports” from MSN and other left wing propaganda outlets. Loaded with words like “may” or “might” or, my favorite, “being subtly encouraged”. Nice try Jon. Oh by the way, your post using scare quotes about the terms honorable men, demonstrates precisely what I posted.
“. . . both of these honorable men” That’s a joke, right??
It’s surprising just how unhinged people can become. The situation is similar: Donald Trump was liked by everyone until he upset the status quo by denying Hillary Clinton the Oval Office and John McGuire was well liked by everyone until he upset the status quo by challenging the incumbent, Bob Good.
The only true sin both these men carry was to give their constituents a choice in candidates, and I personally feel that it is very unAmerican to expect a single person to win outright by denying other voters that right to a choice.
So not only did these two men overturn the expected outcome but they did it by superior networking among the voters and an exceptional display of teamwork. Those who lost their campaign against these men do not even comprehend the rules of engagement because real teamwork is so foreign to them.
“A good leader is a great follower!” ~ Warbard
This quote of mine holds true because one must first learn their place among the team before one can become the alpha and lead the pack. John McGuire’s legislative success is due to his dedication to the team’s playbook.
McGuire knew what his constituents wanted, conveyed it to the Governor, got it on the playbook and then he championed that playbook. He successfully performed that duty with Youngkin and will again do that with Trump. So now, he has two years to prove his worth, so sit back, watch and be amazed, because Congressman McGuire has already made himself a more necessary figure in Congress in a matter of days, than Good has done in his own two terms.
Amen. The issue with McGuire and Trump is that the hatred is based on ego. “he didn’t do what “I” wanted him to do therefore he’s an (fill in the blank). The beauty of these two is that they will do the job to the best of their ability, the naysayers be damned. As I write this there are less than22 hours until the end of the horrible national nightmare. God guard and guide both of these honorable men.