Chris Ewing > Quotes

“Your past shapes, but does not predict your present.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Position may separate the leader from the follower, but a title does not imply superiority.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Humility involves being accountable to others, listening, being other-centered to the point of personal sacrifice. Humility is not self-effacement. Humility hinges on accurate self-appraisal. A humble leader freely gives affirmations without expecting any in return. A humble leader critically examines how they are perceived by others.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Having an attitude of gratitude is useless without corresponding action. The question that should accost you daily is: how do you put your gratitude into practice?”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Just because something is shiny and new, it does not necessarily mean it is of value.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Except in theory, leadership is not a linear process. Real life is messy and that is okay.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Immediate solutions should be avoided at all costs. When a situation arises that requires some strategic thought, the leader should take the time necessary to review that thought in their own mind. This is almost universally applicable to any major decision that person has to make.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Trust is built on follow-through. The onus is on the leader to demonstrate the value of their word. A promise fulfilled by action is worth more than any clever turn of phrase or clichéd leadership saying.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Management and leadership are two different concepts. A simple litmus test for management versus leadership practice is whether a robot could do the job with the appropriate programming. If the answer is yes, I have bad news for you.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Negative self-talk will not change your habitual thinking; it will only make you feel bad and start to solidify a lack of self-esteem which will invariably crush developing leadership attributes. Few things are more harmful than negative self-talk.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

“Self-awareness is the precursor and the foundation of authenticity. It is impossible to be your authentic self if you do not possess self-knowledge.”
― Chris Ewing, Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly