Comments on: Leadership Summit 8: Richard Curtis - Living for the Greater Good http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/ You matter. Live like it. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Molly http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-30 Molly Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:41:34 +0000 http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-30 The videos of the children were all to familiar to me. These are exactly the children that my husband, and I are trying to impact,and the sad fact is that their are millions of forgotten children, and when we see the footage. It is sad, we all cry but then what? I am ashamed to say that asking people to help feed, and cloth these children is a burden. We seem to never want to ask for to much... we might make someone not like us or uncomfortable,but how else are you going to make a difference? Maybe the exact people we are embarassed to ask are like Richard Curtis said " Are just looking for a way to make a difference." The videos of the children were all to familiar to me. These are exactly the children that my husband, and I are trying to impact,and the sad fact is that their are millions of forgotten children, and when we see the footage. It is sad, we all cry but then what?

I am ashamed to say that asking people to help feed, and cloth these children is a burden. We seem to never want to ask for to much… we might make someone not like us or uncomfortable,but how else are you going to make a difference?

Maybe the exact people we are embarassed to ask are like Richard Curtis said ” Are just looking for a way to make a difference.”

]]> By: Lucille http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-29 Lucille Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:12:26 +0000 http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-29 Thank you for the comments from Jackie that the rich have a heart for the poor and a deep love for God. Thank you for the comments from Jackie
that the rich have a heart for the poor
and a deep love for God.

]]> By: Deana http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-21 Deana Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:01:35 +0000 http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-21 I was very struck by a comment Mr. Curtis made that essentially said that he really only does one thing. BUT... he will find ways to use that one thing to make a difference for the world. At first glance, I wonder, can it really be that simiple? But I think that that is the beauty of it. It is. What if we each just found our one thing and used it to make a difference? I'm committed to do just that. Find my "thing" and find ways to use that to make a difference. I was very struck by a comment Mr. Curtis made that essentially said that he really only does one thing. BUT… he will find ways to use that one thing to make a difference for the world.

At first glance, I wonder, can it really be that simiple? But I think that that is the beauty of it. It is.

What if we each just found our one thing and used it to make a difference?

I’m committed to do just that. Find my “thing” and find ways to use that to make a difference.

]]> By: Jacque Poole http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-19 Jacque Poole Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:46:04 +0000 http://www.liveintentionally.org/2007/08/10/leadership-summit-8-richard-curtis-living-for-the-greater-good/#comment-19 Richard Curtis was a surprise for me. I didn't expect him to be tall. I didn't expect him to look that old. I didn't expect him to hold my attention. I didn't expect him to have such a compelling vision for the poor and the drive to make povery history. I didn't expect a comedy writer to have such an impact on the world in regards to poverty. I didn't expect someone who doesn't clearly point to God as his motivation to have such love and compassion for the poor of the world. God used Mr. Curtis to touch me and remind me that love is powerful. God's love is at work in all of us whether we are at a point of recognizing His work in us or not. This session put together the other 3 sessions for me. The need for strategy and execution that Dr. Porter stressed, the need for leadership in tough situations from Colin Powell and the necessity of keeping fear out of leadership and staying true to our mission, (avoiding the pitfalls of our shadow mission) as related by John Ortberg. The story of Esther reminds us "Perhaps this is why you are in this position." God is using Richard Curtis because he is faithful, available and willing. I ask myself, am I faithful, available and willing to take action for God. Am I embarrassed to ask others to contribute to God's vision to change the world? What is holding me back? Am I living for the greater good? Richard Curtis was a surprise for me. I didn’t expect him to be tall. I didn’t expect him to look that old. I didn’t expect him to hold my attention. I didn’t expect him to have such a compelling vision for the poor and the drive to make povery history.

I didn’t expect a comedy writer to have such an impact on the world in regards to poverty. I didn’t expect someone who doesn’t clearly point to God as his motivation to have such love and compassion for the poor of the world.

God used Mr. Curtis to touch me and remind me that love is powerful. God’s love is at work in all of us whether we are at a point of recognizing His work in us or not.

This session put together the other 3 sessions for me. The need for strategy and execution that Dr. Porter stressed, the need for leadership in tough situations from Colin Powell and the necessity of keeping fear out of leadership and staying true to our mission, (avoiding the pitfalls of our shadow mission) as related by John Ortberg. The story of Esther reminds us “Perhaps this is why you are in this position.” God is using Richard Curtis because he is faithful, available and willing.

I ask myself, am I faithful, available and willing to take action for God. Am I embarrassed to ask others to contribute to God’s vision to change the world? What is holding me back?

Am I living for the greater good?

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