Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP Here is the great wisdom I gained from the wood and stone sculptures: 1. The nature of the composition of the source material determines the nature of the composi tion of the product made or produced from it. 2. Whatever is in the source is in the product. 3. The strength and durability of the source deter mines the durability of the product made from it. 4. The ability of the product is only as good as the ability of its source. 5. If the source is porous and weak, then the prod uct will be porous and weak. 6. The key principle is that a thing consists of the same components and consistency as that from which it came. In other words, 7. Source determines resource. PRINCIPLES OF CREATION These insights helped me to understand the nature of life itself and, as a result, changed my life. A careful review of the creation account in the first book of Moses in the Hebrew Scriptures reveals that everything in creation was created from a specific raw material or source. In the first chapter of the account, we observe the process and princi ples of creation as the Creator produces the many products of nature, such as stars, vegetation, animals, sea creatures, and birds. The important precepts hidden in these creative acts may be summarized in the following principles:

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