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My Top Posts of 2013 & Favorite Blogs for 2014

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Thanks for making 2013 a great year at SecondChairLeadership.com. Almost 1,000 visitors per month visited the site. Here are the top 10 most-read articles of 2013, and some links to my favorite blogs for 2014.

Number ten: Where is My “X”? Reflecting on JFK

Number nine: Solve Problems to Achieve Success

Number eight: Growth is a Goal, Not a Solution

Number seven: There Should be Books You No Longer Read

Number six: Why Pastors (more than churches) Need To Be on Social Media

Number five: 3 Ways I Use Evernote

Number four: Helping Churches Find Their Social Media Voice

Number three: What Social Media is Restoring & Why Organizations Should Notice

Number two: Donors & Followers: Incorporating Social Media into Fundraising

Number one: Why Some Churches Are Pastored Like a Mom & Pop

My favorite blogs for 2014:

Alli Polin: BreaktheFrame.com

Chris Brogan: Chrisbrogan.com

Michael Lukaszewski: Michaellukaszewski.com

Jeff Brodie: Jeffbrodie.com

Dorie Clark: Dorieclark.com

For coaching, consulting, or speaking, let’s connect in 2014!

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#BestAdvice2013

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Best Advice 2013Here it is #BestAdvice2013. Thanks to everyone who contributed these words of wisdom. Some advice was shortened to be tweetable.

All the Best in 2014!!!

Character is not only for empowerment, it is the stamp of who we are. @LollyDaskal

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LollyDaskal.com

Faithfulness in small things is no small thing. @myronTpowell

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Don’t try to be the most interesting person, try to be the most interested person. @SecondChairLead

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No community without communication. @russfaubert

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Listening is the antidote to arrogance. -Meg Whitman @clloydmitchell

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ChesterMitchell.org

A heart not set on God will settle somewhere else. @joelt_

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It’s better to want, than to owe. – Andy Stanley @BeckiMJohnson

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Never quit asking questions and never quit allowing questions. @BSmithonPurpose

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BenSmithonPurpose.Blogspot.com

Adding something to ur schedule w/o taking something from ur schedule leads 2 stress. @mlukaszewski

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 MichaelLukaszewski.com

God closes doors 4 a reason. Stop banging on the door & see what He has opened. @britneywhite84

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Great men r forged in the fire. It is the privilege of lesser men 2 light the flame. @bbcdoctorwho

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No individual raindrop considers itself responsible for the flood. Anonymous

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You’re not here to answer questions, you’re here to solve problems. @arneault

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What’s Your #BestAdvice2013?

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I was recently visiting family in south Florida and saw this sign.

Alligator warning sign

It seems the wording could be better, but it’s good advice, especially the part about alligators “mistaking a hand for a handout!”

As a new year approaches what’s the best advice you plan to remember from 2013? Share your advice in 1 or 2 sentences as a comment on this post or tweet/FB post using #BestAdvice2013. I will compile all the comments and post them the last week of 2013.

If you would like your Twitter name included when I publish your best advice, then be sure to include it with your comment.  Thanks for sharing your words of wisdom!

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