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1. If the blind lead the blind… !Warning: When you increase action

without direction, you are headed for a ditch.

2. Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you… !

Warning: When you seek to be served rather than to serve you are

sure to get put down.

3. Don t look at the… !Warning: When you focus on the

faults of others (you can t change) rather than the faults of your own

(you can change) you destroy vital and essential relationships for

success in life.

Blind Spot!!

An area in the lives of people in which !they continually do not see themselves !

or their situations realistically. !!

—John Maxwell

41 And why worry about a speck in your !friend s eye when you have a log in your !

own? 42How can you think of saying, !Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck !in your eye, when you can t see past the !log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get !rid of the log in your own eye; then you !

will see well enough to deal with the speck !in your friend s eye. —Luke 6:41-42 NLT

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• We all have blind spots.!

Opening Observations

• We all have blind spots.!• We all have different blind spots.!

Opening Observations

• We all have blind spots.!• We all have different blind spots.!• We all see the blind spots of others.!

Opening Observations

• We all have blind spots.!• We all have different blind spots.!• We all see the blind spots of others.!• We all need to deal with our own ! blind spots.

Opening Observations

Identify Common !Blind Spots

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• Ignorance!

Identify Common Blind Spots

Save time. See it my way.

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!

Identify Common Blind Spots No man will be a great leader !

who wants to do it all himself or !get all of the credit for doing it. —

Andrew Carnegie

Nothing is a greater impediment !to being on good terms with !others than being ill at ease !

with yourself.

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate

Identify Common Blind Spots

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• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate!• Impeccability

Identify Common Blind Spots

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate!• Impeccability

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• Indispensability!

Pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. !

- John Ruskin

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate!• Impeccability

Identify Common Blind Spots

• Indispensability • Imitation!

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate!• Impeccability

Identify Common Blind Spots

• Indispensability !• Imitation !• Inversion!

• Ignorance!• Insecurity!• Inconsiderate!• Impeccability

Identify Common Blind Spots

• Indispensability !• Imitation!• Inversion !• Indecision!

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Dealing with Your !Blind Spot

Admit it.

Ask about it. Address it.

Accept it. Allow for it.

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Appreciate it. You can do what I cannot do and I can do what you cannot do and

together we can do great things. !- Mother Teresa