{"id":3773,"date":"2013-08-16T15:51:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T07:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elijahconsulting.com\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2016-08-06T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T05:13:28","slug":"thats-what-boss-is-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elijahconsulting.com\/thats-what-boss-is-for\/","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;s What Boss Is For."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Authority.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You look up and squint so you see it more clearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You stop in your tracks as it rumbles so nearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The things that you wish for, you hold them so dearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, authority has a way of eliciting a range of different responses from different people at different times and seasons. Do you think of these words when authority comes into your consciousness?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dominant.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/elijahconsulting.com\/thats-what-boss-is-for\/sleeping-on-the-job\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?fit=1275%2C849&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1275,849\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sleeping on the job\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sleeping on the job\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/elijahconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sleeping-on-the-job.jpg?w=1275&amp;ssl=1 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unreasonable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fear.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resentment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Overbearing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Judgment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strict.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Punishment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or do these come to your mind more?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guidance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wisdom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Connections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Empowerment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Love.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exploration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Possibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you think of the words in the second list more often?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are someone in authority, which list do your people think of more as far as you are concerned?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boss or bossed, which list would you prefer to dwell in? How will you get that? Tell me when you do!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authority. You look up and squint so you see it more clearly. You stop in your tracks as it rumbles so nearly. The things that you wish for, you hold them so dearly. Yes, authority has a way of eliciting a range of different responses from different people at different times and seasons. 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