Awhile back, I read an article in USA Today about how chronically ill patients keep their spirits up. The article also included a list of questions:

"Have you...

• -said thank you and meant it?
• -phoned a friend?
• -went to visit a friend?
• -said something pleasant to someone else who didn't expect it?
• -learned something new?

These are great questions to consider in leadership too. As leaders, the challenges and drain of leading can really get us down. So whether we implement the questions above or our own strategy, hopefully we all have a plan in place to lift us up when we are feeling down. David was a great leader and spoke to this in the Psalms: "The Lord is my strength and my shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving." Psalm 28:7