Here’s some unsolicited advice: You don’t want to schedule your weeks more than 80% full. You need to leave about 20% buffer because life happens. What I have discovered is that if you fully schedule your 40 hours, you’ll work close to 50 because other things come up...
Typically speaking, when a person brings a coaching issue or problem to you, you might ask, “What do you think?” or “What have you already processed?” And if you take the time to unpack their thinking, what you’ll discover is that they’ll be able to get more clarity...
I’ve found when working on a new project with a group of people that it takes three cuts to get it right. The first time around, you need to have the expectation that it won’t work well. However, the experience of diving in and trying anyway will yield some insights...
I find that when working with leaders who wear multiple hats and have a lot of different projects– especially if they are combining local hands-on ministry with regional ministry– that working with a weekly schedule doesn’t work well. The reason for that...
I’ll give you a hint. Generally speaking, it was not the gold miners. It was those who supplied the gold miners– the people who sold them shovels, tents, maps, equipment. The people who made money were the people supplying needed items. People wanting to get...
Do you have assistants at your church or apprentices? An assistant is someone who helps you do your work. An apprentice is someone you’re raising up to do what you do. An assistant is a helper. There’s no expectation in the title that they’ll eventually do the job...
