Chasing two rabbits

Leadership

  An old proverb says, “The hunter who chases two rabbits catches neither.” This is the old problem we continue to face. When we are trying to do too many things, we become distracted and don’t accomplish any of them well.  Find out what is important and focus on...

The ONE Thing

Leadership, Prioritizing

  “What’s the one thing I can do (today, this week) that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Until my one thing is done, everything else is a distraction.” – Gary Keller The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind...

Schedule by the week or by the year?

Leadership, Prioritizing

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...

There’s always time to do God’s will

Leadership, Prioritizing

Whenever you find yourself truly genuinely overloaded– and I’m not talking about those temporary blips on your calendar where there’s a seasonal crunch– but when you find yourself genuinely overloaded long-term, then one principle is true:  something you...

Faithful and focused – what’s your grade?

Leadership, Prioritizing

Just before my junior year of college as a chemistry major, I had a real spiritual awakening. As I began to get much more involved in ministry, I discovered that I had to do a resorting of my priorities that resulted in making a shift in my thinking. Instead of...

Defragging your life

Leadership, Prioritizing

Technicians recommend running a “defrag” periodically to clean up a computer. The process compresses old files and reorganizes them so the computer can function faster and more efficiently. Although it could seem like taking the time to defrag is just one more thing...