Slay Your Dragons Before Breakfast! – Michael Hyatt
I just read an incredible post this morning from a guy who has influenced me quite significantly in the area of leadership, Michael Hyatt. Michael was the CEO of Nelson Publishing and took it from a lethargic company to one of the biggest and best. His passion now is to come alongside leaders and help them become better.
Take a few moments and read this great post, and start slaying some dragons!
http://michaelhyatt.com/slay-your-dragons-before-breakfast.html
What is wrong with my car?
Several weeks ago I parked my car for a few days over the weekend. When I went to start it, it sputtered and died. I tried several times to no avail. My father I law, who is a shade tree mechanic, listened to it and came to a similar conclusion I had made, I had water in the gas tank.
I immediately went to my favorite auto parts store (they smile when they see me coming) and purchased two bottles of dry gas. I put them in my engine confidently believing that I had conquered my problem. I had not.
So, I asked my buddy John, he’s an engineer for Cummins, we both looked at the car and listened. We plugged in a cool little computer that is supposed to tell you what’s wrong. It said I should replace my engine coolant sensor. So, for a second time I confidently strode to my seat anticipating my work would pay off…nope!
Now, I went to the Internet and searched my tail off. This lead me to replacing the fuel filter, no change. Then the air flow sensor, bupkiss!
I say all this to encourage you (I’m getting there be patient) just because your first few attempts at fixing a problem are fruitless don’t stop trying. A measure of a great person is not what it takes to knock them down but what it takes to keep them down. Maybe you’ve given up on trying, try again. What’s the worst that could happen? You could eliminate another thing that won’t fix the problem which means your closer to finding the solution.
Oh by the way, I’m pulling my catalytic converter tonight..fingers crossed!
When It all comes together!
“I Love it when a plan comes together” – Colonel Hannibal Smith
Yep, I’m happy to admit that as a kid I was an avid, possibly rabid, follower of the A-Team! I always loved how each week they would go up againstunnumbered foes, drastically out-manned and under-gunned. They would deal the bad guy a blow, then the bad guy would capture them, or trap them, or take a prisoner and threaten to kill them. But, in the end you always knew a couple of things:
- No good guys ever die
- The underdog would always win
- Hannibal would get to say his favorite line, often while chomping on an unlit cigar (way cool!)
Now, knowing these things was part of the reason I loved watching the show, I didn’t know how all these things were going to happen, but I knew they would. What if you could go through life like this? Knowing that no matter how hard it got, that in the end it would all work out. Certainly you’d be a little worse for wear, but still it would end the right way. Well take a ‘listen’ to what the Bible says about those who love God and follow his will:
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. – Romans 8:28
10 Things I Believe About The Church – Perry Noble
1. I believe the potential for the local church to do good and create positive change in the world is greater than it has ever been.
2. I believe that the ROOT of the desire to do good and create positive change in the world HAS to be the GOSPEL…and if it isn’t, what will develop is cool ministry fads and ideas…but nothing revolutionary that will impact the world.
3. I believe that some of the greatest Christian leaders that the world will ever know are currently in elementary school, middle school, and high school…thus making youth and children’s ministry one of the greatest mission opportunities that the local church can invest in.
4. I believe that more and more church leaders are going to begin to take radical steps of faith rather than trying to repair broken systems.
5. I believe that more and more church leaders are going to continually put personal preferences of ministry aside and work together with other people to accomplish more ministry than they could have ever done alone.
6. I believe that we’re going to see some of the greatest moves of God this world has ever seen in the next 20 years…MOST of them happening because the local church finally decided to step up and be the church.
7. I believe God wants to use your church to do unbelievable things in the community in which HE has planted you.
8. I believe the key to a healthy church is healthy church leadership…leaders cannot fly at the speed of sound and expect to hear God’s still small voice. The healthier we get, the healthier our churches can be.
9. I believe that if ALL leaders took the advice God gave us in Galatians 6:9 that we would see breakthroughs like we’ve NEVER seen before.
10. I believe God has called the church to CHANGE the world…not complain about it!!! We are an empowered body of believers whom He has called to attempt the “impossible” so that people can see HIM!!! (So…what is that thing that you know you should do next?)
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