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How much time should you invest?

Reflecting on 4 questions can help you figure out how much time you should invest in each of your goals.

How much time do you want to invest in each of your goals?

You want to carry out your God-given mission: To empower Christian leaders and organizations to close the rhetoric/reality gap.
 
You have reflected on your mission, prayed and thought about what God would have you do in the next 5 years, and established a 2-part vision:
  1. 200 Christian staff from 40 Christian organizations with increased capacity/results
  2. 15 Christian organizations with total of 25 new annual capacity-building goals
You have also developed goals that address your vision: To increase capacity/results for…
  • 30 Christian staff through coaching
  • 75 Christian staff through consulting
  • 40 Christian staff through networking
  • 40 Christian staff through resourcing
  • 150 Christian staff through training
Question: How much time do you want to invest in each of your goals? Read More...

How can you manage yourself more effectively?

By focusing, working smart, and pursuing excellence. To get an idea of how you can manage yourself more effectively, take the following assessment (download). Write the number in the blank that comes closest to representing how true a given statement is for you right now. Use the following scale:

4: Consistently • 3: Usually • 2: Sort of • 1: Rarely

Focus
___ I focus on joining God in what he is already doing.
___ I focus on doing right things, before I focus on doing things right.
___ I focus on my God-given mission.
___ I have defined my mission in terms of SMART goals.
___ I understand how my mission, goals, and daily activities are connected. Read More...

Schedule your key priorities first

Make sure you schedule time for your key priorities before you schedule time for other things.

Eliminate your frustrations

What frustrates you? What has frustrated me includes not having proper travel gear, not having necessary software, and unclear job expectations.
 
Notice, I listed what has frustrated me, not what frustrates me. Read More...

Target your strengths

Imagine you’re a basketball coach. You have a player who scores 27 points per game, shoots 46% from the 3-point line, and gets 14 rebounds per game. You’re pleased with his performance.
 
But you’re puzzled. Read More...

Do right things

Want to increase your effectiveness? Do right things, then do things right.

DRAW others out to focus on science-related issues

You're at school, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol:
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
 
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a faculty meeting conversation about science-related issues. Read More...