CREATING SPACE
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DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL?
DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL?
It’s an age old problem: there’s more to do then
It’s an age old problem: there’s more to do then
Time is our most valuable resource on Earth
Time is our most valuable resource on Earth
Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be: Lessons On Leadership from the Bible Chapter 9: Resolving Difficulties
The skies are not always blue
Leadership requires time-management
Leadership requires time-management
Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be: Lessons On Leadership from the Bible Chapter 9: Resolving Difficulties
Storms are as much a part of life as starlight
POOR TIME-MANAGEMENT:
POOR TIME-MANAGEMENT:
Leadership requires discipline
Leadership requires discipline
Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be: Lessons On Leadership from the Bible Chapter 9: Resolving Difficulties
This fact can sometimes throw leaders into a quandary
1. Leaders who only accomplish what’s urgent, not what’s important
1. Leaders who only accomplish what’s urgent, not what’s important
And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”
4 LAWS OF GREAT TIME MANAGEMENT:
4 LAWS OF GREAT TIME MANAGEMENT:
1) Schedule Your Values First
1) Schedule Your Values First
LESSON:
And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”
But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
LESSON: Do more of what matters most
LESSON: Do more of what matters most
QUESTION: What are your non-negotiables?
QUESTION: What are your non-negotiables?
2) Say No to Good Things
2) Say No to Good Things
And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”
LESSON: Stop overcommitting
LESSON: Stop overcommitting
QUESTION: SHOULD I do this? (Not CAN I do this?)
QUESTION: SHOULD I do this? (Not CAN I do this?)
3) Create Personal Deadlines
3) Create Personal Deadlines
“Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.
“Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
LESSON: Get better results with less effort
LESSON: Get better results with less effort
QUESTION: What needs more structure?
QUESTION: What needs more structure?
4) Empower Others Intentionally
4) Empower Others Intentionally
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?”
LESSON: Don’t give assingments, give authority
LESSON: Don’t give assingments, give authority
QUESTION: What can somebody do 50% as good as me and has potential?
QUESTION: What can somebody do 50% as good as me and has potential?
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?”
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
A few final tips...
A few final tips...
You have time for what you choose to have time for
You have time for what you choose to have time for
If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy
If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy
Do a few things really well
Do a few things really well
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.