Many leaders struggle with keeping a balance with all the different things that have to be done. And so what happens is that instead of creating, innovating, we find ourselves doing the same things over and over. Sure we will see something online that we’ll duplicate and it will feel good but we know in our hearts we are just making it by.
Maybe you’re a leader who has for some time felt stuck. You ask yourself every Monday, Is this worth it?
Maybe your a leader who feels so alone and you’re about ready to explode from loneliness.
Maybe your a leader who isn’t really sure what to do next
Maybe your a leader who wants more but you are unsure what step to take.
Or, Maybe your a leader whose overwhelmed with everything and just feel lost inside.
I can relate to every one of those things I just mentioned. So what can you do?
Get a Coach. I started asking leaders who I admired, how did you get where you are today? The answers were the same. They had coaches. They invested in themselves and have never regretted it.
So I started to make a game changing decision for myself, my leadership, my health, my family and my ministry.
I went out and hired a coach, yes it cost me financially but if you don’t invest, you wont stay committed. I had to put skin in the game and wow, I would never trade what i’ve done for anything.
1)My coach helped me focus on leading how I was designed to lead. He challenged me to think about my belief system and what I valued and prioritized it. He helped me understand how I was wired and created to lead. Then I was able to develop a strategy to lead myself and others.
This alone helped me stop comparing myself to other leaders who are always out there and we assume to be great leaders.
2) My coach helped me define where I really wanted to go to achieve the dream God had placed in me. We spent time taking my priorities goals, and dreams and put them on paper and began to create action steps and deadlines to help me move forward towards accomplishing them.
3) My coach refined a strategy for me to take the chaos in my head and get things done. What this did for me is decrease my frustration of feeling lost, disorganized and stuck.
I had a plan that I could make happen and help my team see where we were going too.
4) I had a plan how to lead myself.– I was able to become comfortable with myself and therefore I set priorities, boundaries and I could lead myself to better places when I felt like I was getting stuck. Before coaching I would have just sat in the rutt, frustrated and ready to quit.
Now I know how to look at what’s frustrating me and either delegate it, do it, or quit it.
I see things that I can give away now, instead of thinking I had to do it
I see things that I must do so things will move forward.
I see things that I just have to stop doing and finally realized it not going to be missed.
What was at risk if I didn’t invest in myself?
I was going to burnout
I was going to quit
I was going to be very unhealthy in so many ways
I would not lead myself and my ministry to its full potential.
What do I gain by investing in myself?
Clarity
Priorities
Boundaries
Balance
Health
Growth
Joy
If you are a leader who feels lost, stuck, alone. I want you to ask yourself: What am I willing to invest to change where I am today for what I’m dreaming of?
I want to invite you to consider having a conversation with me. I have 30+ years of experience in children’s and family ministry in a variety of context. I’ve been on a journey in ministry where I’ve experienced many great things and also seen some really hard things as well. God has been so good to me and has allowed me to heal and grow from every experience and now I want to serve others by helping them, by walking alongside of leaders having conversations where together we can find you clarity and steps for you to take to lead like you have dreamed of doing. To help you regain your sense of passion, and renew your calling to lead the way God has called you to lead.
You are worth the investment.
I’d like for you to consider joining my coaching program where we will customize to you and where you are now and where you want to be.
To find out more information or for a free conversation to assess your needs check out my site and click on Coaching.
To see all I offer head to tombump.com
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