It’s easy to do, and it’s hard to get back in control of. The nature of demands you have on your life can so paralyze you that you literally do not know where to begin. Unfortunately, when you don’t know where to begin, it’s a challenge to start. I believe the key is not “getting” organized, but rather, STAYING organized. We all get off on the wrong tract from time to time, but that is no excuse for taking a different course or worse, hitting the “kill switch” on your leadership and coasting for a while. You have people counting on you knowing where THEY are supposed to be going. So, I believe your best bet is to cut away disorganization when you detect symptoms.
Here are 8 Symptoms; I see when I am getting disorganized
1- Cluttered desk
a. Say that you know where everything is if you want. But you know and I know when our work area is chaos, it usually means so are we.
2- Dirty Car – inside and out
a. If we don’t have time to clean, it usually means something of little importance is zapping our time. A car is your “mode of transportation.” When what’s taking you somewhere isn’t getting your attention then I wonder how important your destination is.
3- Insecurity – you worry about someone finding out who you truly are on the inside
a. The lack of confidence in who we are is a tremendous indicator we are are not comfortable with what we are doing.
4- Series of forgotten appointments or deadlines – we become liars to save face
a. You can’t remember every appointment detail. This is why you have to make sure to pre-plan for the meeting, have the meeting, and then debrief yourself of the meeting. Once those are done, you will know how to proceed. BTW, if a meeting is not worth planning for or debriefing after, I recommend not having that meeting ever again. It’s a waste of time and there is no value for your organization. In other words, it’s called fellowship!!
5- Invest a lot more time and energy into unimportant tasks
a. If Facebook is your vice, if you are a master solitaire player, or an incredible golfer, you may not be the BEST leader you can be. Do an inventory of how you spend your day. We all have “down moments” to catch our breath. But your day should be filled with exciting visioneering where you know you are creating your student ministry’s future!!
6- Feel poor about the tasks you are completing
a. If you don’t have Godly Pride in what you’re about to do, you haven’t completely prepared.
7- Rarely enjoy intimacy with God
a. Don’t be so busy doing the “work of the Lord” that you neglect the Lord working in you!!
8- Quality of my personal relationships reveal weaknesses
a. Frustration spills over to close relationships. I have a “fussing bush” in my yard. I go there and get out everything; I refuse to take in my home. If you come in and “Veg” more than you contribute to the family relationships you have, you are all out of wack.
If you find yourself trending towards one or more of these often, I recommend you stop, drop, and roll!!
1. STOP – take an inventory of what it is that’s throwing you off track
2. DROP – eliminate time wasters and remove the “busy work” that’s killing your drive.
3. ROLL – get back on track and create a future that generations will love you for!!
Hope I helped!!
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