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Ground It!
Once you know what your LIFE’S
PURPOSE is you can organize all
of your activities around it.
EVERYTHING you do should be
an expression of your purpose.
If an activity doesn’t fit you
shouldn’t be doing it.
Brian Tracy
Author, The Power of Discipline
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This Week’s Coaching Sessions
Adam Farmer
Tuesday, February 4th
6:30-7:30PM Chicago Time
Mark Chassman
Tuesday, February 4th
11AM-Noon Chicago Time
Renita Alexander
Thursday, January 30th
6-7PM Chicago Time
Kevin Smith
Friday, January 31st
Noon -1PM Chicago Time
Editor's Notes
HOW WAS YOUR WEEK?
WHO HAD GREATED IMPACT ON YOU?
MAXWELL – SHIEST INTROVERST WILL INFLUENCE 10,000 IN THEIR LIFE TIME.
INFLUENCE = MOVE TO ACT
WHO INFLUENCED YOU THIS WEEK?
WHAT ACTION DID YOU TAKE?
WHO HAD GREATED IMPACT ON YOU?
MAXWELL – SHIEST INTROVERST WILL INFLUENCE 10,000 IN THEIR LIFE TIME.
INFLUENCE = MOVE TO ACT
WHO INFLUENCED YOU THIS WEEK?
WHAT ACTION DID YOU TAKE?
EACH OF US WAS BORN WITH A LIFE’S PURPOSE.
IDENTIFYING, ACKNOWLEDGING AND HONORING YOUR PURPOSE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION LEADERS OF IMPACT TAKE.
THEY INVEST THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE HERE TO DO.
THEN THEY PURSUE WHAT THEY ARE HERE TO DO WITH PASSION.
ADVERSITY IS THE JOURNEY TO DISCOVERING OUR LIFE’S PURPOSE
MY DISCOVERY TOOK PLACE IN THE ARTIC DESSERT OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA
32 . . . LOST, OVER MY HEAD, NO GUIDE
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God.
As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness,
Through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.
LIST WHAT MAKES YOU CRY!
LIST YOUR DREAMS.
THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE
What leader has the most positive influence in your daily life?Tom Rath;Barry Conchie. Strengths-Based Leadership (Kindle Locations 487-488). Kindle Edition.
THE BEST single word to describe John the Baptizer would be the word “passion.”
John’s passion began even before he was born.
He leaped in his mother’s womb when Mary spoke of her pregnancy (Luke 1:41).
His passion for God grew so great, that before he began his public ministry, he lived alone in the desert, wearing camel’s hair and a leather belt and eating locusts and wild honey (Matt. 3:4).
He was a radical and unafraid to let anyone know it.
John needed passion to fulfill his God-given PURPOSE.
The world often views people with passion as eccentric—but it’s their passion that attracts other pioneers.
What gave John his passion?
He spent time in solitude. Before John began his public ministry, he lived in the wilderness and spent much time with God. He boiled with the presence of God and could hardly stay quiet.
He felt consumed with his mission. John knew of Jesus’ identity and His soon advent. John urgently tried to prepare the way for Him.
He possessed a magnetic temperament and wiring. John is described as a voice crying out (Luke 3:4) and as an exhorter (3:18). Like a magnet, he repelled some and attracted others.
He possessed a strong sense of justice. When people asked John what they should do, he told them to do justice (3:10–14). This hunger for justice drove him. He wouldn’t sit still until he saw results.
He saw things as black and white. Like others with prophetic gifts,. While this sounds narrow to most pastors or businesspersons, this is part of what gave John his passion.
He felt dissatisfied with anything but action. John was a doer. He didn’t want people to merely talk about repentance and faith.
Passion makes for an effective ministry.
You can’t start a fire unless it first burns in you.
Many leaders allow life to push them off track. Think back to when you first began your career. What drove you? What made you enthusiastic?
Every pioneer needs passion.
The Maxwell Leadership Bible, NKJV: Lessons in Leadership from the Word of God