In leading myself, I learn the hard lessons to lead others. Lord, help me to lead me.

Pay The Price Or Find A Price You Are Willing To Pay

  • Posted: 12:50 AM
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  • Author: Jayson Pagan

TEAMS ARE MADE UP OF COMMITTED PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR SUCCESS


It takes time and energy to move any vision from the mouth and mind to the real world. That time and energy can only come from one source: committed team members.

RALLY THOSE IN YOUR LIFE TO PARTICIPATE

Don't allow your life to be compartmentalized. You have a team of people in your personal circumference: family, friends, others that you mentor or whom follow you. Influence them. Bring their passion, joy, talents, energy, and time WITH YOU as you engage in the greater vision.

If you do not bring them along, there will be a constant battle to balance your time between these different segments and people of your life. Resentments can surface.

You will never be able to give your life to an eternal vision without this unity.

IT COMES DOWN TO DESIRE AND DEDICATION

It is as true in the church as it is in business, sports, war, or any other genre demanding truly reliable teamwork in order to seize victory or profit.

You can have a main leader. You can create programs. You can have team colors. You can have extremely qualified members. The fact is, without the DESIRE of the team to want the vision to be a reality and without the DEDICATION to center your life's passion on it, the entire effort is a revolving door which expends energy without accomplishing anything. A maximum amount of energy is spent to rally, and a minimum amount of result is accomplished.

Without each team member's personal conviction that the cause is worth the cost that must be paid. Without this personal conviction, the battle will never be won, and the team will not succeed. There must be commitment, dedication, and desire.

WHAT MATTERS...

Any vision worth believing in is a vision worth giving your life to. If you do not believe in the vision of your company or church where you are right now, please find a vision you can embrace with your very life and go there. If you insist on being a part of a team that but are unwilling to engage the vision, you hinder your own life-work and will fall into a cycle of frustration that will discourage the rest of the team from wholeheartedly embracing the vision.

If you believe in the vision where you are and have not been engaged because you did not know how, fight to dive in. Communicate, grow, put more in your schedule than church service times or you basic 8 hour shift.




J. Jayson Pagan

Your Relationships Are Virtually Useless...Unless they Are SOLID

  • Posted: 12:36 AM
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  • Author: Jayson Pagan

Sometimes I think it's about knowing as many people as possible. The fact is, you don't have a relationship with someone because you know their name. If I am going to be a leader, especially of a team, I have to be build relationships with them, not just acquaintance. Every time I have contact with people I lead I have the chance to CONNECT, not just encounter. That can just be tough to remember!

Leader, it's a sad thing when we've been "leading" people and we know nothing about them except what they accomplished for me, what time they are supposed to show up, and what can they do for the team. As soon as someone else spends time enough to learn their middle name, ask their opinion on important issues BEFORE they make decisions, and buy their children a birthday gift, they will realize they are just a stepping stone for you to get across the next divide. YOU BETTER GET GENUINE. . . AND TRANSPARENT....if not, when time calls for loyalty, it had better be convenient (like grabbing you a cup of coffee while they are getting one for themselves), or it isn't happening.

HOW DO I SHOW I AM GENUINE? ... Good Question!!!

1. If you secretly think they are a nobody, then you need a good understanding of value and RESPECT. Everyone has a reason to be considered incredible in some way! Find value in those you lead, and tell them about it. Be specific about why you value them. It matters when you do...AND WHEN YOU DON'T.

2. Find a common ground and create experiences with them that can be remembered. If you don't succeed in connecting on a personal and shared level, YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED ON A TEAM LEVEL. Eating lunch together in the cafeteria isn't a "shared experience". Someone needs to know you ignored the voice on your routine GPS to make time with them happen.

3. Stop building a one-sided "take" relationship that will eventually fall apart. Make sure you are giving as much as you are taking. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

4. BE THERE. Serve. Trust means you are dependable and committed. Trust is more than keeping a secret. A child trusts Dad when he willingly falls off the edge of the couch into his arms, with a smile, with a laugh, and with no thought of hitting the floor. DON'T LET YOUR TEAM HIT THE FLOOR. When you see gravity has taken over and they are speeding headlong into the pavement, DIVE TO SAVE THEM. Leaders create solutions, cover their people, and destroy fearful & intimidating situations.

5. When you see their faults and weaknesses, find your equal and like weakness and divulge that information as the launching pad for the lesson to be learned. Sometimes the lesson is simply that they are human and like every other person, including you. At times, that IS THE LESSON.

You may have proximity to a lot of people, but you cannot afford to have the same relationship with everyone. If your vision comes from God, it's going to take a team. No mission is accomplished without a lot of people who want that. If you don't genuinely buy into them, they will never buy into the vision.

YOU MUST COMMIT TO BUILDING SOLID RELATIONSHIPS.


J. Jayson Pagan