You Are Doing Too Much, Part 2 (Leadership That Gets the Job Done #11)

Our Bible verse for this episode is Proverbs 16:9 which says, “A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.”

Our quote for this episode is from Theodore Roosevelt. He said, “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert.”

In this podcast, we are using as our texts three books: Spiritual Leadership: Moving People On To God’s Agenda by Henry and Richard Blackaby; Next Generation Leader, by Andy Stanley; and Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, by John Maxwell.

Our topic today is Part 2 of “Chapter 1: You Are Doing Too Much” from Next Generation Leader: 5 Essentials for Those Who Will Shape the Future, by Andy Stanley

ONLY DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO. 

This might seem unrealistic from where you sit today. You might even laugh out loud. But once you get past the seeming improbability of this axiom, write it down and work toward it. 

What are the two or three things that you and only you are responsible for? What, specifically, have you been hired to do? What is “success” for the person in your position?

Now let’s slice it even thinner. Of the two or three things that define success for you, which of those are in line with your giftedness? Of the tasks you have been assigned to do, which of them are you specifically gifted to do? 

That is where you must focus your energies. That is your sweet spot. That is where you will excel. Within that narrowed context you will add the most value to your organization. Success within that sphere has the potential to make you indispensable to your employer.

Best of all, you will enjoy what you do.

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