The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director. Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year. God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...
The next step in
qualifying for mentorship is to develop a habit of learning something from
every conversation.
Listen up and listen closely! Hang on every word that your
mentor says.
Will they always get things 100% right? No. That’s not what it’s
about. Remember, you are not just
learning from your mentor’s successes, but also their failures.
Mentorship is the benefit of experience without the pain of
mistakes. A good mentor will share their mistakes with you, and how you can
avoid them.
It really is true that you can learn something new every
day!
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