FOLLOW THE LEADER
have no time. So compact and systematic is the regulation of
their day that whenever you make a demand on them, they
seem to find additional corners to offer for unselfish service.
I confess as a minister, that the men to whom I most hopefully
look for additional service are the busiest men.’ Our problem is
not too little time, but making better use of the time we have.
Each of us has as much time as anyone else. The president
of the United States has the same twenty-four hours as well.
Others may surpass our abilities, influence, or money, but no
one has more time.^16
- When we talk about “the passion of vision,” we’re talking
about a deep, sustained energy that comes from a comprehensive,
principle-based, need-based, endowment-based seeing that
goes beyond chronos and even kairos. It deals with an aeon
concept of time, from the Greek aion, meaning an age, a
lifetime or more. It taps into the deep core of who we are and
what we are about. It’s fueled by the realization of the unique
contribution we have the capacity to make – the legacy we can
leave. It clarifies purpose, gives direction, and empowers us to
perform beyond our resources...We call it ‘passion’ because
this vision can become a motivating force so powerful it, in
effect, becomes the DNA of our lives. It’s so ingrained and
integrated into every aspect of our being that it becomes the
compelling impetus behind every decision we make. It’s the fire
within – the explosion of inner synergy that happens when
critical mass is reached in integration of the four fundamental
needs. It’s the energy that makes life an adventure – the deep
burning “yes!” that empowers us to say “no” – peacefully and
confidently – to the less important things in our lives...The
power of transcendent vision is greater than the power of the
scripting deep inside the human personality and it subordinates
it, submerges it, until the whole personality is reorganized in
the accomplishment of that vision. The passion of shared vision
empowers people to transcend the petty, negative interactions that
consume so much time and effort and deplete quality of life.^17
- PROCRASTINATION:
- The man God uses is a man of action. He doesn’t make
excuses or wait for better weather or a more appropriate time.
