{"id":1841,"date":"2015-04-14T11:10:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theawakenministry.com\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2015-04-14T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:12:34","slug":"4-questions-you-should-be-asking-yourself-if-you-want-to-grow-as-a-leader-pt-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theawakenministry.com\/?p=1841","title":{"rendered":"4 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself If You Want To Grow As A Leader, pt. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you want to grow as a leader, these four questions will help you get a fast start to your personal growth:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    What are you responsible for?<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    What is your plan for accomplishing your responsibilities this week?<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    Who are you accountable to?<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here\u2019s the last of 4 questions growing leaders ask:<\/h1>\n

    4. WHO IS INVESTING IN MY LIFE?<\/b><\/h1>\n

    As a spiritual leader, you no doubt are investing in others.\u00a0 Chances are you enjoy investing in the lives of those you serve.\u00a0 Chances are also good that those you serve\u00a0probably really enjoy the work you are doing.\u00a0 The people you invest in probably tell you that they are growing and becoming more effective in their life and faith as a result. \u00a0But many leaders I know\u00a0neglect receiving that kind of investment for themselves.<\/p>\n

    The truth is I resisted asking people to invest in my life\u00a0for a while.\u00a0 There were many reasons I gave for my resistance.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t have enough money to hire a coach, or enough time, or enough questions, or enough trouble.\u00a0 But the thing that kept me from seriously pursuing a coach was really only this: I didn\u2019t have enough humility.\u00a0 I thought I could lead and overcome the obstacles I was facing in ministry on my own.\u00a0 The reality was that I couldn\u2019t.\u00a0 None of us can lead well without a skilled coach\u2019s investment in our lives.<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s why it\u2019s great to have a coach who will invest in you: \u00a0A Coach\u00a0will Bring Out The Best In\u00a0you<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, and Michael Jordan are all household names.\u00a0 They certainly had natural athletic ability, but we know them because they had coaches who brought out the best in them.\u00a0 As a result, they entertained us with their honed athletic talent.<\/p>\n

    The same is true for leaders.\u00a0 All leaders have some natural skill as well as supernatural gifting.\u00a0 If you want to make a real difference as a leader, you can’t just show up expecting that people will follow you. \u00a0If you are going to be effective as a leader, you need someone to bring out God\u2019s best in you.\u00a0 If not, you will be prone to settle for something far less, and that will have consequences on you as well as on those you are called to lead.<\/p>\n

    Scripture is full of examples of people who invested in leaders in order to bring out the best in those leaders.\u00a0 Moses had Jethro.\u00a0 Elisha had Elijah.\u00a0 Timothy had Paul.\u00a0 The disciples had Jesus.\u00a0 The results of this investment in the leader\u2019s life was lasting, and their leadership impacted generations that followed them as a result.\u00a0 The investment was nothing short of remarkable.\u00a0 Therefore, the most important question you can ask yourself as a leader is this: Who do I have investing in my life?<\/p>\n

    The most important question you can ask yourself is this: Who do I have investing in my life? – Scott Vermillion <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s How You Can Find A Coach To Invest In Your Life: Sign up for Awaken\u2019s Coaching<\/a>.<\/b><\/h2>\n

    If you want to grow as a leader, you need to have someone in your life whose sole purpose is to invest in you.\u00a0 You need someone who will create a sacred space for you to regularly enter that is devoid of their own personal agenda, judgment, and critique in order to bring out God\u2019s best in you.<\/p>\n

    The danger of leading without a coach is burnout. \u00a0Spiritual leadership is tough. \u00a0Without someone consistently investing in you, you will no doubt become overwhelmed, drained, and discouraged as a leader. \u00a0When we invest in others without having someone invest in us, our souls dry out and become hard like a sponge that has been squeezed out and put on the counter.<\/p>\n

    Coaching plunges us back into the refreshing waters of the Spirit.\u00a0 It softens our souls and fills us with the Spirit\u2019s energy. \u00a0It’s then we come alive again to God as we lead, and those we lead come alive to God as well.<\/p>\n

    Here are just some of the reasons to hire a coach:<\/strong><\/h3>\n