Challenges

Well, 7 days again. I don't know if enough doesn't happen in my life or I just can't seem to write in this blog. I know the ADD is a factor in this, I'm just not sure how much. In the "You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Lazy" book I'm reading, I've reached a section where I need to examine my life, try to plan for it, then plan again if I fail to achieve my goals. The first process I need to do is to keep a journal for two weeks of what I do and how much time it takes me to do it. That sounds easy, but I have to remember to journal. I'm going to start the journal this Sunday. We'll see how it goes.

They also recommend I get a Life Coach. I'd like to do that, but financially, it's just not feasible right now. Also, it would have to be a phone coach, as I don't know of any coaches here in Iowa. There may be some, but not in my area. Once I get through this bankruptcy, I re-asses my position. Until then, I have to do it on my own.

We had a good leadership development day here in the Northeast District. They had a choice of three presentations, although you could only attend two due to time limitations. I attended one on using social media and other internet resources to promote your church and mission. It was great. The presenter had a great cheat sheet and PowerPoint presentation. I emailed him yesterday and he sent me the presentation. It was well worth attending. The second presentation was on evangelism and the importance of personal evangelism. Lots of good information there too. She passed out a set of foils on her presentation.

Things get interesting today, as I start analyzing the evaluation sheets. I'll get some basic statistics off of them and also consolidate the comments and write up an executive summary for the Leadership Development Team. I'll be interested to see what the attendees thought of the presentations.