Little Footprints

Wow, another week accomplished and I'm soooo drained! However, I really liked the fact that I was able to reflect on what I learned with how I am professionally and where I "fit" in at church. I took the questionnaire with my job in mind.  It's definitely different than my life as a follower in church. I was kinda proud of myself - I was EXEMPLARY ! Really, YESSSSSS. Woot! Then I watched this   video. So yes, I'm exemplary at work---but personally (and in church) guess what, I "alienated" myself. I have been so disengaged in church because I put my career first. MIND.BLOWN. My question----why do I have two followers living in me.  Why can't I be just one? I went to church just last Sunday - the first time in FOREVER.  Now I'm watching videos on what kind of follower I am.  Woah.

“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” ( Matthew 20:26–28 ) I couldn't help but correlate this chapter to the Bible.  Jesus taught us in the New Testament that all  leadership should be servant leadership. I did not always grow up as a Christian.  I did not seek Jesus until I was 24.  I wasn't in a leadership role at all (work-wise).  My husband and I soon became in charge of a small youth group.  THAT is where I started serving.  I served not only my Savior but the kids I worked for.  This set the stage for how I would view leadership later in life. For the past year or so, I have struggled with getting back to church and be a servant there.  This week, it has been nagging on my heart to go back to church.  They are looking for volunteers in the nurser...

I struggled with a little with this week's chapter.  I get along great with all of my bosses---I tend to use "their" techniques with my relationship with my employees-- open and honest .  On the outside, it may look like I "suck up" to get ahead.  My boss is extremely transparent with me, my department and my strategic goals--I pass that same transparency to my team. I don't think I "suck up"---I network!  I surround myself with the people that I want to be like--see how they do it and work towards my goals with the same drive.   I'm going to school--you have no idea how long I've thought about it...surrounding myself around people in academia or those that have degrees, made me WANT it.  It's a lot more than reading text-books, it's all about networking. I am always brutally honest with my questionnaires---I included two copies of this weeks--one with the relationship with my leader and one for my follower . ...