My motto in life has always been “Ready, fire, aim.” This has caused me a great deal of stress and regret! But it has also been beneficial and an advantage. My pastor (aka boss) is just the opposite. His motto is “Ready, aim, aim again, aim one more time, then fire.” He is very analytical, I tend to be very dynamic. He likes to think about things, I like to decide and decide right now.
This is not a put down on those of you who like to think before you make decisions. We dynamics need someone to think about it!
There is nothing wrong with counting the cost, with praying and seeking God’s will, with waiting. But there is something wrong with putting off one decision after another. Effective leaders learn how to make decisions and make them fast.
The greatest reason that leaders don’t make decisions is because they fear making a mistake. You need to learn to bag that fear. People who don’t make mistakes generally don’t make anything. As long as you make decisions you will make mistakes, but you’ve gotta take that risk.
Legendary advertising expert David Ogilvy, nicknamed “The Father of Advertising”, argued that a good decision today is worth far more than a perfect decision next month. So what are you waiting on? Fire!
Great Entry,
I share the feelings with you.
We need not to be “Do Nothings,” going “No-where”. Time is ticking, tomorrow is coming, today is leaveing fast, to stand around looking at stuff for so long.
If you are trying to make things better, with intergity then let the Spirit guide you and take a chance. If it is wrong and you missed it then you wont do that again. But at least you tried. Edision said after 2000 attempts at the light bulb, that it was not 2000 failures, but he learned 2000 ways of not making it. It only took one time with the “right” wire to get it and change history.
Kevin Winkler
Children’s Pastor
Go Ryan!!!
Gitty up and go.
Ryan,
Thanks for your thoughts. I must admit that this is actually the kind of thing that has gotten me in trouble in a few churches. But it’s like I can’t help it at times - for me, once God makes stuff clear, waiting around and holding back doesn’t really make sense to me - unless of course God says wait to execute the plan…
Perhaps the reason the Church in general lags behind is because of our fears and refusal to take risks - that’s worth thinking about…