Genesis 1
We are walking in today: True Leaders Set Their Priorities!!!!!
Witness first throughout the Bible: H7218 ro'sh --top, upper part, chief, front, beginning;
chief, choicest, best
1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first H7218 this psalm to thank the
LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
The Torah Testifies.............................
Exodus 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning H7218 of months: it shall be the
first month of the year to you.
The prophets proclaim...............
Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning?
H7218 I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
The writings bear witness.............
1 Chronicles 26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, H7218
(for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) H7218
Deuteronomy 33:21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads H7218 of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
chief, choicest, best
1 Chronicles 16:7 Then on that day David delivered first H7218 this psalm to thank the
LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
The Torah Testifies.............................
Exodus 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning H7218 of months: it shall be the
first month of the year to you.
The prophets proclaim...............
Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning?
H7218 I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
The writings bear witness.............
1 Chronicles 26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, H7218
(for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) H7218
Deuteronomy 33:21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads H7218 of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
Attitude #3 Priorities
Attitude is evidence of what you think.
All true leaders are distinguished by their strong sense of priorities. They are always clear about what is important to them and desire to the principal issue at hand. The most important thing in life and leadership is to know what you are supposed to do. Any activities that we undertake consume our time, talents, effort, energy, and life. What we do, therefore, determines who we are and what we become. True leaders have a clear sense of what they need to do. The key to this ability is applying the principle of priority.
WHAT IS PRIORITY?
Let’s begin by defining priority. It is—
• something that has a prior claim on us.
• something that merits our primary attention.
• something that receives our primary resources.
• something that has a right to supersede other things.
LEADERSHIP AND PRIORITIES
Effective leadership involves the management of one’s priorities. True leaders have learned how to distinguish between what is truly important for their lives and the fulfillment of their purposes and what is an urgent but temporary need. They have also discovered how to
distinguish between options that are good and ones that are best for them. Because of these things, they have narrow agendas and short to-do lists.
HOW TO CHOOSE PRIORITIES
How do we determine what is really important in our lives? We find a valuable guideline in a statement by Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians: “‘Everything is permissible for me’—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible for me’—but I will not be mastered by anything.”
WHAT WE DO DETERMINES WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BECOME.
We live in an age when, particularly in the United States and the European Union, people have a myriad of choices in regard to their lifestyles, careers, and leisure time. We can do many things, but not everything is constructive to our lives. One of our major responsibilities as leaders is determining what is best for us according to our life's purpose and vision.
Paul knew about being single-minded in the pursuit of a purpose. In this letter to the Philippians, he wrote, Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Yeshua took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which The Most High has called me heavenward in Yeshua.
EVALUATE YOUR CURRENT PRIORITIES
What purposes do you need to "take hold of" personally, professionally, and spiritually? How do your current priorities line up with them? Take time this week to think through your present priorities. Perhaps you haven't really established any priorities and are living in crisis mode: Whatever seems most pressing at the time gets your attention. Are you aware of your purpose and actively working toward it? Before setting your goals, as outlined in the following chapter, make sure that you discover your purpose and decide how to align your life and your priorities so that you will be able to fulfill your particular leadership mandate in the domain that you have been given.
THE ART OF PRIORITY IS DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE IMPORTANT AND THE URGENT.
To become the leader that you were created to be, you must cultivate the art of priority, choosing and distinguishing between what is important versus what is urgent. Leadership means knowing the difference between busyness and effectiveness. True leaders make a distinction between an opportunity and a distraction, and between what is good and what is right for them. Leaders know that priorities protect their valuable energy, time, resources, and talent.
ATTITUDE #4 GOAL SETTING
If you think you can do it, that's confidence; if you do it, that's competence. All true leaders posses a goal-driven attitude. Leaders distinguish themselves from followers by their passion for pre-established goals. They regulate their activities and measure their progress against prescribed objectives and milestones.
Everyone in the world is a goal setter, in one way or another. Even the man who is failing at life is setting goals that cause him to fail. In fact, many of us plan not to do things that would make us successful. Many times, we don’t realize that we are setting goals. Whenever we make plans to go to the grocery store, go to school, do the laundry, or meet friends for a meal, we are in reality setting goals. When we don’t achieve what we want to achieve or accomplish what we desire to accomplish, the problem is not goal setting, in itself. Instead,
it’s that we don’t set goals for the things we truly care about, or we set the wrong kind of goals.
A leader understands how to set the right goals. This is a vital attitude to cultivate because your future and your life depend on the goals you set—either consciously or subconsciously. Where you end up in life is a result of the goals that you set or did not set for your life.
EVERYONE IS A GOAL SETTER; A LEADER UNDERSTANDS HOW TO SET THE RIGHT GOALS.
What should determine the goals that we set and the plans that we make? Our purpose and vision in life. Success comes from the discipline of goal setting according to one’s purpose. I have set goals for my life for the past thirty-five years, and I have goals written out for the next thirty years, because I’ve seen how success follows goal setting.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PURPOSE AND PLANS
The book of Proverbs says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” According to the wisdom of this statement, we can understand three things about the relationship between purpose and plans (goal setting):
1. Purpose is more important than plans.
2. Purpose is more powerful than plans.
3. Purpose precedes plans because the Creator established our purposes even before we were born.
We have to know and focus on our purposes before we can begin planning, because plans that don’t get you to your purpose are counterproductive. Purpose is The Most High's original intent for you. Therefore, you need to know your destination.
PROTECT YOUR GOALS
Goals protect us from the undue influence of other people. True leaders are always zealous for and jealous of their goals because these goals represent their lives. When our goals change, our lives change, so we must carefully guard our goals.
If you don’t have any goals, other people will run your life. The great king of Israel, Solomon, declared, “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.” If nothing controls and orders your life, then you are open season to other people and you won’t accomplish your purpose. Remember that the more successful you become, the more people will compete for your time, so you have to guard your goals even more carefully. Once you know your purpose, you need to understand what a goal really is.
WHAT IS A GOAL?
• A goal is an established point for achievement that leads to a greater accomplishment.
• A goal is a point of measure for progress toward an ultimate purpose.
• A goal is a prerequisite for the achievement of an ultimate plan.
THE POWER OF GOALS
Goals give us a structure for accomplishing our plans one step at a time. They give us a starting place and an ending place, and they help us to focus. Here are some of the benefits of goals:
• Goals separate achievers from dreamers.
• Goal setting is the art of discipline.
• Goals are the skeleton of the plan.
• Goals give specifics to the plan.
• Goals create targets for our energy.
• Goals protect us from procrastination.
THE PRINCIPLE OF GOALS
It is helpful to have some guidelines for the development and recording of our goals because, otherwise, we can easily lose sight of them and their relationship to our purposes:
• Goals must be defined.
• Goals must be simplified.
• Goals must be written.
• Goals must be visual.
• Goals must relate to the ultimate purpose.
• Goals must be measurable.
• Goals must be flexible.
LEADERSHIP AND GOALS
Finally, true leaders understand the nature and value of goals and how their lives are affected and influenced by them. This is why leaders have the following relationship with their goals:
• Leaders state their goals.
• Leaders communicate their goals.
• Leaders are committed to their goals.
• Leaders are regulated by goals.
• Leaders are disciplined by goals.
• Leaders stick to their goals.
• Leaders believe in their goals.
• Leaders focus on their goals.
• Leaders measure their progress and success by their goals.
• Leaders revise their goals when necessary.
• Leaders protect their goals from interference.
• Leaders transfer their goals to their coworkers and to the next generation.
If you want to be successful as a leader in your domain, make goals for your life. The secret to leadership success is living a very focused life in line with your purpose.
PROTECT YOUR GOALS
Goals protect us from the undue influence of other people. True leaders are always zealous for and jealous of their goals because these goals represent their lives. When our goals change, our lives change, so we must carefully guard our goals.
If you don’t have any goals, other people will run your life. The great king of Israel, Solomon, declared, “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.” If nothing controls and orders your life, then you are open season to other people and you won’t accomplish your purpose. Remember that the more successful you become, the more people will compete for your time, so you have to guard your goals even more carefully. Once you know your purpose, you need to understand what a goal really is.
WHAT IS A GOAL?
• A goal is an established point for achievement that leads to a greater accomplishment.
• A goal is a point of measure for progress toward an ultimate purpose.
• A goal is a prerequisite for the achievement of an ultimate plan.
THE POWER OF GOALS
Goals give us a structure for accomplishing our plans one step at a time. They give us a starting place and an ending place, and they help us to focus. Here are some of the benefits of goals:
• Goals separate achievers from dreamers.
• Goal setting is the art of discipline.
• Goals are the skeleton of the plan.
• Goals give specifics to the plan.
• Goals create targets for our energy.
• Goals protect us from procrastination.
THE PRINCIPLE OF GOALS
It is helpful to have some guidelines for the development and recording of our goals because, otherwise, we can easily lose sight of them and their relationship to our purposes:
• Goals must be defined.
• Goals must be simplified.
• Goals must be written.
• Goals must be visual.
• Goals must relate to the ultimate purpose.
• Goals must be measurable.
• Goals must be flexible.
LEADERSHIP AND GOALS
Finally, true leaders understand the nature and value of goals and how their lives are affected and influenced by them. This is why leaders have the following relationship with their goals:
• Leaders state their goals.
• Leaders communicate their goals.
• Leaders are committed to their goals.
• Leaders are regulated by goals.
• Leaders are disciplined by goals.
• Leaders stick to their goals.
• Leaders believe in their goals.
• Leaders focus on their goals.
• Leaders measure their progress and success by their goals.
• Leaders revise their goals when necessary.
• Leaders protect their goals from interference.
• Leaders transfer their goals to their coworkers and to the next generation.
If you want to be successful as a leader in your domain, make goals for your life. The secret to leadership success is living a very focused life in line with your purpose.
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