3 Secrets to Crushing Your Goals AND Loving Your Family
Most people think that if you win at work, you need to lose at home.
The demands of leadership are so tough that it’s almost impossible to win on both fronts.
And—honestly—sometimes we lie to ourselves as leaders. We pretend it’s going great at home when we know that’s just not true.
It’s so easy to pretend everything’s fine at home when it’s not. Your spouse resents you. Your kids are begging for time, and all you feel is responsibility (and failure)—everywhere.
So let’s call it for what it is: if you’re winning at work but losing at home, you’re losing.
If you're winning at work but losing at home, you're losing. Share on XThe Problem With Whatever You Call Normal
And that’s a leadership dilemma most leaders struggle with.
I did. Throughout my thirties, I was winning at work (our ministry was growing like crazy), but it came at a cost at home. Eventually, it went further than that. I burned out…completely. At age 40, I thought it was over.
By the grace of God (I mean that), it wasn’t over. As I came back from burnout, I knew I had to find a new normal.
Why a new normal? Because my old normal led me to burnout, that’s why.
Ditto with your current normal. Whatever your current normal is has lead you to exactly where you are today.
If you love where you’re at, amazing. I’m thrilled for you.
But that’s not what I hear from most leaders.
They’re not crushing their goals. Instead, they feel crushed by the responsibilities they carry.
They feel like if they’re winning at work, they have to lose at home.
And if they start winning at home, it means they’ll slide backward at work, leaving dreams and the mission behind.
What if it didn’t have to be that way?
Whatever your current normal is has lead you to exactly where you are today. Share on X If you get your life back, you can get your leadership back. Lose your life and you lose it all. Share on XHope this helps!
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