Million Leaders Mandate Notebook One

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Million Leaders MandateNotebook One

• Priorities and Decision Making
• (Lesson 4)

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PRIORITIES AND DECISION MAKING

• Making the Most of Your Time

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Biblical Answers on Priorities
What Was Jesus Priority? Mark 135-38 What Is
the Christians Priority? Luke 1039-42 What Is
the Priority of Church Leaders? Acts 62-4 What
about Distractions and Hindrances? Hebrews
121 How Does Our Purpose Help Us with Our
Priorities? 1 Corinthians 924-27
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The 80/20 Principle
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Lessons Learned from the 80/20 Principle

• ACTIVITY DOES NOT EQUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT
• 2. WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
• 3. ORGANIZE OR AGONIZE
• 4. EVALUATE OR STAGNATE
• 5. SCHEDULE YOUR PRIORITIES
• 6. REACTING IS NOT LEADING
• 7. SAY NO TO LITTLE THINGS

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How To Say No Gracefully

• SAY NO TO THE IDEA NOT TO THE PERSON.
• RESPOND IN TERMS OF THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
  PERSON ASKING.
• DEFER CREATIVELY. COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE.

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On Making the Most of Your Time

• Make TO DO Lists
• Set Your PRIORITIES
• Avoid PERFECTIONISM
• QUESTION Everything
• Welcome TENSION

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• Avoid CLUTTER
• Avoid PROCRASTINATION
• Control INTERRUPTIONS and DISTRACTIONS
• Staff your WEAKNESSES
• Use a CALENDAR

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Self-Evaluation Three Wise Questions

• REQUIREMENT What is REQUIRED of me?
• RESULTS What gives the greatest RETURN?
• REWARD What gives me the greatest REWARD?