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How to be Successful

By March 21, 2013Nehemiah

The reality is that when you get busy doing the things that matter to you, you actually have more time to do the things you love and less time to do the things you like.”  Jon Acuff in his book Quitter.

Cory in Flagler said it this way, “I have spent my life walking the beach and picking up shells.  The shells represent great things that I enjoy doing.  But then I came across my starfish and i knew that this was my life’s calling.  But my hands were full of shells.  In order to pick up my starfish, i had to put down some shells.”  He finished the illustration by saying, “When First Priority came along, I knew it was what God had been preparing me for.  But I had a lot of other things going on. I had to give up a few responsibilities with my church youth group and adult ministries.  I had to clean up my personal life as I was also getting ready to be engaged to my future wife.  But I knew it was worth it to be able to hold First Priority.”

A successful businessman wanted to take his company to the next level, so he brought in the best consultant money could offer.  A very simple strategy is what he left with the businessman.  When asked for the bill for the consulting, the consultant said, “Wait six months, implement the strategy, and send me a check for what it is worth to you”.  Six and a half months later the consultant got a check for $10,000.

Here is the strategy the consultant left: Each night before you go to bed, write down the three top priorities for First Priority tomorrow, the three “if I did nothing else today but these three things and I would be successful” things.  Then, when you wake up, you know what you need to do.

Now, if you aren’t full time FP, and you have a wife, three kids, two dogs, and a job and a half, then maybe you write down on Sunday the three things for the week.  But, the results are still the same.

This is why we have redone our Phase process to simplify launching a new First Priority movement.  Whether this is your first week reading or you’ve been around for a year, here are the three things for today:

1. Pray and Fast

2. Learn First Priority

3. Build a Team

Very straightforward.  Probably not going to be done in a day.  But if you stick with these three for a month, you will be on your way to seeing students reach students at school for years to come.

In Christ,

Brad Schelling

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