Tuesday at 2:00pm with Russ

It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)

Greetings to you!

Each week I send out a short leadership blog that's called "Tuesday at 2:00pm". The purpose of this is simply to provide a brief thought on leadership that you can read and think about in just a few minutes. I send it out every week at 2:00pm (PST) and encourage you to make an appointment with yourself to pause and think about the thing I'm writing about.

Russ...

LEADERSHIP QUOTE:

"Investing in your own growth and self-development isn't selfish it's self-care." Unknown

What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.

A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:

This idea of GROWTH is interesting to me. We're going to spend a few weeks talking about it, but personally I'm being challenged to not simply "be content" with where I'm at today. I want to always be growing and developing. What about you? To see past themes, visit my blog HERE.

This is the final quote on the topic of GROWTH, and while this specific quote isn't credited to anyone, there are many people who have said this in one way or another.

I've been in the non-profit sector for many years, and there's a mindset that I've both experienced and observed over the years, and it comes down to one simple word: GUILT.

  • We feel GUILTY when we put our needs above others

  • We feel GUILTY when we admit that we're struggling

  • We feel GUILTY when we spend resources on ourselves

  • We feel GUILTY when we have to say NO to someone

  • We feel GUILTY when we take time for ourselves

  • We feel GUILTY when we can't perform at our highest level

GUILT.

One of the definitions of guilt is simply: "You've done something wrong or you've committed an offense."

Guilt doesn't just happen in the non-profit sector, but it happens in EVERY sector. This is our human nature.

Here's the deal today:

STOP IT. (For those who know the Bob Newhart sketch, see below)

Just STOP IT.

You don't have to live in GUILT. Taking care of yourself is important, it's essential, it's Biblical and if you don't, you will crash and burn.

How has your fear or avoidance of guilt affected the way you take care of yourself? Body, Soul, Emotions?

DEEPER STILL:

Amy Senter shares a great article, 5 Simple Ways Jesus Modeled Biblical Self-Care.

I'll summarize, but read the full article.

How did Jesus model self-care?

1) BY BUILDING COMMUNITY

Life isn't meant to live on your own, but to be daily encouraged by one another.

2) BY PRACTICING GRATITUDE

Jesus made it a practice to be thankful, It was a part of his everyday behavior.

3) BY TAKING TIME TO EAT AND REST

Jesus rested and advised others to rest after big events and in preparation for them.

4) BY PRAYING DAILY

Prayer was a staple of Jesus' self-care practice.

5) BY MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE

Scripture can be an encourager, a motivator, a guide, a counselor and a tool. Jesus modeled this.

Jesus modeled these and others because he knows the importance of this in each of our lives.

What other ways are you modeling self-care? Which ones of these are you missing in your life?

 

Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:

Source: www.leadermundial.org