LITTLE IS BIG
• Little things are BIG things when you’re a Leader!
• If you want to change the world:
• Be a Leader!
• Be a History Maker!
• Be a World Changer
TRANSPARENCY
• When you’re a leader you realize the little things are BIG!
• The life of a leader is living in the fishbowl of life. Your life is not your own. You must be transparent and open which leaves you many times feeling quite vulnerable.
• If you want to be a history maker and world changer the little things are big!
8 THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IF YOU’RE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD
1. BE A VISIONARY
• Dream big dreams.
• Open your heart up to what God has for you, don’t be afraid to reach for a star.
• If you’re going to change the world you’re going to have to think outside the box.
• Look beyond yourself, think big, look at the big picture.
• See it first in your heart then paint the picture for others to see clearly.
• Catch the vision, cast the vision, run with the vision!
2. START HARD
• If you’re going to change the world you’re going to have to start hard!
• You going to have to stir yourself up and bring all the enthusiasm you can muster-up to the table.
• Scientifically it requires more energy to start something than to keep it going. Inertia says when an object is in motion, it’s easier to move.
• Start your day right. Get up on time. Make your bed. Eat a good breakfast.
• Plan your day the night before so you hit the ground running, the little things are big if you’re going to change the world!
3. UNITY & HARMONY
• If you’re going to change the world you can’t do it alone!
• It takes teamwork to make the dream work.
• Your team must be in unity and harmony.
• There is a commanded blessing in unity (Psalm133)
• In a skull race the rowers must keep the paddles in harmony or they are working against one another instead of with one another.
• If you’re going to change the world, you’re going to have to be in unity and harmony.
4. MATTER OF HEART
• Size is not everything.
• It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog!
• Your size, color or number doesn’t matter! It’s a matter of heart!
• Saul was head and shoulders above the rest and David was little in their eyes and measure of man.
• How big is your GOD?!
• If you’re going to change the world, you’re going to have to man up! It’s going to take heart!
5. DON’T QUIT
• Never give up!
• A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits!!
• Most successful people have failed miserably before achieving success.
• If you’re going to change the world, you’re going to have to have stickability and determination, almost to the point of stubbornness.
• Keep your eyes on the prize. Don’t give in, don’t give up. Give it all you’ve got!
6. EMBRACE CHANGE
• Change is inevitable.
• Whether you like it or not, change, transition and transformation are places we find ourselves in all the time.
• If you’re going to change the world, you’re going to have to be willing to embrace change:
• not run from it
• not complain about it
• not tolerate it
• embrace it!
7. KRITICAL KINGDOM THINKING
• Think ahead!
• Think BIG!
• Think positive!
• Be a problem solver!
• If you’re going to change the world, it’s critical that you think KINGDOM; it brings the barriers down takes the limits off.
• Understanding and living by Kingdom principles in your life is crucial!
8. FINISH WELL
• From ‘start hard’ to ‘finish well – do the little things.
• The foundations the fundamentals will keep you on target and on track! The basics are important.
• Dig deep inside yourself. If you’re going to change the world, when you hear the bell ring, you’re going to have to reach that deep well inside yourself that makes the difference between runners and champions.
• True champions fight against all odds