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> Get Articles > Motivation > When It Doesn't Quite Work Out...Then What? When It Doesn't Quite Work Out...Then What? Download as PDFLee Wise lfwiseaol.com Retire Quickly http://www.retirequickly.com/89863 ŠLee Wise, 2002 LIVING WITH THE TENSION Tension? Did you say tension? As a Christian in the network marketing world I experience tension? Yes. Things like ... *Caring for your downline and someone doesn't "make it" -- that's been a rough one for me. You identify with their goals, their dreams and the reasons they have for succeeding: and it doesn't happen. *Trying to find just the right "something" that will help people develop and grow their businesses at a faster rate -- and not finding that "something." That, for me, is a tension I have to work through. *Being physically tired and not able to invest the time and energy I might want to invest in my own business. That can be frustrating. A SIMPLE POINT My point in sharing these brief comments is that the "tension points" I face as a Christian leader have their place in *His* leadership development plan for my life! HOW SO? I view myself as Christian leader in the making. And as such, I am finding that the tensions I face in the normal process of building my business constantly bring me back to the basics of living a genuine Christian life. AND THE BASICS ARE ... Giving myself "heart checks." A check like, "Lee, do you really care about this person as an individual or simply as a way to build your downline and make money?" Genuine care is a "basic." It is not an option for me as a Christian. I need to take regular "caring heart checks" to see how I am doing -- especially in times of frustration. Praying is another "basic." I pray for wisdom how to help. I pray and I look for answers. "Releasing." The more years I am on this earth the more I realize the necessity of simply releasing to God those things I do not understand. I don't know how many times I have told students in my classes and people I share with: "Don't let the 'Whys?' of life kill you!" Releasing is the other side of trust. I simply don't know why God didn't allow this person to succeed! I work. I pray. And if necessary I release. I allow God to be God in my life *and* in the person's life who didn't see things happen the way *both* of us wanted them to happen! One final thought. When things don't quite work out I am often reminded (shall I say prompted?) not to make money my God. I say a constant prayer as I seek to build my business. It is simple, but needed. It goes like this: "God, guard my heart." IN REVIEW I have found that the "not-so-perfect" times reinforce my need to ... Genuinely care for people. Pray. Trust and release. Live for God and not money. STILL LEARNING I imagine I will be "learning" these aspects of living the Christian life time and time again as I build my business. Why? Because my business is a part of my life and that's what my Savior works with: my life!! ******************************* Lee is a Seminary administrator, has a part-time home business, and writes his own motivational mailing. You may contact him at lfwiseaol.com or by visiting <a href="http://www.retirequickly.com/89863">http://www.retirequickly.com/89863</a> Permission is given to distribute article. This entire paragraph must be included. How useful did you find this article? This article can be downloaded freely from http://www.get-articles.com and used on your website or in your ezine so long as the author is credited and their resource box left intact. You should not change any links in the article, and where the article is used on a website it's links should be clickable. Please see our terms and conditions page for more information: http://www.get-articles.com/authors-publishers-terms.php |
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