Do you get overwhelmed with some huge looming task that you KNOW you need to do?  If you are like me, it’s easy to get bogged down with something that just seems too big to get done.

An example:

Change Tires on car.

Seems simple enough, so why can’t I get it done?

David Allen  in his book Getting Things Done says that a task like “Change the tires” is not actually a task. He defines a task as something that takes ONE action to complete.  Changing the tires is only ONE action if you have the car jacked up and a lugwrench in hand.

He defines this as a PROJECT.  A project consists of 2 or more “tasks”.  So in this case the PROJECT of changing the tires actually consists of these TASKS.

1.    Find Tire Shop’s number
2.    Call Tire Shop and get an appointment
3.    Take Car to car shop

Now for me, this is easier because anyone can do any of these tasks individually, but the PROJECT really doesn’t specify what to do next.

All that matters is what you do next.

Do you have something on your mind or on your list that just never seems to make it to the “done” status?

Try breaking it down into very simple steps and you’ll start to see momentum building.

Now, I do have something that you can put on your task list.  Let’s not worry about the Project for now.

1. Go to the EmPoweryourministry site and check out the online class that Mickey Gamble and I will be teaching for 6 weeks starting on May 11.

Whether you are an industry veteran who’s rocking the blog/socialmedia world or someone who just has a passion for reaching people in the modern age, it’s worth a look.

It’s a 12 minute video that will tell you everything you need to decide if you want to make a little headway in ministry.

Please comment below if you have questions or just email me at info@empoweryourministry.com

Thank You guys for reading.

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Let’s face it.  Music is Free now.  If it’s not now, it will be shortly.  There is an abundance of music and ways to get it for free.  You can go to LimeWire, FrostWire or countless other websites and download as much music as you want.

If you are a musician, and you are trying to make a living by selling CDs and soundtracks, enjoy it while you can.  The fact is, that “model” of being compensated for your time and effort is going away.

Depressed yet? Don’t be. Every time there is an abundance, a new scarcity happens.

Your CD may be free now, but your attention is more valuable than ever.  Your knowledge and ability to help someone with what you already do is valuable too.

What you need is a game plan.

You’ve heard the saying, “Every time a door is closed another one will open”?

I want to tell you about a door that’s opening that you may want to check out.

It’s called EmPower Your Ministry -The Course.  Mickey and I will be launching this 6-week power study course on May 11, 2010.  Click HERE to find out everything you need to know.

Also, check out this little video that my friend (hat tip Dan C.) turned me on to.

Take a few minutes to think about this and then go HERE

Have a good day, friends.

I just finished a book called Art of the Steal by Frank W. Abagnale.

If his name sounds familiar, it’s because he was the main character of the movie Catch Me if You Can and he was played by Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s one of my favorite movies.

Anyway, in the book, Frank talks about the many ways that people steal from one another- and one story he tells is the story of a young kid who broke into a corporate computer and stole all of the sensitive personal client information.  He then contacted the major company and told them that if they would give him $100,000- he would not only give them all their sensitive information back, but also show them how he broke in and help them to fix it.

The declined his gracious offer and had him arrested.

Now, by this time, you are wondering how this has anything to do with the subject of this blog…right?

Glad you asked!

If this smart young man would have had the foresight or coaching to think about the skill level that he had and then present it in the right way, then he would have made MUCH more than the hundred grand that he asked for… he could have even their trust and then earned millions.

I think he was trying to get money and respect without gaining trust.

For example, if he would have approached the guys and said,  “Hey, I think your system has some major flaws in it and I can prove it to you.  If I can break into your computer system with in the next 2 days, would you agree to consider hiring me as a consultant to help you fix it?”

If he would have taken this approach, he could have secured not only their faulty, under-secured system, but also gained their trust– and YEARS of income for himself.

The point is, no matter what you do… singing, speaking, dentistry or auto-repair.. you have to gain trust before you can get very far.

Trust is not a right… it has to be earned somehow.  You can’t demand that someone trust you (or respect you), you have to prove that you worthy of trust.

In the Empower Your Ministry course, we can show you some effective ways to gain what you need to thrive–TRUST.

What are some of the coolest ways you have seen a business gain trust?

What are some thing YOU have done to gain trust?

I want to know.