The Reality of the Grind
- Outlook will determine the outcome.
- Great outcomes don’t happen overnight; they happen over time.
- From here to there is a big space and it’s filled with one word: the grind. The grind is laborious work.
- So much of what you do is unheard, unseen and unthanked.
- Jesus healed 10 men of leprosy but only one came back to say “thank you.” 90% of what you do in leadership will go unthanked.
- A great marriage, family, career is a grind. In order to see a dream come to past, you’ll have to grind through it.
- So many leaders are not lost in some epic battle; it’s the monotony.
- How I steward the mundane moments will create the great moments.
Rename the Grind
- Names brings about an identity.
- No one has ever changed the world with an office, but headquarters…
- Identity brings about purpose.
- Everything you are facing in this season is preparing you for the next season. Rename it; call it preparation. Maybe it’s boring; call it research & development. Maybe you’re stressed out, rename it to stretch.
- God won’t multiply what you fail to maximize. Every season you’re in has a purpose.
- Everybody’s goal is the same: BIG. We think bigger is better. We must remember that everything big used to be small. Big is a state of mind.
- I’m letting my purpose dictate my feelings.
Reframe the Grind
- If you don’t see what you’re doing differently, you’ll get tired.
- We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are. We have a poisoned perspective which prevents progress.
- The healthiest mindset a leader can take on is a mindset of gratitude. Things you appreciate tend to get better. Things you don’t, tend to get worse.
- We live in a comparison culture. We’re comparing our story to someone else’s story. It stops us and robs us of gratitude.
- Instagram is a lie. We’re not posting our bad days.
- Perfectionism robs us. We don’t just want to be good, we want to be the best. It robs us of seeing the beauty of where we are right now.
- The Silver Medal Syndrome – Bronze medal winners are happier in life than silver medal winners. Silver medal winners are so consumed with the gold. The bronze medal winner is so aware that it could have been worse.
Remain in the Grind
- What you’re doing is so meaningful, it matters.
- This is a season about posture. After everything you’ve done to stand, stand firm.
- Make up your mind before Monday, I’m going to remain in the grind.
- My dad would throw us into situations where he knew we would fail. It’s not about what would happen to you in life, but how you responded to what happened to you.
- He would take us door-to-door. Somewhere between the 3rd and 4th house, things change.
- Even when you face failure, rejection, you decide, I’m going to remain in the grind.
Resilience
- When you choose rename, reframe, remain, we develop resilience.
- The righteous man falls seven times but he gets back up.
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