Leaders Who Last

Just finished reading "Leaders Who Last" by Dave Kraft. I'm on a kick to balance what I read. So it usually pans out to be one dead guy, one leader book, and one youth ministry specific book. I tore through Krafts' book as it was easy to ready and I really appreciated the style he wrote in. Where he had simple points he just listed them. It made the distillation process that much easier.

Bobby Clinton of Fuller said several years ago that only 30% of leaders finish well. One of my personal driving goals has always simply been that I need to make decisions today that will ultimately help me finish well.  If your heart is the same go read this book.


Here's one of the many segments I've underlined...

"Goals Plans Priorities Schedule Execution Evaluation That same evening I had a young architect over for coaching. I showed him the same process, but quickly realized there were two pieces missing that should precede the first step—purpose and passion. So, adding to the list above, we now have: 1. Purpose—what I am called to accomplish in life 2. Passion—a sense of enthusiasm about my purpose and di­rection 3. Goals—where I want to go 4. Plans—what I am going to do to get there 5. Priorities—how I will arrange my plans to get there 6. Schedule—when I will actually do it 7. Execution—just do it 8. Evaluation—assessment of what happened, and how I can improve the process"