Don’t Address the HOW until you Address the WHAT
I’ve seen it many times…
You have an idea…it’s not a bad idea…it may be a great idea…
You just don’t know yet…
Here’s my advice…
Spend your energies at first on deciding whether it’s an idea worth pursuing…
The what…
Before you spend a lot of energy on the mechanics of the idea…
The how…
You may have to talk about some of the how to decide the what, but spend your first, best and most energy on the what…
For example: Let’s say you have an idea to add a third church service to allow for more growth…or maybe you are thinking of going multi-site…or the idea could be to plant another church. Don’t spend too much time on the how…until you decide the what.
Is this an idea worth pursuing?
Are you willing to give it a try?
Yes or no?
Spending too much time on the how before you address the what:
- Gets you bogged down in needless details…
- Wastes energy that could be used elsewhere…
- Solves problems you don’t yet and may never have…
- Creates division about change prematurely…
- Builds momentum before it’s time…
Once you decide the what, you’ll have more passion, clarity and energy to address the how.
Do you often find yourself addressing the how before you decide the what?
