Its hard to hang in there sometimes. And we both know dozens of people who “tried” and “quit” and lets face it, I could easily become one of those persons. I could so easily fade back into the crowd . . . fade off the CMA radar . . . fade out of the organization, and/or the church, I could even fade out of myself . . . and be nothing anymore.

We don’t hear much about stick-to-itiveness any more. Its sorta gone out of style I think. And I am highly sympathetic to the fact that it has gone out of style, but on the other hand, it sure is difficult to lead without it! In fact it is difficult to do anything significant without it.

Financial downturns, building projects, additional staff, significant growth, people leaving, and needy seasons of life are all give up times according to leadership guru Carson Pue. This is when all but the toughest give up and quit. And let’s face it, you don’t even have to be going through one of the events listed above, you can quietly be falling apart inside, and feeling like its all a waste of time. Many days, OK correction, most days I ask myself it is all worth it. Some days you just don’t want to get up out of bed . . . those are the worst. On the other hand, you can’t build on what you propose to do . . . you actually have to do it. You have to get up one more time than you have been kicked across the room. Is that what makes a good leader?

So what gets you up in the mornings? Me? I am just trying to stick-to-it and finish something that I started . . . but does this job have an ending point? Persevering is a tough gig.