{"id":4991,"date":"2015-12-29T07:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2015-12-29T07:06:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T13:06:02","slug":"the-one-leadership-blog-youll-read-not-about-resolutions-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/29\/the-one-leadership-blog-youll-read-not-about-resolutions-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Leadership Blog You\u2019ll Read NOT about Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">I\u2019m a believer in setting new goals in a new year.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>But there are hundreds of posts readily available today to help you set new leadership targets for 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, I want to ask you a very different leadership question: \u201cIs my soul in a better place today than it was a year ago?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Soul.jpg\" class=\"btn-image--openpopup figure aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Soul\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Soul-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For 365 days you\u2019ve been doing the hard work of leadership. You\u2019ve been:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Making tough decisions,<\/li>\n<li>Relieving people of their positions,<\/li>\n<li>Disappointing people for a greater purpose,<\/li>\n<li>Saying \u201cno\u201d,<\/li>\n<li>Driving people to achieve objectives,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these necessary tasks can take a toll on the leader\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n<p>The writer of Proverbs states emphatically, \u201cAbove all else, guard\u00a0your heart, for everything you do flows from it.\u201d (Proverbs 4:23). For leaders, this means taking time at the end of a full year to examine the condition of your inner being.<\/p>\n<p>So before you tackle another year, before you set down another list of goals and resolutions, take time to wrestle through these questions. At the end of this year of leadership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Is my heart towards people more, or less, compassionate than a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Am I growing more, or less, irritable than I was a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Does laughter come to me more or less easily than it did a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is my appreciation of natural beauty more, or less, heightened than it was a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Would people describe me as more, or less, \u201cwinsome\u201d than I was a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is my walk with God more, or less, fulfilling today than it was a year ago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This list is far from exhaustive, but I would urge you to reflect on these kinds of questions before you even think about tackling a new hill in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Because while resolutions and goals really ARE important, a healthy soul trumps everything.<\/p>\n<p>As the Proverb says, \u201ceverything flows from it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How would you assess your own soul at the end of this year of leadership?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Updated from December 31, 2013 post<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a believer in setting new goals in a new year. 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