I finally made it to my local coffee-shop and I’m enjoying a yummy latte this morning. I need a shot of energy as I’m still dragging. Not sure why, maybe it was yesterday’s travel to Dallas and meeting with some cool folks. I’m assuming age is catching up to me these days. Or maybe its a combination of multiple McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Buffalo Wild Wings meals I’ve had to eat in the past 36 hours-can you say gross! 

I did enjoying hanging with some new friends yesterday and learning more about media and how to utilize it for HELP. Its good to hang-out with guys who are doing good things for the Kingdom of God.

A couple of nuggets from yesterday journey:

1. Patience: You can’t build a tribe overnight. It takes time to cultivate a community and create trust. 

2. Follow-up is key: If you create buzz and cause action…You have to follow-up for continual momentum. 

3. Simplicity: If you have a complicated process, folks will not engage. 

4. People want to help, you just have to create the right pathways and become a respected source.

5. Story: Becoming a master story-teller is vital. For me I need to master sharing the vision for HELP.

6. Learning how to communicate through various forms of media, such as Imagery, story, social media, written word, web etc. Seems important to engage on various fronts not just one or two. 

7. Always give people an easy “opt-out” when creating a tribe. Focus on those who want to take action, but make it easy for those who want out. 

I can probably say more, but I have this to-do list starting me in the face, which does not make me happy.

I say this often but I think it’s vital: If you’re going to be a great leader you have to be a learner. Seek people on the journey who will stretch you, grow you and challenge you. You won’t always agree, but it will cause you to grow and I think and that is always good.  My goal is to have a continual trajectory of learning.

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