Jun 30, 2022 | Laziness, Leadership, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Team members, Uncategorized, Work
Several weeks ago I was working with a wonderful client of mine who is recovering from severe burnout. He is doing much better, not all the way back yet, but making great strides. And we had an interesting conversation . . . he was really struggling with the idea of a...
Jan 20, 2022 | Calling, Exhaustion, Leadership, Longevity, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized, Workaholism
Why do we overschedule? Really, why? Our first responses might be: “Well I’m a responsible person. I have to get stuff done.” Or, “I love what I do!” Good answers. The purpose of today’s post isn’t to talk you out of working diligently, or discourage you from doing...
Mar 5, 2020 | Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Finishing Well, Leadership, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized, Work, Workaholism
“Margin is the space between our load and our limits.” ~ Richard Swenson The white space in our calendar (or a lack thereof) is a pretty accurate predictor of the amount of emotional fuel we have in our tank. If our schedule contains long stretches with...