Being Coachable

To be a great leader you must be coachable. Be willing to take criticism from people around you is very important. If you are in any leadership role I think you must go to the people who work for you and ask the hard question, "What do you think I need to work on?" I also think the same question needs to be asked in a marriage as well. As a leader/husband if you can learn to ask that question and be open to working on the answers God will honor your marriage or what ever leadership position you are in.

Luke 14:10-11 says:

10But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. 11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

I found this Coachability Test online

CLIENT INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the number that comes closest to representing how true the statement is for you right now. Then, score yourself, using the key at the bottom of the page. Your coach needs for you to be at the place in life where you are coachable.

This test helps him - and you - discover how coachable you are, right now.

1 = Less True 5 = More True

I can be relied upon to be on time for all calls and appointments.

1 2 3 4 5

This is the right time for me to accept coaching. I am open to change.

1 2 3 4 5

I am fully willing to do the work and let the coach do the coaching.

1 2 3 4 5

I keep my word without struggling or sabotaging.

1 2 3 4 5

I'll give the coach the benefit of the doubt and "try on" new concepts or different ways of doing things.

1 2 3 4 5

I will speak straight (tell the whole truth) to the coach.

1 2 3 4 5

If I feel that I am not getting what I need or expect from the coach, I will share this as soon as I sense it and demand that I get what I want and need from the relationship.

1 2 3 4 5

I am willing to stop or change the self-defeating behaviors which limit my success.

1 2 3 4 5

I have adequate funds to pay for coaching and will not regret or suffer about the fee. I see coaching as a worthwhile investment in my life.

1 2 3 4 5

I am someone who can share the credit for my success with the coach.

1 2 3 4 5


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TOTAL SCORE (add up all numbers)

SCORING KEY

10 - 20 Not coachable right now.

21 - 30 Coachable, but make sure ground rules are honored!

31 - 40 Coachable.

41 - 50 Very coachable; ask the coach to demand a lot from you!

"Dang It" Story #2

I have been really trying to eat right and yesterday I was so proud of myself:

Breakfast: Egg whites/sliced tomatoes (Lifetime)
Snack: Cheerios
Lunch: Grilled Fish (Luby's)
Snack: Cheerios
Work Out: burned 873 calories
Dinner: Chicken Tortilla soup (Panera Bread)

I got home last night feeling good and then went to sleep. I woke up at 2:00am to my stomach GROWLING!!!I have never been more hungry in my entire life and I thought to myself, "Shannon, there is nothing open right now but Whataburger, Don't do it" so I tried to make myself fall asleep, uumm yeah didn't work. So last night @ 2:30, I drive to whataburger and get the double meat meal with a coke and an apple pie!! It was the most amazing burger EVER but when I finished it did the classic "Dang it" =?(

I tried to say No but it didnt happen!!!

I don't really like cookies that much but I love Girl Scout Cookies. When I see them outside a store selling those DRUGS I usually go to another store. I know if I buy some, I will eat the entire box in 5 secs. I went into CVS the other day and when I came out of the store and saw them setting up, I said, "DAAANG IT"!! Then this little girl walked up to me and said "would you like to buy some cookies?" My immediate reaction was to push her down and run but ummm yeah, that didn't happen. So 5 boxes later I put on 50 lbs....if you see the little green girls you better run fast and hard...hahaha!!!

Best Concert EVER!!!!

Last night I was at the Chris Tomlin concert and I have never worshiped like that in my life. Chris introduced his new song called "I Will Rise" that has the most power lyrics EVER!!!! Here is the video with the lyrics,I promise you will be so blessed:

Keep it Real!!

As youth pastors, we HAVE to be experts on the lifestyle of our students!! Just on the home pages of the below websites alone, you will be able to see what is hot and what is not. If you don't know what your students are watching or listening to outside of church you will have a hard time relating with your students. Here are 6 websites a youth pastor must be on to stay relevant because what is relevant today is not tomorrow:

Facebook

Youtube

Myspace

iTunes

MTV

VH1

Chris Tomlin Concert

I just got tickets to the Chris Tomlin Hello Love Tour tomorrow night at the Berry Center!! I am sooooo excited and will upload some pics soon!!!!

NBA All Star Game

Kobe and Shaq for the last 5 or 6 years have been through some very rough times and it was great seeing those guys getting along and end up winning co-mvp awards!!

Faces of flight 3407

Ask yourself this question "What will people say about you when your gone?"

Become Legendary Series

Tonight we will be talking about how if you don't know who you are, you will become like who you spend most of your time with. Genesis 1:27 says that we are made in God's image and he created you to be like him. The commercial said "Are you scared of what I will become....I am scared of what I won't become". Satan's number one goal is to make you think that you have nothing to offer, and he wants you to be miserable, bored, alone and worthless. God, not only has a plan for your life but he has given you the strength and patience to accomplish that plan.

2 Peter 1: 3-8 says...
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Advice for Preachers

Matt Chandler is my favorite speakers, he is the Lead Pastor at The Village Church (now has a really cool website) in Dallas, Texas. Here is some advice Matt gives for anyone who teaches scripture:

Proverbs 30:7-9

Francis Chan is a stud!! This prayer is so powerful and true but its one of those prayers you have to die to your flesh to mean it. Everything in our world glorifies Money, Power, and Position, this prayer is asking for the direct opposite....WOW!!!

Heart Rate

I have been on a "Mission", sometimes it feels like "Mission Impossible" to get down to my goal weight of 185!!! To do this, my work outs need to be cardio based so I can trim down my weight. I just learned this, but to burn off more fat than sugar you have to know where your heart rate is and that is why I needed a heart rate monitor. Anymore questions about health, fitness, or running 40 miles a day talk to Michael Head!!

Best Super Bowl Commercial EVER!!!