Hey Friends,

Today everyone wants a paycheck – and a good one. And they want position, not necessarily a job. Do we still have the heart to volunteer when the job is tough? Who on your team raises their hands when it is difficult or it is almost quitting time?

I love the story I heard about the missionary and leader, David Livingstone. He was asked, “Have you found a good road to where you are? If so, we want to know how to send other men to join you.” Livingstone replied, “If you have men who will come only if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them. I want men who will come even if there is no road at all.”

Few things impress me or any other leader more than a team member with a whatever-it-takes attitude. Let me give you a list I got from my friend, John Maxwell, as to how successful people got that way:

1. They take on tough jobs.

2. They pay their dues.

3. They are willing to work in obscurity.

4. They deal with difficult people.

5. They put themselves on the line.

6. They admit failures and never make excuses.

7. They do more than is expected of them.

8. They are first to jump up and help.

9. They do work that is not their job.

10. They take responsibility for their responsibilities.

Successful people are willing to do the things unsuccessful people are not willing to do. How about you? Does that list include you? Is that your reputation? Can you be counted on?

You determine how others will view you.

Just some thoughts.

Pastor