Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion

by Wayne Cordeiro

Sometimes we get so busy rowing the boat, we don’t take the time to stop and see where we’re going . . . or what we are becoming.

When a concern about another’s performance or a lack of leadership at work arises, we begin tracking it as if it were a personal responsibility. As a result, we worry about it, gossip in the lunchroom, and make it the topic of our conversation. It may be a legitimate concern, but it is not our responsibility.

1. A vibrant, growing relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ 2. A healthy and genuine relationship with my spouse 3. An authentic family that is close to God and close to one another 4. A God-pleasing ministry 5. A physically healthy body and a creative soul 6. Taking time to enjoy life with family and friends

There will always be a tension between what I do and who I am because they run so closely together.

Faith is living in advance what we will only understand in reverse.

pockets of energy that will in fact take the ministry to a new level?

Legatos—life will not be rushed.

• How do you want to be seen in ten years? • What do you want to be good at or known for? • What kind of personality do you want to have? • What do you want your family to look like?