Turn on the Power with Agile ECM

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Well, this is my first ever blog.  And I have to admit that I dreaded the thought of doing this.  Although I have no problem expressing my thoughts, the idea of writing them down for others to read just did not sound appealing to me.  I think of myself as a geek.  And geeks don’t like to do this kind of thing (or that was my excuse anyway).  But here I sit, writing one anyway.  “Write something you’re passionate about,” is what I was told.  So, since I’m passionate about my faith, that’s what I’m going to write about.

I started co-leading a women’s bible study last week. I’ve never lead before, so I was nervous.  I kept thinking “What if I say the wrong thing?” “What if they ask something and I don’t know the answer?” “What if someone has a real crisis of faith, how will I help them?”  And then I saw the “I’s”… there were a lot of them.  As if “I” had the power to do anything.  It is not ME but HE who is in me.  I realized that if I put the priority on God and what HE wants, the class would be what He wanted it to be.

It is exactly this same mindset that I would like to use at work when managing my projects.  Not what “I” think the solution should be, but what would benefit the customer the most.   Really listening, asking the right questions and exploring options.   Worshiping God doesn’t just happen on Sunday mornings – it’s an every moment of everyday kind of thing.  By respecting the customer’s needs and providing the best solution I can, I’m honoring God.  And, ideally, honoring the customer as well.

So, if you want to see more clearly, start by removing your “I’s”.