Weekend Warrior Weapon
It was a hot, summer day and grass mowing was the task that needed to be completed. I fired up my trusty craftsmen mower, turned the volume up on my iPod and started to cut a perimeter around the yard.
While cutting a perimeter, I trim around and under shrubs as much as possible to save time on the weed whipping later. One of the shrubs in our yard is rigid and must have snagged a hose. I yanked the mower from underneath that shrub and the branch severed a tube on the engine of the mower. Then, I noticed a fluid squirting out of the severed tube formerly connected to the carburetor. Other men may have hit the emergency shut off button, if there is one on a mower, after realizing it was gasoline squirting from the mower. However, it intrigued me that the mower continued to run even after its fuel supply was severed.
Leaders, teachers are leaders, can often keep their biological engines running on natural talent for a short time, but not for long. All leaders must continue to feed their minds for growth, to make positive impacts and to accomplish their goals.
The lawn mower only ran for a few seconds with its fuel supply severed. When the engine stopped, it stopped me from completing my goal of mowing the lawn. As a leader, don’t cause your organization to stop achieving its goals because you, the leader, cut your fuel supply.
Pick up a book today or read another blog, feed your mind!
This story was adapted from Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries.
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