FINDING YOUR A-GAME GREG WIENS & TOM PLANCK Exponential Workshop Session 3, April 27, 2016

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IT’S A COOL TIME TO BE A LEADER; EVERYTHIN G IS RAPIDLY CHANGING ALL AROUND US.

IN TIMES OF STABILITY... EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED MOST

IN TIMES OF TURBULENCE... EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED MOST

1. Know what you do well 2. Know what you don’t do well 3. Know what you can learn to do well FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT IN A RACE ALL THE RUNNERS RUN, BUT ONLY ONE GETS THE PRIZE? RUN IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GET THE PRIZE. EVERYONE WHO COMPETES IN THE GAMES GOES INTO STRICT TRAINING. THEY DO IT TO GET A CROWN THAT WILL NOT LAST, BUT WE DO IT TO GET A CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. THEREFORE I DO NOT RUN LIKE SOMEONE RUNNING AIMLESSLY; I DO NOT FIGHT LIKE A BOXER BEATING THE AIR. 27NO, I STRIKE A BLOW TO MY BODY AND MAKE IT MY SLAVE SO THAT AFTER I HAVE PREACHED TO OTHERS, I MYSELF WILL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE PRIZE. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

1. You are unique 2. Assessment in the Bible 3. Know yourself from the inside 4. Know yourself from the outside 5. Putting it all together FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

I PRAISE YOU BECAUSE I AM FEARFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE......ALL THE DAYS ORDAINED FOR ME WERE WRITTEN IN YOUR BOOK BEFORE ONE OF THEM CAME TO BE Psalm 139:14 & 16 FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

ASSESSMENT IN THE BIBLE Judges 6 & 7 Jesus Mark 4.33 Paul Titus 1.5 Matthew 25

Throughout the NT, we find that God’s people are never held accountable for what they don’t have...only for what has been given them. God’s People are only held accountable for what they have been given. ASSESSMENT IN THE BIBLE FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

God is ultimately concerned with what we do with what he has given us. He does not hold us accountable for what we cannot do. Matthew 25:14-30 The question is never, why one servant doesn’t produce as much as another...It is: What did you do with what I gave you? ASSESSMENT IN THE BIBLE FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

1. Know what you do well 2. Know what you don’t do well 3. Know what you can learn to do well FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

Journaling, Reflection, Prayer, & Scripture So...this is where Finding you’re A-Game begins...in your time with God allowing Him to speak to you through the Spirit. 3. KNOWING YOURSELF FROM THE INSIDE FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

1. Let others speak into your life The 360 Assessment 2. Assessments 4 Things to know about Assessments: 1. Validity 2. Reliability 3. Margin of Error 4. What is the Target 3. KNOWING YOURSELF FROM THE OUTSIDE FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

Personality and/or Temperament Cognitive Capacity (ability to think) Motivators and/or Passions Emotional needs (healthy or unhealthy) Physiological Needs Perspective and/or bias Environment DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

DISC MBTI True Colors Animals Combined: Birkman, Kolbe, 16PF, LCR, MMPI 1. PERSONALITY AND/OR TEMPERAMENT FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

IQ— Wechsler, Stanford-Benet, Watson-Glaser Extreme Caution COGNITIVE CAPACITY (ABILITY TO THINK) FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

Spranger Values Passion Profiler Strengths Finder Culture Works 3. MOTIVATORS AND/OR PASSIONS FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

1. How do you process information? Intellectual or Instinctive 2. How do you view resources? Resourceful or Selfless 4. How do you view social needs? Altruistic or Intentional 5. How do you view decisions? Commanding or Collaborative 6. How do you view traditions? Structured or Receptive 3. How do you view the world? Harmonious or Objective SPRANGER VALUES FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

Spiritual Gifts: Best assessment is Body confirmation 3. MOTIVATORS FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

1. Identify your own emotions 2. Identify others’ emotions 3. Manage your emotions 4. Manage others to emotions EQ originates in Family of Origin EQ is dynamic 4. EMOTIONAL NEEDS (HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY) FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Hormones, Rhythms Human Performance Institute (HPI) 5. PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

6. PERSPECTIVE AND/OR BIAS FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

The Culture of the Church & Community DNA 6 S’s 1.Staff, 2.Structure, 3.Strategies, 4.Systems, 5.Spiritual state, and 6.Space 7. ENVIRONMENT FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

5. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

TACTICAL Global Logistical Manager Visionary Specialist SYSTEMSOBJECTIVES PROBLEMS IDEAS Implementer STRATEGIST RESULTS ORIENTED MONITOR DEVELOPE R CATALYZER OPERATOR INTERVENTIONIST INNOVATOR Ongoing Periodic Leadership Focus, Values, Style &Roles Reference Chart People Skills- EQ DURATIO N This graphic is a compilation of a variety of sources including Al Ells, Scott Ridout, Robert Quinn, DISC & many others through my life Concrete Abstract Thinking

FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS FIND A COACH WHO WILL HELP YOU

FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS PRACTICE AND ADAPT

FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS KEEP THE LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE

FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS THE LACK OF FRUIT

FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS Know the difference between problems to be resolved and issues to be managed.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO THE STADIUM AND SEEN THE ATHLETES RACE. EVERYONE RUNS; ONE WINS. RUN TO WIN. ALL GOOD ATHLETES TRAIN HARD. THEY DO IT FOR A GOLD MEDAL THAT TARNISHES AND FADES. YOU'RE AFTER ONE THAT'S GOLD ETERNALLY. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M RUNNING HARD FOR THE FINISH LINE. I'M GIVING IT EVERYTHING I'VE GOT. NO SLOPPY LIVING FOR ME! I'M STAYING ALERT AND IN TOP CONDITION. I'M NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT NAPPING, TELLING EVERYONE ELSE ALL ABOUT IT AND THEN MISSING OUT MYSELF. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27(Message) FINDING YOUR A-GAMEGREG WIENS

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