Sometimes leadership is exhausting - but in a good way. Whenever you have many people around you looking to you for direction (whether a team, employees, congregation or children) there is a lot to manage. The bigger the group, the more to handle. You've probably heard that as any group grows, you can (and need to) delegate more and more tasks. That is true. This helps the group be more connected as they take on additional responsibility. This lightens your load, right? Yes and no. Yes, some tasks are now being performed by others, but now you have more people that are accountable to you. You now have the additional task of overseeing, mentoring, training, guiding and sometimes picking up the slack. All this in addition to growing and mentoring new additions to your group and developing new ways to engage and encourage the original group. Your load changes, but doesn't get smaller. When you choose to lead, the only time your total load is lightened, is when it gets smaller... and smaller...
A few years ago, I found myself in front of a 100 or so scrapbookers wearing a coconut bra and a grass skirt. The "tiki" theme that we had chosen dictated the need for my costume. The fun part was that everyone in the room knew that when I hit the stage in my crazy outfit, someone was going to win a prize! Shouldn't a leader be above dressing silly at a big event? Never! Would it help if I mentioned that I did have a t-shirt on under the coconut bra? And that we all wore Hawaiian shirts the rest of the time? Or that I've worn a Santa hat, light up necklace, blue hair, pink bowling shirt with matching glow-in-the-dark bowling shoes for other events? So why did I go the extra mile? Did I have to wear a coconut bra and a grass skirt to give away prizes? No. But did it add to the excitement and the atmosphere? Yes. It brought a sense of fun to the event and unity among the team. A large event is a huge undertaking. Havi...
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