Here are some soundbite lessons from the last 365. What are yours? Share them in the comments…
1. Consistency is key to creative production…
Consistency is one of the fruits of patience at work in our spirit. Consistent pressure and action in one direction over time is powerful.
2. Persistence not perspiration is the route to prolific creation…
A small amount each day patiently and persistently produced leads to a remarkable body of work, far more than spurts of sweaty production crammed into short windows of ‘inspiration’.
3. Inspiration lives in you ready to tap at any time …
Jesus said rivers of living water will spring from your inner man. Tapping the flow is skill you learn by letting down your bucket into your heart well daily.
4. Sometimes the greatest blessings come when you don’t get what you think you wanted…
The divine hand leads us into experiences with Him that are driven by the hunger of the heart, and sometimes its the disappointments that remind us not to attach our joy to external outcomes.
5. Don’t be moved by metrics, make stuff anyways …
Number counting can discourage you from continuing. Your work is worthy of the world, even if right now the world doesn’t realise it. Keep creating because you never know when the key will turn in the door and the tipping point will come.
6. You find your voice by using it …
Don’t wait for perfection, lay your value on the table in all its imperfection. You will begin to hear your own voice singing through the noise and your communication will grow in clarity as you keep singing the song the Lord has placed in your spirit.
7. Prayer is the greatest service we can ever offer humanity…
Secret prayer seen only by the Father is the greatest service we ever offer, and the most richly rewarded.
8. Comparison and competition are an absolute diversion from your destiny.
God’s plans and pathway for your prosperity (and by that I mean far more than mere money) are perfectly and personally designed for your feet alone. There is no comparison possible to the joy you’ll discover when you step into His loving purposes.
9. Shut out the noise if you want to be present and walk in step with the presence of God.
Listen to me. The feeds you devour are designed to hook your jaw and reel you in to take actions conceived by someone else. Whether its to accept a thought, take a position, or press buy now, there is almost always an agenda. You will find a great freedom to choose when you close out the plethora of ‘choices’ the world wants to present you with and decide instead to focus on just one or but a few things of importance.
10. There is power and safety in community.
In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. That’s how the Bible describes a chosen community of trusted friends and advisors to walk the journey with you. Being part of something bigger than yourself empowers you to engage at a higher level. The people you engage with offer opportunities to see yourself in the mirror of their genius and insight, and to do the same for them in return.
11. Creating and consumption in balance (weighted well toward creation) is the pathway to progress.
It’s easy to think that reading, watching, or listening to someone teach a subject constitutes “taking action” but the act of consumption is not an action until it is applied. When the rubber meets the road traction happens and forward motion becomes not just possible but inevitable.
12. The best business to be in is the business of being yourself.
It’s not as simple as the sales pages spout, but it is absolutely possible to press through and discover what it looks like for you to turn up fully as yourself. You are not called to impress anyone, and your secret power is alive within you right now. In partnership with your Maker you will discover layer by layer just how magnificent His workmanship really is!
And one that goes without saying or explanation…
