Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
We're literally days away from the completion of our coffeehouse.
In fact, we're going to do a time lapse video either this Sunday or next Sunday. We started filming when the old building was demolished. It's our longest video project ever. I guess it took more than a year to film! Can't wait to film our Grand Opening and people coming to our first Saturday night service. That'll complete the circle.
I think part of leadership is capturing and communicating the defining moments that make us who we are. That is why we're so intentional about video taping baptisms, special events, etc.
Like every building project, we're several months behind the projected completion date :) But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The thing that has helped me endure this building project is the fact that I try to approach everything in life with a learner's permit.
I'm going to make mistakes, but that's ok as long as I learn from them. When I was looking for an office for NCC it was an education in real estate. When I was looking for a publisher for my book it was an education in publishing. When I was speaking to thirteen people in seven pews in a small church during college it was an education in preaching. Building this coffeehouse has been a graduate education in construction.
If you approach everything in life as a learning opportunity then you can't fail. You can only learn! I think that approach to life spins every negative event into a learning experience. The more mistakes the more education!
Everyday is filled with so many coffeehouse decisions that have so many ramifications. I was trying to think of an analogy and the only one I could come up with is batting cages. You stand in the batter's box and a mechanical arm pitches ball after ball after ball. I feel like I'm in a decision cage. The decisions are flying at me like fast balls.
I made a tough decision today. I make very few executive decisions. I like consensus. But I decided on stained concrete instead of carpet downstairs. Tough call but sometimes you have to go with your gut. I just felt like stained concrete was a better fit with the urban vibe of our space. I also felt like it was an easier decision to reverse if necessary. It'd be tough to tear up carpent and stain. It's much easier to stain and carpet over it.
Anybody can make easy decisions. Leaders are called upon to make what I call the 52/48 decisions. Those decisions that are so close they could go either way. Leaders make the tough decisions and accept the consequences for better or for worse!
In fact, we're going to do a time lapse video either this Sunday or next Sunday. We started filming when the old building was demolished. It's our longest video project ever. I guess it took more than a year to film! Can't wait to film our Grand Opening and people coming to our first Saturday night service. That'll complete the circle.
I think part of leadership is capturing and communicating the defining moments that make us who we are. That is why we're so intentional about video taping baptisms, special events, etc.
Like every building project, we're several months behind the projected completion date :) But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The thing that has helped me endure this building project is the fact that I try to approach everything in life with a learner's permit.
I'm going to make mistakes, but that's ok as long as I learn from them. When I was looking for an office for NCC it was an education in real estate. When I was looking for a publisher for my book it was an education in publishing. When I was speaking to thirteen people in seven pews in a small church during college it was an education in preaching. Building this coffeehouse has been a graduate education in construction.
If you approach everything in life as a learning opportunity then you can't fail. You can only learn! I think that approach to life spins every negative event into a learning experience. The more mistakes the more education!
Everyday is filled with so many coffeehouse decisions that have so many ramifications. I was trying to think of an analogy and the only one I could come up with is batting cages. You stand in the batter's box and a mechanical arm pitches ball after ball after ball. I feel like I'm in a decision cage. The decisions are flying at me like fast balls.
I made a tough decision today. I make very few executive decisions. I like consensus. But I decided on stained concrete instead of carpet downstairs. Tough call but sometimes you have to go with your gut. I just felt like stained concrete was a better fit with the urban vibe of our space. I also felt like it was an easier decision to reverse if necessary. It'd be tough to tear up carpent and stain. It's much easier to stain and carpet over it.
Anybody can make easy decisions. Leaders are called upon to make what I call the 52/48 decisions. Those decisions that are so close they could go either way. Leaders make the tough decisions and accept the consequences for better or for worse!
2 Comments:
nice call on the flooring. it'd be easier to clean concrete than vacuuming all that carpet which will get dirty in a day.
Yeah, what she said.
Dude, all the blessings to the NCC fam. I am so excited for this venue to open. If only I didn't live 15 hours away. haha.
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