Bigger than you

Author

Joe House
July 10, 2023

"We fought no better than they, we exhibited no better individual qualities than they, but the cause for which we fought was higher….The greatness of the whole passes into the consciousness of the each.”

- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Dedication of the Maine Monuments, 1888

The power of a common vision, big enough for all to participate, is unstoppable.

BIGGER THAN YOU:

FAITH: River Valley Church has an expansive vision, and collaborative style of leadership to make that vision possible. Listen to Dream within a dream teaching by Rob Ketterling of River Valley Church and ask:

  1. How can you, as a leader, support the dreams of your team members, inside your own?

  2. Collaborate, up and down the chain of command, effectively enough so that all are possible?

  3. Recognize when God's vision for a person is bigger than yours and champion that person to achieve it elsewhere?

COUNTRY: The American Dream is bigger than one and it is more than the sum of the whole. The Union armies of our civil war, and the brave men whom fought it, showed this well. They took rank by its height, not by their individual selves. The nation we live in today, was founded on ideals bigger than us, and stands today by those who died for it. This excerpt, and supporting commentary, from Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Brigadier General of the 20th Maine Infantry in the Civil War, offers timeless insight on the value of a country bigger than us.

TEAM: The vision you have for your life and the people your surround yourself with help create the dream of where you want to go. See you how energy, sacrifice, and direction all work together in PJ Fleck's Row The Boat mantra here.

TIP - APPLY IT TO WORK: Get serious about the size of your vision and decide where you work based on it.

Is your vision big enough for other to live their vision inside of it?

> Entrepreneurship; start something from nothing

Does your vision fit better inside something existing?

> Intrapreneurship; work your vision alongside an organization that exists

Lead | Produce | Pursue

Joe House