Light Bulb No. 2, originally uploaded by Caveman (Kickin’ 66 with Pete Zarria).

To give a little bit of a crash course in Milestones I’ll provide a little commentary on the situation.

For a lot of Milestones, we seek Parents when they are having an “Oh Crap!” moment. Whether it’s transition, pressure, behavior, etc. Parents are freaked out about something. We generally recognize common times that these moments are happening and try to turn the “Oh Crap!” into an “AHA!”.

Light bulbs generally don’t light themselves. An idea or concept needs to be caught and then put into practice. So every “AHA!” moment you want to achieve will need at least two things from Parents and in some cases kids:

1) Vision that compels peeps to move from “Oh Crap!” to “Aha!”
2) A plan that people can achieve and one that you can keep them accountable to.

So what “Oh Crap!” moments do families have in your ministry context?
How can you move them to “AHA!”?

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67/365 - DEADLINE, originally uploaded by Arieseffects.

So I’m a basketball nut. Love it. Tomorrow is the trading deadline in the NBA. In other words, last day for teams to trade their players to other teams before the end of the season.

Last ditch efforts to improve
Big time risk
People with no *ahem* guts
Smart Decisions
Dumb Decisions

All of the above and more are brought on by the deadline. It’s a crucial time and it’s often what makes or breaks teams. Not to mention the fact that some teams are just trying to get under payroll to avoid paying a penalty tax. So they are just calling the year a fail and thinking about the future.

It’s incredibly interesting to me, how many crazy things get floated around during this time as well. Bottom line: leadership lessons to glean.

How do you/we perform during the clutch? Not gonna lie depending on the type of decision I’ll either look like a ridiculously talented specimen of mankind or I’ll fold up like a 34 year old card table.

But it’s the stress, the drama, the missed opportunities, the capitalization of risk, and the overall raising of temperature that get me fired up. In the end a call is made and you have to deal with it. Plain and simple.

So what do I do with crazy deadlines? Music. Generally classic rock with a strong drum solo. Rush would be a staple.

So how do you deal with deadlines is my question? Do you pound Rockstar energy drinks til you smell like guarana? Or is coffee your super boost? Maybe some Wii tennis? What’s in your deadline toolbelt?

Diet Pepsi, originally uploaded by Roadsidepictures.

The picture above is old school Diet Pepsi. I need to make a confession, Diet Pepsi is my favorite thing to drink in the whole world. You might say that it’s unhealthy. I would try not to look at you in the eyes when you say that to me….

But there was a report that came out last week saying that sodas contribute to pancreatic cancer. Which is bad. It also contributes to obesity and diabetes but apparently those aren’t as dangerous in our minds as cancer.

So there have been a ton of articles on this very subject, that because of their dangers will they become the new cigarettes? Dangerous product tax it so people will be discouraged to use it.

Where do you stand? How would you feel if a 12 pack of your favorite soda cost around $13-$15? As someone in #kidmin, are you going to fight against it or sit this one out?

You know I love to write, but honestly my english skills are well… lacking. But I’m trying Anyway, I was going to post a blog on a leadership rule that I learned from my dad as I was beginning to supervise at UPS. He said this,

Son don’t ask anyone to do anything that you haven’t done or wouldn’t do now.

I’ve got great thoughts but Mr. Hyatt’s are so much better. If you want a real leadership tip from me. Subscribe to michaelhyatt.com