In this post I am going to talk about collaboration/teamwork. It is when a group of people come together to accomplish a common goal, it can make the job/task easier, faster, and finished better, than if you were doing it alone. It has been said “A horse by itself can pull 2,500 pounds, so it would be expected that two horses could pull 5,000 pounds, but two horses together can pull over 12,000 pounds. That’s more than four times the weight that one horse alone can pull.” That’s a good example of collaboration and teamwork.
Some simple personal examples are, doing the laundry, making dinner, yard work, cleaning up the house, collecting the garbage etc. all of these tasks get finished faster, and easier when you have a team to accomplish the goal. Those are small personal examples.
When it comes to doing real hard things, there are some questions we need to ask ourselves. Is my idea directed by God, what do my parents think about this idea, who should be leading, what can I do to advance this idea, who else can help, how much do I care about this idea, and am I going to quit. (Will I see it through?) That being said, it is important to make wise decisions in who we team up with. Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm” otherwise they could drop out and leave you with tasks you cannot do by yourself, which could ruin the hard thing you are trying to do.
Also, don’t overlook your family’s advice and assistance; don’t be afraid to use computers/technology to advance your goal. Be open to hearing what others think could benefit your idea/goal. Give credit to the people who deserve it. Be prepared for problems. (Because something will definitely go wrong at some point..be flexible) and most of all, don’t give up! Because eventually, success will happen....even if you cannot see how, or who will succeed. When it comes to doing real hard things, there are some questions we need to ask ourselves. Is my idea directed by God, what do my parents think about this idea, who should be leading, what can I do to advance this idea, who else can help, how much do I care about this idea, and am I going to quit. (Will I see it through?) That being said, it is important to make wise decisions in who we team up with. Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm” otherwise they could drop out and leave you with tasks you cannot do by yourself, which could ruin the hard thing you are trying to do.
So teaming up with others can help you accomplish things way too big to do by yourself. Once someone starts, more people might join in. Why wait to get started??
Next chapter......Small Hard Things
