The Dead-Line Driven Life

Adrenalin? Stupidity? Laziness? Faithlessness? Procrastination? I’m not sure what it is, but I work best when I seriously push deadlines. Like seriously. It’s definitely one of my super-powers. While it is a good skill, I’m keen to move away from having to draw on this super-power of mine all the time! It’s important: for the sake of my family, for others who rely on me; and for godly discipline.

Got any crazy dead-lines stories?
One warm fuzzy for the location of this fireworks shot from the weekend…

8 Responses to “The Dead-Line Driven Life”

  1. Steve Carlisle November 12, 2007 at 3:33 pm #

    I find it absolutely amazing how many people in ministry are like this. Why is it? Why is it that our discipline is awry in this area? Is it becasue we spend more time with people than with tasks? Is it that we are lazy without an immediate ‘boss’ over our shoulder?

    Good on you for seeing the need for that discipline

  2. David November 12, 2007 at 3:43 pm #

    hey steve,

    i think part of it is that there are lots of things to do and maybe we do too much??

    are you a ‘dead-line driven lifer’?

  3. adam November 12, 2007 at 4:16 pm #

    Nelson Bay

  4. SamR November 12, 2007 at 7:58 pm #

    I’m totally the same.

    But I’ve been working harder at discipline this year. I have 2 sermon outlines written for 2 talks that are over a month away – I’ve never done that before! I hope they’re good though – there is a certain life that comes to a sermon the night before…

  5. David November 14, 2007 at 6:02 am #

    “there is a certain life that comes to a sermon the night before”

    fully!! i know what you mean sam!!!

    ADAM…

    Here’s a warm fuzzy:
    You are really really knowledgeable and clever (either that or you are good at reading the name of the picture!)

  6. adam November 15, 2007 at 7:29 am #

    It wasn’t that hard ;)

    I’ll hold out for a legitimate warm fuzzy!

  7. David November 15, 2007 at 7:30 am #

    how’s that not legit??

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