Controlling What You Can Control…a Balanced Approach to Organizational Success!
In my posting prior to this one I discussed leadership versus management, if you have not taken time to read that leadership lesson, I encourage you to do that first by clicking here. It will give a bit more insight and maybe give this posting a bit more context of where I am coming from. I will also refer back to that post some, so it will give you a frame of reference as well. 
Previously, we discussed the 10% that is not going well in your organization and the 10 times longer it may take to identify, fix and change the behavior behind the 10% not going well. Why is controlling the 10% so critical to your organizations success? The answer lies in the fact that there is so much outside of your control that you absolutely have to control the things you can control. If you are only controlling 90% of the 100% you can control, then you and your organization are not hitting the maximum potential of the organization. And eventually that will be discovered and someone will be in place that will control 100% of what is controllable. Organizational success is based on 10% of what is outside your control and 90% what you do control. If you don’t control it someone else will.
Boonsboro Broncos Championship Video
Here was our final game this year, as well as some highlight shots from other games. I really enjoy spending time and coaching Dawson, so this was a lot of fun. I have coached him the last two years and we have an overall record together of 14-5. We will see what next year brings as he will play for the 9-10 team one more year. I made this so he would have something to look back on as he got older.
I hope you enjoy.
God must increase and I must decrease
Here we are at the end of another football season. I enjoyed coaching the 9-10 year old team for my son and his friends for the second year. I couldn’t help but make the analogy of how football practice and our walk with God are so similar. Gathering the kids for practice, many of these kids do not have a clue on what they are doing or the work and repetition it takes to get better. As the coach it is my responsibility to show them the correct way of doing it. We do it over and over again until the child has mastered the drill that we are working on. I would be doing a disservice to the child to not take the time to show him how to do it correctly. The reason for making them do it again and again until it is correct is because #1 if not done correctly injury can occur and #2 by doing it correct the child will be much more effective in a game situation.
Just like our relationship with God, He is there to shows us how to do it correctly to avoid injury and to be more effective. God does not move us on to other responsibilities until we have mastered exactly what it is He is teaching us now. And just like these children learning to play football, we need to do the drill over and over again until we have mastered it before God will move forward with us. The purpose is so we can be more like Christ. In order for us to be more like Christ, we first need Christ within us. In the words of John the Baptist, standing waist-deep in the river: “He must increase and I must decrease.” Paul says the same thing in Galatians 2:20: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” The only way Christ can increase and I can decrease is similar to a football practice, constant repetition and involvement within His word and talking with him through prayer.
2011 Boonsboro Broncos Finish 8-2
Dawson is #40, see his Mom above she is crazy
Below are a few clips from the past few games.
Broncos 40 Panthers 19
Broncos 14 Forest Red 22
Broncos 28 Lions 0
Broncos 30 Forest Black 8
Broncos 6 West Bedford 0
Broncos 30 South Bedford 16
Broncos 30 SC&G 12
Broncos 18 Forest Black 8
Broncos 32 South Bedford 12
Broncos 6 Forest Red 32
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