The Pick Up Line

7-13-2010
The Pick Up Line

I love to read leadership and personal development books, because every time I read one I feel more and more inspired. Each book is full of great tips for becoming the person you need to be in order to have the success we all desire to achieve. When I’m asked the question, “what’s the secret to success…if you could give me one key what would it be?” Each and every time the answer is “YOU”. In other words, when you work on yourself, everything else will soon fall into place. Your level of success is directly proportionate to your level of personal development. If you aren’t growing, you are limiting your level of success.

The reason I feel personal development is so important is people buy into YOU before they buy into what you are doing. I’ve spoken at many events over the past few years, and each time I hear people train on the importance of what to say, I’m often reminded just how unimportant what you say is if it’s the wrong person saying it. In other words, you can have the wrong person say the perfect things, and the sale won’t take place. On the flip side, you can have the right person say the wrong things, and the sale still gets done. People buy into people, and if you want to be a success you must make others a success, thus you must have influence.

In Matthew 4:19 it reads,”Come, follow me, “Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.” I think we would all agree, “Come, follow me” isn’t exactly the best sales pitch or pick up line. The reason people followed Jesus when hearing something as simple as, “Come, follow me” is due to WHO was saying it. Jesus built a solid relationship with Peter and Andrew, thus when Jesus asked them to follow him, they did so immediately.
If you are the person God’s called you to be, people will follow. Remember, to be a great leader, you must first be a great follower of the ultimate leader! Each and every one of you are leaders whether you know it or not. If you are a parent, you have little ones looking up to you. For those of you that have a significant other, you are both responsible for leading each other. We all have people in our lives and whether you know it or not, you are influencing them and they are influencing you. You become who you hand around. Use the influence you have to make in impact in people’s lives. Focus on being the best YOU, you can be and let’s change the world one person at a time!

Application:
1.Read Matthew 4:12-22
2.What kind of influence do you have? When you ask someone for something or to meet with you, do they hesitate? Be honest with yourself, and become the person of influence God’s called you to be.