"The future ain’t what it used to be."
Yogi Berra
New Language
__________________ Burnout
_____________________ Anxiety
Success ____________________
____________________
Smoldering Passion…
Languishing ______________
Growing drop-out rate
____________ of __________________
___________________ not addressed
Internal _________________
Survival mentality
Loss of _________________
Embers to ashes…
A natural _____________________
Embers won’t smolder forever
Unless something happens to ignite the embers, the _________ will _________
Fires die for many reasons, but three seem to be primary
Fuel depletion
____________________ issues
‘________________ ___________________’
Fuel is gradually ______________ and is never _____________________
Interest wanes
"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands."
2 Timothy 1:6
Flame out
Strength/gift issues
‘_____________________’
_________________ are spent in __________________________ activities
Hard work, little outcome
Oxygen deprival
_______________________ issues
‘________________________________’
Fire is smothered in a ____________________________ environment
Initiative declines
Igniting Your Personal Fire
Take _______________________ _______________________
Cultivate __________________ discipline
Sabbath
Keep the _________________ _______________________ burning
Take care of yourself
Action Steps to Ignition
Revisit your __________________ ______________…periodically
Evaluate your personal ______________________
Develop a ‘______________________’ mentality
________________ with an __________________________ group
Strive for ‘total’ ______________________
Cultivate a ‘_________________________’ mind
Shift to a strength based orientation
