The Road to Grace

FAMILY

WORK CHURCH

FRIENDSWIFE

DAUGHTER

MOTHER

SISTER

AUNT

CAREGIVERBREAD-WINNER

DISABLED

WORKER

EXECUTIVEBUSINESS

OWNER MANAGER

DEDICATED

EMPLOYEE

DISPLACED

WORKER

RETIRED

COMMITTEE

HEAD

CHOIR

MEMBER

MINISTER

ALTER

WORKER

DEDICATED

CONGREGANT

COMMITTEE

WORKER

INTERCESSOR

CHURCH

FRIENDBEST

GIRLFRIEND

EMERGENCY

FRIEND

PHONE

FRIENDCHILDHOOD

FRIEND

TEXTING

FRIEND

FACEBOOK

FRIEND

PRAISE

LEADER

GOD PASSION PURPOSE POWER JOY GRACE

Be Who You Really Are

Do What You Need To Do

Have What You Want

Accomplish His Will

fill with an animating, quickening or exalting

influencebreathe upon;

breathe life intoguide or control by

divine influence

prompt or instigate

give rise to, bring about, cause

infuse; imbue; kindle; spark

propel; impel;drive forward

stirring; urging onward; encouragement

stimulate;move to action

incentive; inducement

centering; positioning

point, aim, or send toward a place or object

channel or focus toward a given

result, object, or end

manage or guide by advice, helpful

information, instruction

regulate the course of; steering

What do I do exceptionally

well?

In what areas do I need

improvement?

What trends do I see and how can I take advantage

of them?

What limitations make me

vulnerable?

PERSONAL (INTERNAL) ATTRIBUTES

ENVIRONMENTAL (EXTERNAL) ATTRIBUTES

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capacity to carry out or accomplish

competence to perform or do

expertise to produce in accordance with a plan

or design

aptitude; intelligence; proficiency; savvy;

smarts; “stuff”

Role/Legitimate Power

• Power inherent in your current position

Respect Power

• Power drawn from the opinions and thoughts of others

Rhetoric/Influence/Charisma Power

• Power gained via your ability toeffectively communicate

Resource/Information Power

• Power derived from what you control and/or information you possess

Relationship/Referent Power

• Power drawn from whom you know, how you know them and who knows you

Reason/Purpose Power• Power gained from being goal-oriented

and having clarity of vision

REASON

ROLE

RESPECT

RHETORICRESOURCES

RELATION-SHIPS

[Source: Adapted from Enlightened Office Politics by Michael S. Dobson & Deborah S. Dobson]

mental, moral and bodily power vigor of action,

language, feeling stamina; durability;

enduringness

substance; anchor; core; weight

power of resisting force, strain, wear

intensity; effectiveness

YOU

SHIELD

STRENGTH

JOY

JESUS

Jesus is the center of my joy (Richard Smallwood)

The joy of the Lord is your strength

(Neh 8.10b)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew

their strength; they shall mount up with wings as

eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they

shall walk, and not faint.(Isa 40:30-31)

I can do all things through

Christ who strengthens me.

(Phil 4:13)The LORD [is] my strength

and my shield; my heart trusted in

him, and I am helped(Ps 28.7a)

favorable timeor occasion

good position, chance, or prospect, as for

advancement or success

favorable or advantageous combination of circumstances

situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal

LIFE GRACE

INSPIRATION MOTIVATION DIRECTION ABILITY STRENGTH OPPORTUNITY

Be Who You Really Are

Do What You Need To Do

Have What You Want

Accomplish His Will

GOD PASSION PURPOSE POWER JOY GRACE