A few weeks ago while relaxing in our church's café, I decided to shoot a short video.
I believe I have something that I prayerfully can help leaders and aspiring leaders to become better leaders. A few months ago, I did a Facebook Live video where I talked about the necessity of having allies and advocates.
The Necessity of Allies and Advocates
Any time that you're going to do anything significant, anything great, anything worth doing, you're going to need allies and advocates. Allow me set this up as the foundation of what I want to build upon.
People who know me, they know I like to put things in a frame to give it context. I'm beginning to understand that most people are only out for themselves won't help you. Did you catch that?
People who are only out for themselves won't help you. Now, that's the frame I'd like to put around this discussion, because you're going to need allies and advocates.
What's An Ally?
An ally is someone who believes in what you're doing and then comes alongside of you and aligns themselves with you in order to help you reach your goals, or to reach destiny. That's an ally. You're going to need allies.
Now, on top of having an ally ... They see what you see, believe in what you're doing, and then they come alongside and align themselves ... you're going to also need advocates.
What's An Advocate?
Advocates are usually people who are influential. Not only do they align themselves with you, there's the difference. An ally aligns themselves with you, because one is too small of a number to do anything great. But an advocate is usually influential, give voice to your goals, your vision, your destiny and begin to speak publicly to other influencers to open up doors that you couldn't imagine.
So go back and evaluate your friend list. Ask yourself, "Are they allies or are they advocates?" You'll soon discover why you're not where you need to be.
Don't forget to check out my short video below and let me know what you think? Do you have allies and advocates in your life? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
