而读完这本书, 我发现真是有很大的不同。Brad Lomenick 谈到了下一代基督徒领导者所应具备的八个品格。虽说书里面有一点夸耀Catalyst event的嫌疑。但是他所谈论的东西都是紧紧联系着神，联系着信仰的。并不是打着为神的幌子，来宣传自己属事的观念。这和之前我读的书有本质的不同。
下面我把在读书的时候，我所划线的句子记录在这里，作为我的笔记。笔记是以章节分开的。
0. INTRODUCTION
We must never compare our beginning to someone else's ending. Instead, we need to seek God's plan for us as He reveals our callings to us. It's important we focus on what God has called each of us to do, and not compare our callings to others'.
When people lead well, they are more likely to finish well.
The goal is not perfection but rather a posture of moving toward healthy habits and characteristics.
Ambition must be grounded in wisdom. Inspiration must be pursued with integrity. Dreams must be built with boundaries. And passions need the steady hand of principles to guide them.
Often I get so wrapped up in blind ambition and accomplishing things on my to-do list that I forget to acknowledge those around me who deserve a lion's share of the credit.
I learned that the right thing said in the wrong way is the wrong thing.
1. CALLED
Maybe you know the feeling. Something inside is pushing you to the edge, to the front of the line, to make a difference, to leave a mark.
Living one's calling is a necessary first step to leading well and becoming a change maker wherever God has planted you. Without understanding your purpose, you'll end up bogged down in the mud of life. But when you are living out your calling, your work will be better, and you will naturally want to work harder.
Leaders who make the biggest impact also have the strongest sense of calling. They seems to know the direction God has marked out for them, and they're chasing after it.
After much prayer...
I am really not that brave, I am not really that strong, and I am not doing anything spectacular. I am just doing what God called me to do as a follower of Him. Feed His sheep, do unto the least of His people.
We want others to be highlighted, we want to be focused and intentional about celebrating others.
This generation wants to find career paths that utilize both their talents and their passions. They are locating and living their callings, and we're all better for it.
God's calling is apparent and more easily identified than we might think.
Your life's calling is usually apparent at an early age, often emerging between the ages of five and nineteen.
Calling is not necessarily about a title, position, or even a certain career, but more about a vision and purpose for your life that spans all the seasons of your vocation.
Which events energized you and which drained you? What projects did you stay up late or get up early to work on? When were you able to do something with ease that might have been difficult for others?
Another reason people don't discover their callings is they're too ambitious for their own good. They're too concerned with earning mountains of money or living a comfortable life or being respected or well-known. So they end up pursuing what they could do rather than what they should do.
I realized money and worldly success were not worth pursuing.
Pursuing one's calling is hard work. It takes time and perspective and prayer and periods of wresting to discern what God has for us. Are you even wrestling?
"Be faithful where you are," he says. "God is responsible for how big your influence gets."
"God's personal invitation for me to work on His agenda, using the talents I've been given in ways that are eternally significant."
God's will for your life begins by asking yourself, "What keeps me awake when I should be falling asleep at night?"
The second question you should ask yourself is, "What wakes me up when I should still be sleeping in the morning?"
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