**CSE Newsletter: Feb. 08 - Nobody's Gonna Do It For You**

- FEATURE ARTICLE: Nobody's Gonna Do It For You << Subscribe to this Ezine >> << View Previous Issue >>	Called To Assist I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone. [Numbers 11:17, NIV]
SPECIAL NOTE FROM TAMALA
Hey there! I can't believe we are already into February!!! Time seems to go so fast it's crazy. I hope you had great holidays and all that jazz. With the new year comes new W-O-R-K... but, it's all good because you can handle it. If you're overwhelmed and haven't gotten organized yet for the new year, you should check out some of my previous blog posts and the Articles Archive. **Hanging Out With The Children** I'm going on a retreat with our church teenagers this weekend. So pray for me (smile)! This is our second year and the kids have been extremely blessed by it... to the amazement of even their parents! **Nobody's Gonna Do It For You** When it comes to having drive and tenacity in getting things done, some things can't be taught and nobody will do it for you. Check out the feature article below and learn what you can do to accomplish more without boundaries. Honored to Serve You, Tamala M. Huntley, Executive Assistant Author of Effectively Managing Multiple Projects... A Super Easy Guide to Getting Organized, Reducing Office Clutter, & Producing More With Less Stress
ABOUT TAMALA
Tamala M. Huntley, "The Church Secretary Coach," the author of the revolutionary book, Effectively Managing Multiple Projects... A Super Easy Guide to Getting Organized, Reducing Office Clutter and Producing More With Less Stress. If you liked today's ezine, you'll ABSOLUTELY LOVE this simple, easy-to-read book. If you implement the principles you learn, you are guraranteed to see a turnaround in your life and work in just 1 week. It is the most practical and enjoyable guide to being an effective church secretary, executive assistant or administrative assistant available and QUICKLY produces TANGIBLE RESULTS. Browse the Table of Contents now at www.ChurchSecretaryEssentials.com
FEATURE ARTICLE
Nobody's Gonna Do It For You by Tamala Huntley In today's society, it's often hard to find people with what I call the "get-up-and-get-it-ness" factor. Think about all of the people you deal with on a daily basis and count how many of them actually follow through on what they tell you, complete projects entirely, or even just make effort to do things with attention to detail and excellence. You can probably count them on one hand! When it comes to your work, you can't be one of these people. Nobody is going to do your work for you. If you don't take the time to take a class, read a book, watch a video... get the training you need to become better, I repeat... nobody is gonna do it for you. I'm not saying this to imply that you don't do a good job. Not at all. I am saying that it's going to take a concerted effort on your part to make things happen. Your office will not organize itself. Your Inbox won't empty itself. Your Pastor is counting on you to have the "get-up-and-get-it-ness" factor. As much as I wish I didn't have to return phone calls... I'm a secretary who hates telephones (smile)... but as much as I wish I didn't have to return phone calls, I have to push myself to do it. I have to push myself to file... by the way, I hate filing too (big grin)... I breeze through the things I like, but I have to push myself through the things that I don't because I know that nobody is gonna do them for me. How do I do it? I focus on the fact that doing my part, with excellence, helps my (boss)Pastor do what she needs to do. Simple as that. If there is something that I don't know how to do, I find a book, I search the Internet, I do what it takes to get better understanding. And nobody has to make me do it. I understand that I have to care enough to make it happen. Even when I'm tired, have worked all day, have solved everybody else's problems and don't want to be bothered, I make a point to read at least 2 chapters in a book or watch a video online. Let me be your encourager. Let me push you. Don't just say, I'm not good with computers and leave it at that. Don't just say, I hate reading. Don't just say I can't write well. In part, that is why I'm here... to provide the push you need to take yourself to the next level, but don't just settle for the status quo. The "get-up-and-get-it-ness" factor... develop it, cultivate it, nurture it. You'll see your career and your life expand like never before if you do.