How do we help motivate members to get involved (and not get burned out as leaders)?
This question connects what many have observed--the correlating ratio of leader burn-out to member involvement. When a homeschool group leader does all the work with little help from others, they use up all their reserve and feel like they have nothing left with which to continue. Frustration and exhaustion can overcome their good intentions.
How do you, a leader, protect yourself from this weary end? How do you enlist members to help lighten your load? Homeschool group leaders have been asking these questions for decades. Your leader stress will be greatly alleviated by remembering these realities:
- Learn to delegate and ask others personally to help with specific jobs.
- If no one volunteers to help with a particular project, let it go and do not overdo it.
- Keep relationships at the forefront of your job description, not tasks or activities.
Thankful for servant-leaders like you,
Denise & Kristen
www.homeschoolgroupleader.com
deniseandkristen@homeschoolgroupleader.com
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I have learned these lessons the hard way over the years. Now, if something needs to be done I ask our members for help. More often than not, someone (or several someones!) will volunteer. If not, then that usually means it was not something necessary for our group. This frees me up to focus on encouraging moms in homeschooling their kids.
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