{"id":26,"date":"2012-02-08T06:48:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T13:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickduffel.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2012-02-08T06:48:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T13:48:36","slug":"leadership-wednesday-if-the-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickduffel.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: &#8220;If the horse&#8230;&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>It\u2019s short. \u00a0It\u2019s sweet. \u00a0It\u2019s timeless. \u00a0It needs hardly any explanation or commentary. \u00a0It applies to church leaders, politicians, artists, designers, Millennials, and especially Baby Boomers.\n<p>\u201cIf the horse is dead, dismount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/6a01156f776211970c0133ec7c2da9970b-500wi.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27\" title=\"6a01156f776211970c0133ec7c2da9970b-500wi\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/6a01156f776211970c0133ec7c2da9970b-500wi.jpg?resize=300%2C205\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/6a01156f776211970c0133ec7c2da9970b-500wi.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/6a01156f776211970c0133ec7c2da9970b-500wi.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stop flogging that idea that just won\u2019t seem to grow legs. \u00a0Stop pouring your fleeting time and energy into that church program that is good, but not best. \u00a0Stop quibbling over that\u00a0minuscule percentage of the budget, and turn your combined efforts to face the real problems together.<\/p>\n<p>Just. \u00a0Stop.<\/p>\n<p>Dismount.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s short. 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