{"id":588975,"date":"2019-09-04T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/?p=588975"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:23:28","slug":"nonprofit-leader-3-deepest-desires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/nonprofit-leader-3-deepest-desires\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Deep Desires of Nonprofit Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My family will tell you, I\u2019m a workaholic. That\u2019s the old fashioned word for what I am. What I really am is addicted. Addicted to the work I do. I tell people that I help the helpers. And I tell people (people, like my family) that I love it. It\u2019s true. I totally love what I do.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pretty sure that helping others fix their problems is like a drug. I can\u2019t seem to get enough of it.<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s the confession part. It\u2019s way easier to fix other peoples\u2019 problems than to fix my own. If my grown children would take my advice, I\u2019d find parenting so rewarding. Instead, you stand on the sidelines feeling kinda helpless while they move down their path. You see the landmines but they didn\u2019t return your text so you couldn\u2019t warn them. And they might not have listened to you anyway.<\/p>\n

And so I turn to my drug of choice. My work.<\/p>\n

Maybe this sounds familiar? Like everything is on your shoulders and you\u2019re not sure how to dig out or what to do next?<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m not in the trenches anymore – running an organization with all the pressures that come with that, but it got me thinking a whole lot about what nonprofit leaders really<\/em> want. Like, more than anything else.<\/p>\n

I think it comes down to three things. Want to guess what they are?<\/p>\n

HERE\u2019S WHAT YOU\u2019VE TOLD ME YOU WANT MOST<\/h2>\n

How do I know what you want most as a nonprofit leader? Your true deepest desires?<\/p>\n

As part of the signup process for the workshop<\/a>, I ask a simple question. What do you hope to get out of the mini-series?<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve read every single answer and there are definitely common themes. While a few wrote about the possibilities and growth opportunities, way more expressed frustrations about their jobs and their lives:<\/p>\n