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Characteristics of a Builder:

What does a builder look like?

1. Builders love results.

• They talk constantly about how they’re growing.
• They always know their numbers.
• Downside: They’ll do almost anything to make their numbers.

2. Builders seldom stay satisfied.

• Bill Hybels calls it a “holy discontent.”
• They want to go farther, fly higher, and do better all the time.
• Secret to being a builder: Knuckle down on the front end so you won’t be disappointed on the back end.
• Downside: Expecting others to do the same and live in the same tension.
• Consider: Did I do my best today?

3. Builders are comfortable with uncertainty.

• They don’t have to start with all the answers because they are certain within themselves.
• Builders understand that plan A quickly becomes option A.
• They believe that when they come to a place of ambiguity, there will be an answer.
• Consider: Do you need to know before you go, or are you okay with going before knowing?

4. Builders are movers.

• They have to move and they have to see things moving around them.
• They place production ahead of process (can be positive and negative).
• They are impatient (can be positive and negative).

5. Builders love options.

• They have an abundance mindset.
• They love options because they don’t want to be fenced in and they believe there is always an answer.

1. They are agile when they move toward opportunity.
2. They are pragmatic, not concerned with the “right way.”

iii. They are creative.

1. They have “negative claustrophobia.” Minimize the fences, boundaries, and rules.
2. Builders look for an edge.

• They see their competition and seek an edge to set themselves apart from the rest.
• They get around people they can learn from then apply what they are learning right away.

7. Builders are contagious.

• They are filled with passion. They’re loving it and living it.
• Their passion drives others to buy in.
• Consider: Am I contagious?

8. Builders respect and learn from other builders.

• They aren’t too interested in learning from non-builders. They don’t want to talk about

what they’ve done. They want to talk about what they’re doing.

• They want to see something grow.

9. Builders are producers.

• This is the #1 characteristic of a leader.
• They find the time, money, resources, and the way no matter what.

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