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7 Everyday Gifts For Your Family

Posted by on December 9, 2015

I am a horrible gift giver. I guess I have to admit that I don’t know what people really want and even if I did, I still don’t nail it. This time of the year makes me very nervous. However, there are some gifts that are needed all during the year and Mark Merrill has a great list:

“Putting time and effort into choosing just the right present for someone is a great way of demonstrating how much they mean to you. However, Christmas, anniversaries, and birthdays come only once a year, and you don’t have to wait 12 months to give them something meaningful. Here are seven gifts to give your spouse, your children, and others close to you every single day. ”

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The 5 "T" That Will Tell Your Story

Posted by on October 28, 2015

I have often heard that no one call really preach your funeral, you have already done it. All they can do is to tell the stories from others perspective about what you valued during your life. I have never heard one person say they wish they had spent more time at work but rather valued relationships. Mark Merrill has some great insight:

“Have you done any work on your obituary, recently? I’m talking about working on things that matter now. You see, the way you live today will determine what your family will write about and talk about after you have died.

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7 Things There Will Never Be Enough Time For

Posted by on October 23, 2015

One of the biggest turning points in my leadership journey was when I saw Stephen Covey’s Time Management Matrix in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Up until that point, I was almost 100% reactive and never thought about taking responsibility for things that were important but not urgent. Carey Nieuwhof does a great job with taking this principle to the max:

“There are at least 7 things in leadership there will never be enough time for…unless, of course, you make it. And smart leaders do. My guess is that whenever you read this, you’re already feeling pinched for time and a bit overwhelmed.”

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7 Ways To Reduce Stress And Restore Sanity

Posted by on October 18, 2014

Too much stress and the lack of margin that produces it may be the single greatest leadership challenge of living today. We even get stressed over the fact that we are stressed. There are some practical and effective things we all can do to reduce and even effectively manage this chronic problem. As always, Michael Hyatt gives some great advice:

“The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story on the trend in slow reading. The idea is that intentional time in a book can improve our minds and reduce our stress. We all have favorite things we do to deal with the stress in our lives.”

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Man In The Mirror

Posted by on October 8, 2014

I finally realized after many years of making excuses that the hardest person in my life to deal with was myself. If you can discipline yourself to keep yourself at the top of your priority list then you will solve most of the other problems in your life. I was reviewing my Life Plan today and had a good look in the mirror. This post by John Maxwell was very helpful:

“In leadership, the first person we must examine is ourselves. That’s the Mirror Principle. If our self-perception is distorted, then our attempts to influence others will be misguided or even manipulative. The first person I must know is myself; this brings self-awareness.”

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6 Ways To Make A Real Difference

Posted by on September 22, 2014

I learned very early in my corporate career that there had to be more to life than showing up for work, getting paid and going home. I had my family life and that was meaningful. I had my faith life and that was very rewarding. The big problem was all these parts were all segmented and not integrated. What was the overarching purpose of it all and how did it all work together? Cary Nieuwhof has another excellent post:

“So you want to make a difference—a bigger impact with your life. I echo that. Most leaders want that. I do.”

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How To Share Your Faith At Work

Posted by on June 11, 2014

One of the hardest things we do as Christians is share our faith. It becomes extremely challenging at times when we try to do it at work. For that reason alone and because of all our other fears we just by default don’t do it at all. The front lines of the gospel have moved from the churches we attend to the places where we work and this post by Greg Gilbert is incredibly helpful:

“God has entrusted to you the message of reconciliation, the good news that Jesus reconciles rebels to God. That’s as true from 9-5 Monday through Friday as it is for any other hour of your life.”

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3 Ways To Know If Your Business Is A Home Wrecker

Posted by on May 8, 2014

Work and life balance is a hard thing to come by these days. The reality is that we bring our work home too much and we know it. On the other hand we must all remember that we bring our home to work as well. Personal productivity demands we are being successful in both areas. Casey Graham has some practical suggestions:

“We just conducted a survey with over 100 small business owners & asked them some open ended questions about their biggest challenge in business. About 1/3 of the responses had to do with the issue of balancing business & having enough time to do everything.”

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How Do You Know When You Are Successful

Posted by on March 19, 2014

How tragic it would be for anyone at the end of their life to realize they had done many things well but they were the wrong things that did not matter. If you don’t have the courage to take the time to define what success really means for you then someone else will gladly do it for you. John Maxwell has some great thoughts on helping you answer this critical question:

“When will you be successful? If you’re like most people, what comes to mind is someday—somewhere off in the future, when you’ll suddenly wake up and think, “I made it! I’m a success!” That’s how most unsuccessful people see success: as something to strive for and hope to reach “someday.”

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Without A Plan You're Growing Nowhere

Posted by on March 14, 2014

This subject is a real passion of mine. It never ceases to amaze me that we have very detailed plans at work and then have no real plan at all for the people that matter the most. This must start with leading ourselves and then others. John Maxwell is a great leader and this post will clearly help you:

“Personal growth doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not an automatic process. If you want to guarantee growth, then you need a plan—something strategic, specific, and scheduled. A plan for growth requires you to…

Take the necessary time to make this happen. Michael Hyatt has some excellent resources on his website. Read More…

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