December 17, 2012

Do you view your work as worship?

A couple of months ago I gave a presentation and posted about how we can reclaim a better view of work. Instead of having frustrated ambition, I suggested three ways our thinking about ambition can be changed. One of those ...

November 12, 2012

Three questions to get strategic about your dream

Which is better, being tactical or strategic? That’s a trick question and I hope you didn’t answer it too quickly. Many of us tend to view these as in conflict with each other. Often we may find ourselves so ...

November 8, 2012

Review: “Hatch” by McNair Wilson

“The question is not, ‘Do you have an imagination?’,” writes McNair Wilson in his latest book Hatch. “The question is, ‘Do you use your imagination, your natural sense of wonder and curiosity, to make a difference?'” Wilson, a former ...

November 5, 2012

Have you surrendered your unique advantage?

You are a one-off—a one-of-a-kind blend of skill, personality, drive and passion. There’s nothing new to the idea that each of us is a unique creation. In fact, the folks at despair.com made fun of it in their “demotivational” ...

October 30, 2012

Review: “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” Many of us trying to get a positive net worth are wondering just ...

October 26, 2012

Reclaiming a better view of work

It’s time we reclaimed the word work. Let me prove it. When you think of the word work, what comes to mind? Frustration? Agony? Long hours? All of us have had those experiences with work. And we’ve become so ...

October 22, 2012

Is your unquenchable interest a sign of a new chapter in your life?

We all face transitions in life. In my first post, Three signs that you’re entering a new chapter in your life, I discussed the sudden call; those times when God prompts you to do something extraordinary–something that might seem ...

October 15, 2012

Healthy discontent may signal the start of a new chapter in your life

When did the present chapter in your life begin? Was it provoked by a job change? A relocation? A health crisis? An empty nest? How do you know when you’re about to enter a new chapter in your life? ...

October 12, 2012

Three signs that you’re entering into a new chapter in your life

Most of the time, our lives are rather routine. We can predict what we’ll be doing next year because it’s likely very similar to last year. Routine is not a bad thing. Predictability helps us be more effective and ...

October 10, 2012

How do you know if you’ve had a productive day?

I had lunch with a friend recently and he asked a really good question: “How do you know when you’ve had a productive day?” In the past I would have dismissed that question with the obvious answer: “When I’ve knocked ...

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