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Humility and Confidence
A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way? – Proverbs 20:24 (New International Version) The very steps we take come from God; otherwise how would we know where we're going? – Same verse (The Message) γνώθι σεαυτόν (Greek Proverb inscribed at the entrance…
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Writing Your Own Ticket
Network or Multi-Level marketing is a Golden-Rule business when done properly, with integrity, and with the right company. There have been plenty of abuses, but there are also many, many success stories. You build communities of people who do business together, support each other, and share a passion for their dreams. You work smarter and…
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Long Dash
I often talk about the dash between the date of birth and the date of a person’s death on gravestones when I do committal services. We have little of no choice over the dates, but we have multiple choices within the dash. It is where we live, love, laugh, and lift others. My friend, Jim…
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What About Now?
For instance, there is an emerging sense of the power of a moment to whittle away at a long term task, the energy of a few minutes focused on a job that may even facilitate completion. I can do something now that will have far-reaching benefits. I don’t need a full hour for every task,…
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The Hands of Time
William F. Lloyd was born in 1835 and most we would agree that his times have passed. Yet, he understood the ultimate secret of time management when he penned the words below that would be set to music by George Kingley. Inspired by Psalm 31:15. Lloyd expressed the peace and resolution that is available to…
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How to Be Rigidly Flexible About Time
Let me start by saying that I only have a few minutes to compose this entry. The fact that I have any time flexibility at all is because I was rather rigid about planning my day today. Having said that, i have already made several revisions in the schedule – lowering expectations in some areas…
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What Are You Selling?
"What are you selling?" I know it is a bit crude, possibly rude, but I get a lot of phone calls where we have to go through the "beating around the bush" dance for a few minutes and I am always friendly about the question and not necessarily closed-minded. I ask within a few seconds,…
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Pay Your Way?
http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js One assumes that most bloggers are aware of the advantages and potential of Google AdSense, but just in case some have missed it, I will make this referral. If you are going to get serious about blogging, there are some simple non-offensive methods for creating a small (or large if you generate lots of…
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Goodwill
I propose a philosophical predisposition for ministry, business, and now politics which I will call GAB – Goodwill Attitude Bias. Simply put, we check our attitudes regularly to access the level of bias toward goodwill in our actions, reactions, responses, and overtures toward others whether they are clients, constituents, coworkers, associates, parishioners, or people on…
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