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Random Proverbs for Business

  • Musings – But Not Necessarily Amusing

    I read Proverbs every day and often comment here on one or two related to business, wealth, or work. These today are just some that spoke to me about how we think followed by a reflection on my own thinking… Continue reading

  • IVA – A Sweet and Real Lady

    Integrity, Vulnerability, and Authenticity  – IVA Are you real? You know the answer, but the clincher is how people perceive you. Do you come across as real? If not, you are paying a high price because your credibility account is… Continue reading

  • How To Make Someone’s D-A-Y Part Two – Spell It!

    Yesterday I suggested that the very desire to make another person’s day is an indicator of character and a predictor of success in that endeavor. Today, I will start to spell out how to do that by examining the word,… Continue reading

  • A Proverb for Anything

    Proverbs 16:3 is a proverb for anything and it is so outlandish and broad that it is wonderfully difficult to fully embrace:           " Commit to the LORD whatever you do,                   … Continue reading

  • Money – Troubles or Treasures

    The house of the righteous contains great treasure,       but the income of the wicked brings them trouble. (Prov. 15:6, NIV) "It’s only money." Not necessarily. You don’t need to have me point out the obvious to you. Some… Continue reading

  • Do SOMETHING! – Today’s Proverb for Work and Wealth

    Proverbs 14:23 – "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty." In today’s readings of Proverbs, one stands out to be as instructive in the matter of work and wealth. It has to do with… Continue reading

  • Taming the The Rhinoceros

    "If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever."— G.K. Chesterton to Alexander… Continue reading

  • Proverbs 13 for Work, Wealth and Business

    Ideally, we would post these on the day  pf the month that corresponds to the number of the chapter, but that is ideal and just isn’t going to happen. Here are some of the verses from chapter 13. While it… Continue reading

  • Proverbs 12 for Work, Wealth, and Business

    To continue with the Proverbs project that I started on the 11th, here is the next offering: 9  -Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant        than pretend to be somebody and have no food.… Continue reading

  • More Proverbs on Money and Wealth

    The book of Proverbs has much to say about wealth, work, prosperity, and stewardship. How we acquire wealth, how we spend it, and how we share it are all important issues along with our attitudes toward money and prosperity. This… Continue reading