Productivity – it seems so elusive. Maybe not for you. You’ve figured it out. If success in productivity flows out of thinking about it, I’ve thought about it more than you can imagine…so many blogs on it. Some years ago, Chris Bailey, a young productivity guru, came on my radar. He wrote this super practical … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – 5 P’s of Productivity – You’ll Be Surprised
Photo Credit: Tim Challies, How to Get Things Done How do we get everything done in our day? We can’t. Well, consider that maybe we aren’t supposed to…then we choose a path…driven by external forces (the tyranny of the urgent, the job as defined by the manager, the should’s and ought-to’s)…or internal. What are our … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Flipping COVID Lethargy into a Larger Life Productivity – Tim Challies
What a week! A gun rights rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Roe v. Wade anniversary commemorated by a March for Life and name change (Sanctity of Human Life Day). An impeachment trial. All of this matters. All of it. We have to stop the hatred, the contempt, the division and start listening … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – Storytelling, Just Mercy, Productivity Hacks, Birthdays, and the Impact of Our Lifestyles on Our Brains
Happy Friday – Friday the 13th…and the sun finally came out. This weekend looks to be great fun – with the birthday of our youngest, the Lebanese Food Festival, a friend’s baptism in the James River, and whatever else comes along. Hope your weekend looms as quiet or as hopping as you need after this … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – Millennials in the Workplace (ebook), Garden in Between, Productivity Tips (Infographic), Chicken Fiesta, and Old Family Film Favorites
Photo Credit: Lewis Howes, The School of Greatness Where does the time go? How do I get so tired before the day is done? I just can’t stay focused…too distracted, I guess. You know what I’m talking about. Then there are the reactions of those friends and family. The ones (who treat us with kindness) … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Notes on Chris Bailey’s Life of Productivity
Photo Credit: Red Letter Challenge We are in a culture that has lost much of its curiosity. Asking questions seems intrusive and not honoring what might be considered private. What a shame, really! It moves us to give the appearance we don’t really want to know the person in front of us. Settling for the … Continue reading Worship Wednesday – “How Was Your Week?” – Asking Better Questions
While writing earlier this morning, I clicked on my search engine, and the article below by Darius Foroux popped up as recommended reading. It had been collected by Pocket, this great website that “houses” all sorts of fascinating articles by authors one might not know to search for. Unfortunately (sidebar), Pocket is shutting down later … Continue reading Saturday Short – A Reader Asks Him Questions and Darius Foroux Answers
Photo Credit: UCreative [From the Archives – I wrote before on Emotional Intelligence here, here, and here. Below you’ll find the summaries from those pieces.] You can probably remember an encounter with someone who was so engaging and interesting that you hoped you would meet them again, or work with them some more, or even … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Emotional Intelligence at Work and in Life – We Think We Have It or Can’t Be Bothered – Don’t Miss This!
We lose our edge sometimes. Once a month I volunteer to teach in the children’s program at church. Second through fifth graders. They happily burn through a lot of activities in a short amount of time, for sure. When I opened the supply cabinet to retrieve colored pencils for them, the image above is what … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Who Needs Sharpening?
Photo Credit: Heartlight The Lord asked him [Moses], “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. “Throw it on the ground,” he said. So Moses threw it on the ground, it became a snake, and he ran from it. The Lord told Moses, “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail.” … Continue reading Worship Wednesday – Sidelined? By Whom? – A Musical Account of Moses and His God – Ken Medema