From “Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most” by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz Next, take stock of some key aspects of your life: how you invest your time, money, and attention. Maybe even go straight to the sources – flip through your calendar, look through your recent expenses, or scroll […]
From “Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith We all know what the word media means, but in his 1964 book, Understanding Media: THe Extensions of Man (from which comes the famous slogan, “The medium is the message”), author Marshall McLuhan describes a
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From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey One time I hired a guide to take my fly fishing in Montana. As I looked out over the river, he said, “Tell me what you see.” Basically I told him I saw a beautiful river with the sun
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From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner WHEN YOU REMEMBER me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind
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From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD We have lots of sayings that stress the importance of risk and the power of persistence, such as “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” and “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” or “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”) By the way, I
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From “Listen To Your Day: The Life-Changing Practice of Paying Attention” by Paul Angone I ask you to consciously catch yourself and pause before jumping on your phone, computer, or internet browser. I want you to be intentional about not mindlessly jumping on some device when you feel those awkward, uncomfortable, boring gaps in your
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From “Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life” by Dale Hanson Bourke Think about it. If all the Christian women aged forty and older got truly serious about seeking God and letting him use us in amazing ways, we could completely change our world. We could certainly change
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From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey Myth: Trust is soft. Reality: Trust is hard, real, and quantifiable. It measurably affects both speed and cost. Myth: Trust is slow. Reality: Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Myth: Trust is built solely on integrity.