Some of us are “people pleasers.” We never fail to agree to something when asked. Some of us have what Dana K. White calls “TPAD – time passage awareness disorder.” We never realize how much time a task will truly take. Some of us suffer from an unhealthy amount of wishful thinking. We have manyContinue reading "Keys to Success: Know When to Say No or Not Yet"
Keys to Success: Be Willing to Change What Isn’t Working
There are times when all the plans are made. All the pieces are in place. All the things that should work have been done. Money and sweat equity have been invested. Then nothing happens. We give it a bit more time, but still nothing happens. It might be time to make a difficult decision. WhenContinue reading "Keys to Success: Be Willing to Change What Isn’t Working"
Friday Faith Moment: That One Quirky Quality
In the book of Romans, Paul gives an explanation of the variety of gifts God distributes among the members of the church. Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ andContinue reading "Friday Faith Moment: That One Quirky Quality"
Keys to Success: Just Get Started
Are you a list person? Do you like to plan everything in minute detail? Do you want everything in just the right order before you begin? Has planning ever kept you from completing a project? I can honestly say that I have suffered from “overplanning syndrome” in the past, and I finally realized that sometimesContinue reading "Keys to Success: Just Get Started"
Research Skills 101: Don’t Get Captured by the Algorithm
Ah, the word haunting all of us: algorithm. What exactly is it? How does it work? When does it help? When does it become a problem? I’m going to do a “flyover” explanation of these ideas, but I’ll put links below so you can study them in more detail. What is an algorithm? A simpleContinue reading "Research Skills 101: Don’t Get Captured by the Algorithm"
All Things Subject to Change 