Keys to Success: Controlled Growth

There are times when plans just come to us at lightning speed. We fill notebooks or note apps with ideas for what we want to do. Our creativity is functioning at peak levels. Then we start trying to do it all. Alas, crash and burn follow. We take on too much, and we fail. ButContinue reading "Keys to Success: Controlled Growth"

Keys to Success: Don’t Overthink What Doesn’t Need to Be Overplanned

Why is it so easy to overthink an idea until we make it too complicated to accomplish? I don’t know about you, but I am repeatedly guilty of overthinking and overplanning. The worst part is that overthinking and overplanning wind up preventing me from doing the very thing I wanted to do. When I startedContinue reading "Keys to Success: Don’t Overthink What Doesn’t Need to Be Overplanned"

Keys to Success: Don’t Let Age Hold You Back

Age has a big influence over career decisions. The younger we are, the braver we feel. We’re willing to explore and take chances because we know we have time to try different career moves. I started working in libraries when I was sixteen years old, but I only decided to make it a career afterContinue reading "Keys to Success: Don’t Let Age Hold You Back"

Friday Faith Moment: Standing in the Shadows

Sometimes we are affected by the actions of other Christians. I don’t hide my faith as a writer, but I also don’t believe in bullying people with my faith. When I worked for others, I knew how to exercise my faith without weaponizing it. My faith was part of who I was as a representativeContinue reading "Friday Faith Moment: Standing in the Shadows"

Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us

We’ve all done it. We see an attention-grabbing headline, and before we know it, we have clicked or tapped and opened a link to something we thought we would enjoy. Instead, we find ourselves reading a mediocre article or watching a less-than-average video. This happened to me recently, and I’m more than willing to admitContinue reading "Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us"