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. WhenContinueContinue 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 andContinueContinue 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 sometimesContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Just Get Started”

Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan

Wait! Don’t run! We can do this! The first time I thought about creating a business plan, I could not get my creative brain to admit this was a step I needed to take. I put it off as long as I could. Then I picked up a book on starting a small hobby business,ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan”

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. ButContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Controlled Growth”