Working and Planning: Ideas for 2025

Last year was the year I decided to just dive into the deep end of writing to see what happens. In the past, I’ve had creativity paralysis because I bogged myself down in the minute details of planning. I would plan so much that I never got around to doing. In 2024, I just wroteContinueContinue reading “Working and Planning: Ideas for 2025”

What a Difference a Year Makes: 2024 in a Nutshell

If I could describe 2024 in a word, it would be consistency. This is one of the key habits I wanted to develop in 2024. It took me the first six months of the year to put it into practice, but starting in July, I wrote one blog post per week for the rest ofContinueContinue reading “What a Difference a Year Makes: 2024 in a Nutshell”

Friday Faith Moment: Holding on to the Christmas Spirit

Yesterday, standing in a long line at a local department store, I couldn’t help but marvel at the number of people shopping for Christmas. I heard someone behind me discussing the local warehouse store. She said it had been terribly busy, and she refused to return until after the new year started. As the lineContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Holding on to the Christmas Spirit”

Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?

Sometimes we need a moment to step back and look at ourselves through a different lens. Examining our skills and their development allows us to see our own growth process. I’m not a professional in career development, but I can still assess how my skills have grown over time to become more valuable. I evenContinueContinue reading “Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?”

Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith

Changing jobs or careers is difficult even at the best of times, but it is even more complicated when we make a career turn that doesn’t fit the plan other people have for us. When we have prayed and asked the Lord for guidance, it can be difficult to explain to other people that we’veContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith”