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 manyContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Know When to Say No or Not Yet”
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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”
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 simpleContinueContinue reading “Research Skills 101: Don’t Get Captured by the Algorithm”
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”