Coming from a small town and having graduated at the top of my class, few teachers in high school had heavily critiqued my writing, and it led to some arrogance and over-confidence on my part. I decided to attend a large state university when I graduated so I could be a little fish in aContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: The Blessing of Constructive Criticism”
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Keys to Success: Learn and Do at the Same Time
I have written multiple times about the importance of learning on our own because I firmly believe that we are never too old to learn something new and put it to good use. I find learning so important that I like to share the knowledge I find all the time…probably to the annoyance of someContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Learn and Do at the Same Time”
Research Skills 101: How to Identify Legitimate Sites
We’ve all done it. We’ve all searched for something online and clicked the first thing to pop up only to find ourselves staring at ads, pop-ups, a non-working website, the completely wrong thing, or something that looks almost right but it isn’t. I have been right next to people who do an online search andContinueContinue reading “Research Skills 101: How to Identify Legitimate Sites”
Keys to Success: Use What You Have
Last year, I came across a small YouTube channel, The Productive Homemaker, and watched a video where the content creator explained how she had been monetized on YouTube. I appreciated one simple piece of advice she gave: Use what you have. Don’t rush out and buy a bunch of equipment at the beginning. Just useContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Use What You Have”
Friday Faith Moment: Why Are You So Angry?
Some time ago, I was asking myself, “Why am I so angry all the time?” It’s an odd attitude for me, and I realized that something was off. In between bouts of anger and related distrust, I began to pray about the root of the problem. After some pondering, I kept coming back to aContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Why Are You So Angry?”
All Things Subject to Change 