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We Don’t Need More Jobs

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:34:09 +0000

A popular political football tossed around this election cycle is the need for jobs and proposals for what government will do about it. There is good reason for the hubbub. Despite the passage in 2009 of a nearly $ 1 trillion stimulus package that promised to avoid its rising above 8%, for the past two years [...]

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Short Circuited

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:34:24 +0000

Last Wednesday evening and stretching into the days beyond, I didn’t know how to feel. That night I had two phone conversations, one after the other. They were so dramatically polarized. In the first conversation, I was informed that my friend Dave Kylen had died. Dave has profoundly contributed to my life. He spearheaded the [...]

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The Addiction Nation

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:30:44 +0000

Have you been wondering why our nation’s leaders seem unable to effectively address the issue of our national debt? After last week’s debt ceiling compromise, both Republican and Democrat leaders wasted no time in patting themselves on the back. But most observers, as exemplified in Standard & Poor’s credit rating downgrade, remained unimpressed with an [...]

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Banishing Bad Moods

admin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:46:03 +0000

I’ve been struggling to stay out of a bad mood this week. In my funks of the past, I haven’t always been clear about why my mood was sour. This week, the cause is clear. I’ve been in pain (back injury). But, pain or no, I don’t wish to be in a bad mood. It [...]

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The Paradox of Certainty

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:15:07 +0000

Of what are you certain? What beliefs do you hold that are bedrock, without blemish or quaver? Can you think of any? If you can’t, you may experience one or more of the following challenges in life: 1) You may not know how to react when challenged. This can result in a feeling of helplessness [...]

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Interesting Times

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:50:13 +0000

“May you live in interesting times.” The origin of this phrase is fuzzy, but most often it is thought to be a venerable Chinese curse. Something is probably lost in translation. But one thing that seems obvious to me is that our time is interesting. Interesting, in that there is tremendous and rapid change. Interesting, [...]

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A Little Pregnant

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:21:00 +0000

In one of our group Bible-based studies at our church, we’re going through a program entitled: If You Want to Walk On Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg. A recent session really resonated with me. It focused on the difference between a career and a calling. I often [...]

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Pursuit of Happiness

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:19:00 +0000

One of the profound ideals that helped found mankind’s greatest advancement of liberty and thus prosperity, embodied in the Declaration of Independence and enacted in the Constitution of the United States, is the codification of the rights of individuals to pursue their own happiness how they see fit. Not how a King sees fit. Not [...]

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Fire Yourself, Hire Yourself

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:56:38 +0000

Here’s a potentially career-boosting exercise for you. Pretend you are as of this moment, fired from your position. If this were to happen to you, what would be the likely reason? Maybe you ticked the wrong person off. But in general, the reason will be an iteration of this: the total cost of your employment [...]

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To Thrive or Not To Thrive

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:46:28 +0000

The concept of the word “thrive” is a beautiful thing. I find myself talking about this with clients all the time. For example, I often ask clients “what are the top four things this organization needs in order to thrive?” It’s a simple enough question. But the responses are not. Sometimes, people don’t have clear [...]

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