Productivity
As I get older it seems I have less and less time to do anything. Crazy right? I am unmarried, no kids, and it still feels as though my time is becoming more and more precious. I can’t imagine having to devote some of it to a husband or child. Yet, I feel it is […]
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Have you ever gone to a wedding where the officiant makes the bride and groom stop and turn around during the ceremony to look at all the people who are watching and celebrating their marriage? One of the best pieces of advice I received before my wedding day, regarding the actual day itself, was to […]
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To be honest, I have never been a big planner. I’m more of a do’er. I thrive in a high production environment and usually feed off getting things done. I think it’s the “stillness” of planning for me. There is nothing to do but sit and think, which to someone who hasn’t reaped the benefits […]
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If you believe in New Year’s resolutions and made any this year, you may already be reaching a point where your determination is wavering. Many people have been struggling with perseverance for a year now. Businesses and individuals have been challenged more than ever to push through and keep moving forward. As Christians, we have […]
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As 2020 winds down and a new year is just a few days away, I like to reflect on the past year, the good and the bad and begin to focus on the new year ahead. I try to be intentional about how I enter a new year, whether it is by picking a word […]
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Created for Joy I have always found the idea of doing the same thing every day for the rest of my life absolutely horrifying. I’d say most young adults share the same fear. I couldn’t imagine myself waking up to go sit at a sad grey desk surrounded by sad grey walls in a sad grey […]
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Your initial reaction may be “of course I’m running my business, it’s all I do!” In which case I would argue that you actually fall in the latter category. As business owners and managers, work is often intimately connected to all areas of life. You dedicate your time, thought, finances, passion and emotional energy to […]
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Throughout my career, the most helpful skill I have learned to develop is troubleshooting, or put more generally, problem-solving. The reason this is so important is that it keeps the project, and your team, moving, therefore limiting and breaks in momentum. Losing momentum and staying stuck can be a huge driver of low morale. People […]
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