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Just Another Burnout Story? Part Two
In Part One of this story, I talked about a time when I had to make a difficult career decision. The position I had been in for several years, which I loved by the way, was taking so much of my time, energy, and mindshare that I was unable to give proper attention to the…
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Just Another Burnout Story? Part One
Story telling is an important contributor to our intellectual health. Without stories, facts & truth often do not adhere to our long-term memory and are therefore useless when needed in the future. Stories, even fictional accounts, can serve to stimulate our minds and allow us to retain facts and ideas that will serve us down…
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In Search of Revival
According to an online search for the definitions of revival it can mean (among other things) 1) an improvement in the condition or strength of something, 2) an instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again, and 3) a reawakening of religious fervor. I am not skeptical, I am not cynical, what I am…
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As Difficult as ABC
Too often, to our detriment, we attempt to soft sell difficult news. Organizational leaders will often espouse a policy of “honest feedback” and yet the individual leader tasked with sitting down with an associate will gloss over the hardest truths in order to make getting to the end of the meeting an easier path. When…
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Humble Leadership
Last summer, I wrote a 10-part series on Success Attributes. The series concentrated on what I believe are the Top Ten attributes that will lead to your healthy success, and it is not the typical list. Nowhere to be found was ambition, strength, and determination. Feel free to go back, beginning June 8, 2022, and…
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Do the Work: Part V
For several years, I participated in and led mission trips to Honduras. Our primary purpose during these week-long trips was to be present & active in three specific communities: Knowing that I was going to embark on a blog series called Do the Work, I purposely wrote a single blog post titled Rest at Work…
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Simply a New Year – Do the Work: Part IV
Beware New Year’s resolutions. They will complicate your life, wear you down, and ultimately lead to a decline in your overall health when you find yourself having to cry “Uncle” and admit – yet again – your failure to meet them. And all of this by January 15th, if you are anything like me! You…
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Do the Work: Part III
Christmas Day is almost here. Hanukkah began on Monday. Kwanzaa is next Monday. New Year’s Day is coming soon for most. Culturally, this is the time of year when traditions – religious and otherwise – are observed and most of us begin to wind down for some rest, reflection, and re-energizing. In my tradition and…
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Do the Work: Part II
Knowing that I was going to embark on a blog series called Do the Work, I purposely wrote a single blog post titled Rest at Work (posted November 30, 2022). I would encourage you to refer to that post over and over because my hope is that this series will a) inspire you to engage…
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Do the Work: Part I
Knowing that I was going to embark on a blog series called Do the Work, last week I purposely wrote a single blog post titled Rest at Work (posted November 30, 2022). I would encourage you to refer to that post over the coming weeks because my hope is that this new series will a)…
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