Sep 18, 2015 | Contentment, Depression, Family, Forgiveness, friendship, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
This past weekend Laura and I served a church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For those of you who are not Michiganders, our state’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by the 5-mile long Mackinac Bridge. If you don’t like bridges, you really wouldn’t like...
Aug 20, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Depression, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
In last week’s blog – The Power of No Part 1 – we introduced the idea of saying no as a brave thing to say. We considered three filters we can run our “no” through: Mission, mindfulness, and methodical-ness. We learned the power of no can keep us centered and sane. In...
Aug 12, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
In his 2014 book—The Power of No—James Altucher writes: “No is an incredibly painful, brave word to say. How many times have you had to say no only to have it cause anguish, arguments, and anxiety? Even the hours, days, and months before you say no you are filled with...
Jul 9, 2015 | Anger, Contentment, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized
Rachel Macy Stafford, a New York Times bestselling author, relays the following personal story about hurry. “My thoughts and actions were controlled by electronic notifications, ring tones, and jam-packed agendas. And although every fiber of my inner drill sergeant...
Jun 4, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress
Do you ever arrive at mid-afternoon and feel like your brain has turned to jello? Your gray matter is sucking air and running on fumes? You feel this inner urge to slow down… but suffer guilt because of the pile of work on your desk? Laura and I recently concluded a...
Apr 23, 2015 | Depression, Leadership, Productivity, Rest, Stress
In 1900, the Ford Motor Company commissioned a series of tests to determine how long a workweek should be to optimize productivity. Ford discovered the “sweet spot” was 40 hours per week. Sara Robinson, in her article Bring Back the 40 hour work week,...
