June 2010
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Important Vs. Urgent
Our lives are full of deadlines. We all have urgent items that are knocking at the front door, things that demand our attention. Granted, a lot of these urgent items need and should be given attention, but not at the expense of what is important. There will always be a tension between what demands our time and what needs our time. The trick is giving our attention to what is important regardless...
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How to Fuel Creativity
Posted by Jody Earley: Follow Jody on Twitter
Inspiration is defined as the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative. In other words inspiration is the fuel for creativity.
If you feel you lack creativity or creative ideas then all you need is a little inspiration. There is nothing new under the sun. Every idea is inspired from another idea,...
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Edit Your Life
Posted by Jody Earley: Follow Jody on Twitter
In this video Nike president and CEO Mark Parker tells about the advice that Steve Jobs gave him shortly after the release of the Nike+ product line. It’s a simple bit of wisdom that any leader can relate to: “Get rid of the crappy stuff.”
What is the “crappy stuff” you need to get rid of in your life? What are the...
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Theology of A 5 Year Old #2
My Daughter Gracie: Sometimes I think Mommy is like God because she's really awesome.
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Do Less For More
A constant tension in my life is to “do less for more”. In other words to try and focus on the most important things in life, the things that bring the most value to myself and others. This doesn’t mean that I have less to do it just means that I spend more time on what is most important. Here are a few things I do to try and carry out this principle:
1. Prioritize. To do what...
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Theology of A 5 Year Old
My Daughter Gracie: Jesus loves everybody even the bad people. He just wants them to be good.
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Developing Leaders: Part 1
The following is an excerpt from my Pastor’s blog:
“One of the mistakes many leaders make is they let go of knowing the details too soon. When you are dealing with a developing leader, you need to let them prove themselves first by getting some wins before you totally turn them loose. As you develop leaders, you have to have the wisdom to know when you can let go of knowing details....
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12 Office Solutions
The following is a list of items that I gave my assistant when she first started working with me. These are few things that I have found helpful in keeping our department running efficiently during our day to day operations.
1. Be solution minded. With every problem give 3 or 4 possible solutions. With every question submit multiple choice answers.
2. Use proper lines of communication. No...