Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I regularly take part in conference calls involving online community managers from around the country and overseas. We discuss our experiences, challenges and practices in leading social media efforts for our respective organizations. The topic for today's call was companies' marketing efforts via social media. Most seemed to assume that marketing is a vital reason …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #135: Success Doesn’t Happen Without Goals
I've had several occasions lately where I had to walk away from a disagreement, or I witnessed others disagreeing and wished one of them had walked away. Most of this has been on social networking sites - both internal where I work and on Facebook which I am on nearly all day every day because …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #134: Learn When To Walk Away
I went through one of the most grueling physical experiences I've ever attempted yesterday. Two of my coworkers, their spouses and a friend joined together to form a team to complete the Muddy Fanatic race in Sellersburg, Indiana. It's a 5K (3.1 mile) muddy obstacle course on a farm that took us about two hours …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #133: Exhaustion Can Hurt So Good
Once your children leave the nest, there are no guarantees how often you will get to spend time with them. Will they move far away? Will they be so busy with their own lives even if they live nearby that you won't be able to spend much time with them anyway? The past week has …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #132: Time With Your Children Is Time Well Spent
After having the task and the privilege of house-sitting for my parents at their farm last week, I have come to the conclusion that I could move back there and be quite happy doing so at some point in the future. That isn't to say that the situation will arise where there is either the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #131: Contentment Is Satisfying
