You don't have to search long to find some astounding statistic about how much data is accumulating daily in the world thanks to technology and the growing norm of connectivity between people and networks. You could easily spend your day just reading volumes of information and data that come at you via email, social networks …
Author: Jeff Ross
Author of "Next Step Devotions"; semi-retired after a career in Christian ministry and secular information technology; available for teaching and public speaking; lives in Winchester, KY
Leap Year Lesson #345: Make People Want to Give
I participated in an unusual and enjoyable charitable event today. Indianapolis 500 race car driver Oriol Servia spent time at our company headquarters raising funds for the organization Racing for Kids. There were two ways to participate and contribute. One was to donate $15 in order to have your photo taken while standing by one …
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Leap Year Lesson #344: Learn From the Dying
I read a brief article today called Top Five Regrets of the Dying. The author, a nurse, has spent years with people in the final weeks of their lives, and she has documented in a blog and a book her findings. In a nutshell, the top five regrets of those near death in this nurse's experience …
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Leap Year Lesson #343: Pay Yourself First
I read a brief article last weekend by Jeremiah Owyang that led me to try something new at work this past week. The article was called "Pay Yourself First" and it dealt with being more intentional about getting your to-do list items done early in the day instead of allowing others to impose their to-do …
Leap Year Lesson #342: Sometimes We Need To Learn the Same Lessons Over and Over
When I posted my last lesson about saying yes to saying no, I suspected that I had already posted something on the topic earlier. A search of the blog yielded the lesson from January 5 - Learn to say no. There is a lot of similarity in the posts, although they aren't exactly the same. …
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