Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
The lesson below is a guest post from my friend, Carla Puckett. She suggested the topic to me recently, but I thought it would be best if she shared her experience directly with my readers. Thanks, Carla, for an excellent lesson! Be sure to check out Carla's blog at That's What I'm Thinking. I hate …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #336: Plan and Prepare, But Don’t Forget the Present
My leap year lesson #3 way back on January 3 was to "Set Realistic Goals." The point was that if we set unrealistic ones, we will eventually get discouraged and quit or fail. As we enter the final month of the year, I want to balance out the earlier lesson with one that challenges us …
Our Social Media team at work took some time yesterday to get together and have a "Pinterest pinning party." That means we grabbed our laptops, found a spot away from our office cubes, grabbed a beverage and then all worked together on helping get our company's Pinterest page up and running by pinning (linking and …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #334: Schedule Team Time to Focus On One Task
I love it when my dog tilts her head in obvious confusion and wonder about something I say or do. She doesn't pretend to understand and act naturally as though to say "Oh yeah, master, I hear ya; been there, done that." No, she just puts her confusion out there for the world to see …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #333: Don’t Pretend to Understand When You Don’t
When the Powerball lottery jackpot gets as high as it was today ($550 million), lots of people buy tickets that don't normally buy them, myself included. The common question is "What would you do if you won?" Answers range from traveling the world to paying off debt to taking care of family, quitting our jobs, …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #332: Place Your Hope in That Which Does Not Disappoint
