Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I suspect the majority of people who use social media do so because of the relationships it fosters. The real-time connections you can have with anyone, anywhere with people you see every day and those you haven't seen in decades makes it an incredibly convenient and potentially beneficial medium. Where I see the medium suffer …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #271: Social Media is About Relationships
I had no intentions of getting up at 2:00 a.m. today, but the thunderstorm and my scared dog had other plans. Once the storm passed and my dog was sound asleep, I was still wide awake with my mind racing over several subjects. In that situation, I've found that it's just best to go ahead …
Early Tuesday night I fell asleep in my recliner, TV going and lights on. At some point, my wife turned out the lights, turned off the TV, and left me there with the dog. That's fine - it's not the first or last time for that, even though I don't plan on nights sleeping that …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #269: Be a Calming Influence in Storms
The speed of business can be lightening fast. You cannot always afford to take all the time you want to make the decisions you must make. Sometimes you have to take the info you have on hand and make a call - for good or bad - and move on. There are times, however, when …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #268: Don’t Rush Into the Wrong Decision
The last mile. The final hurdle. The last lap. The final chapter. Whatever comparison you want to make, there is a definite feeling of being almost there as I start the countdown on the last 100 posts of this leap year's daily lessons learned. I shared in an earlier post in July about the value …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #267: When the End Is In Sight, Don’t Stop
