Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
This will be a morbid post for some, but for me, it's a reality check. On many of my trips back home to Winchester, Kentucky I take a few minutes to privately visit the graves of family members. I stop in front of each grave and either silently or audibly say a few thoughts of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #127: You Don’t Have Forever To Make a Difference
Yesterday after a brief email exchange with my coworkers I posted the following simple question on my company's internal social media platform: "What do you love about our company and about working here?" The origin of the question stems from a conversation someone in our department was about to have with a person in our …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #126: Do Something Positive Today
Sunday and Monday were the first two days my wife and I have ever spent alone on my parents' farm. It was very nice - relaxing and peaceful with the natural sounds of the geese, frogs, horse, cattle, dog and, of course, the unnatural sound of the TV we impose on the serenity. It was …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #125: It Is Not Good For Man To Be Alone
More companies annually allow employees to work from home. Obviously, not all jobs can be done from home, but many that focus on the services of knowledge workers and especially online activity can be done from anywhere - home, the beach, coffee shop, hotel - wherever there is Internet access. Consider the advantages to working …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #124: Companies Need To Encourage More Work-At-Home Arrangements
In his novel You Can't Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe wrote: "You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ... back home to a young man's dreams of glory and of fame ... back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #123: You’d Better Go Home Again
