Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
It would seem self-evident to any thinking person that not everything everyone believes is true. How could they be when people believe contradictory and incompatible things? Whether it is a story about what happened in some event, or cherished, personal, spiritual beliefs at the core of one's being, the fact that someone believes something does …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #338: All Beliefs Are Not True
The Latin phrase status quo literally means "the state in which." It has been used as a common English term for about 200 years meaning "the existing state of affairs." As we near the end of one year and look ahead to a new one contemplating goals and hopes, one thing that seems clear to …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #337: The Status Quo Has To Go
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
