Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I've been thinking lately about the unexpected path that has led to my current work role. As I've shared before, I love what I do and am very fortunate to get to work with the great people on my team. If I step back, though, and look at a big timeline of what has transpired …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #229: Enough Left Turns May Still Get You To the Right Place
We had one of the largest family gatherings at my parents' farm today that we've had in a long while. With four generations present and some just meeting newer family in person for the first time, it was a great day of catching up and spending time with those you have loved all your life …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #228: Cherish Time With Family
In yesterday's post, I admitted to struggling with something that had really been bothering me. I'm sure I'll continue to struggle somewhat with it, but the amazing thing to me was that as soon as I had written about it, I felt better. Thinking through it enough to put it down in black and white …
I wrote here a couple of months ago about the difficulty of walking tightropes. I've faced another similar challenging situation in recent weeks. It's finding the right balance of doing my best in a professional, unbiased way as the community manager of a 20,000 member social network vs. knowing when to take part in discussions …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #226: Know When To Speak and When To Be Silent
While looking over my calendar today at work, I bemoaned the fact that I had more time scheduled in meetings than I really felt like I could afford to give if I was to get more pressing things done. Fortunately, one long meeting was cancelled and another went for only half the time scheduled. Still, …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #225: Be Selective About How You Fill Your Day
