Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
This week I tried something new in my scheduling at work. I blocked out all morning hours on my calendar between 7:30 and noon to work on major, newer initiatives. There is always a much longer list of tasks to get done than can be done, but the issue that was starting to bother me …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #146: Take Control of Your Schedule
As you might suspect, pulling off an eight-day trip to China takes planning. There are the logistics of obtaining passport, visa, flights, insurance, hotels, ground transportation, admission and ticket info to various tourist spots, and more. In our effort to visit churches and take part in services, there was coordination to have participants from multiple …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #114: Find a Balance Between Planning and Flexibility
For the last few years I have occasionally taught a webinar on the contents of the book Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst. It's an excellent book filled with good advice on how to gain control over the huge amount of information that comes to you and from you daily. One of the critical ideas from the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #102: Admit When You Take On Too Much and Do Something About It
I don't like clutter. It drives me batty. Regardless of the context - home, office, retail stores, classrooms, churches or anywhere - I vote for order and neatness. It would suit me completely to pull up a big truck in front of my house today and empty half of what fills every room into it, …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #30: It May Be Time for a House (or Office) Cleaning
I hate being late for anything, especially something that has been on my calendar for a while. In the absence of physical or mechanical barriers that cause a significant last-minute delay, there is really no excuse for being late. It happened to me today, though, and I got very frustrated. I was scheduled to attend …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #24: Better Early Than Late
