Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
<rant> Buzzwords always abound in businesses. Each year sees new ones come and (if we are lucky) a few worn ones disappear. After all, Buzzword Bingo exists for a reason! Some of the most annoying to me are using verbs as nouns such as in "That's a good ask." Why not use the word "question" …
Continue reading Thought Leader: A Title Bestowed – Not Pursued or Claimed
What is your worldview? Can you articulate it? Do you understand what the term means? Here's one definition: "The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world" (thefreedictionary.com). That perspective may center around a philosophy, religious faith, self-constructed set of ethics or other criteria an individual deems most right and valuable in understanding …
For a long while - maybe a year or two - I've threatened to shave my head, or at least to get a buzz cut. Nobody seemed to like the idea but me. My dear wife, Linda, was definitely against the notion, so out of respect for (and maybe a little fear of) her, I …
I spent a wonderful few hours yesterday with a dear friend from high school, Valary. Except for a recent class reunion, I don't recall that we've crossed paths geographically since our graduation in 1975. We're connected online via Facebook, but with her living in California and me in Kentucky, opportunities to catch up in person …
Continue reading The Danger of Fill-In-the-Blank Relationships
Every now and then I hear someone resign themselves to the perceived reality of a situation by saying with a bit of a sigh, "It is what it is." When I hear that (imagining the voice of Winnie the Pooh's Eeyore character), it is usually offered as a concluding statement that indicates there is no …
