The start of each year is when we hear much about resolutions and goals for the new year. I've shared with you my goals for 2013 categorized by body, mind and spirit. I'm sure you've had conversations with others about your goals and/or theirs. Some have an aversion to the word "resolution" and clearly state …
Tag: Priorities
Leap Year Lesson #346: Take Time to Chat
You don't have to search long to find some astounding statistic about how much data is accumulating daily in the world thanks to technology and the growing norm of connectivity between people and networks. You could easily spend your day just reading volumes of information and data that come at you via email, social networks …
Leap Year Lesson #343: Pay Yourself First
I read a brief article last weekend by Jeremiah Owyang that led me to try something new at work this past week. The article was called "Pay Yourself First" and it dealt with being more intentional about getting your to-do list items done early in the day instead of allowing others to impose their to-do …
Leap Year Lesson #341: Say “Yes” To Saying “No”
This weekend is the annual big event at my church where we have our Christmas program repeated multiple times from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. While four performances is significant, it is nowhere near the time commitment of some previous years when under different leadership and with a different focus we had as many as …
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Leap Year Lesson #293: Do Things in Order of Their Importance
This past weekend was killer. That's why I'm now a couple of days behind on these posts. There was simply more to be done than ought to be planned for a weekend, but not all of it was within my control. When Sunday rolled around and I had several things still to get done, it …
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